Representative Barbara McIlvaine Smith
Candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives, House District 156
Enrolled Member of the Sac & Fox Nation
www.smith156.org/

Congratulations, Barbara!  After being targeted by the Republicans, Representative Barbara McIlvaine Smith won her reelection bid with 53.3% of the vote.

Representative Barbara McIlvaine Smith, a 2006 INDN endorsed candidate, is seeking re-election in Pennsylvania’s House District 156. She is an enrolled member of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma.

Representative McIlvaine Smith will continue to fight for accessibility to healthcare and for programs that keep Pennsylvanian citizens healthy: prenatal care, primary care for children, and prescription drugs for all senior citizens. She will work to ensure adequate, affordable healthcare for everyone, which is not only fair, it’s efficient.

As a former schoolteacher and longtime advocate for the environment, Representative McIlvaine Smith values the importance of a secure, prosperous, and responsible future for the people of Pennsylvania. She will work to maintain effective state funding of public education levels and will seek ways to keep Pennsylvania’s best and brightest young people in the state who contribute to its success. Education is essential for an innovative, sustainable economy that preserves the natural beauty of Pennsylvania. As an environmental advocate, Representative McIlvaine Smith understands the importance of smart growth, renewable energies, and untainted resources for the future prosperity of the state.

In her race last cycle, she won by less than thirty votes, and her win flipped the control of the Pennsylvania State House to a Democratic majority.

State of the Race:
Representative Barbara McIlvaine Smith’s race has been targeted by Republicans, and she will face Republican opponent Shannon Royer in the general election.  She needs your help to win again and overcome this Republican opposition.  INDN’s List is proud to support her campaign!