Jennifer J. Smith

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State Representative
Republican
Bills & Committees
Associate Professor
Dubuque
91
01/13/2025 - 01/10/2027
72

Term

Serving first term in House.

Profession

Assistant professor of economics, Loras College.

Education

Graduated from Normal Community College, Normal, Illinois; B.S. degree in mathematics and M.S. degree in economics, Illinois State University, Normal; Ph.D. in economics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

Memberships and Activities

Former Dubuque County Republican Party chair; former member of Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee; Loras College faculty advisor to College Republicans and Young Republicans for Liberty; member, former administrative board member, Grandview Methodist Church; member, National Rifle Association and certified NRA pistol instructor and range safety officer. Former board member, Dubuque Chapter of Izaak Walton League.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1973 in Madison, Wisconsin. Lived in Knob Noster, Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas, and Bloomington, Illinois. Resides in Dubuque.

Family Members

Husband, John Kielty; two adult stepchildren.