Roby Smith (born 1977) is an American businessman and politician from
Iowa
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.
[ He is currently serving as ]Treasurer of Iowa
The Treasurer of State of Iowa is the state treasurer of the Government of Iowa, United States.
The office is provided for by the Constitution of Iowa, which requires that the officeholder be elected every four years, simultaneously with the res ...
since 2023. He previously was elected to the Iowa Senate
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in 2010, and represented District 47. He headed the State Government Committee.
He is a small business owner, and holds a Business degree from Concordia University
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. He is an Eagle Scout
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recipient, and supporter of the Boy Scouts of America
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. Prior to being elected to the state senate, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Iowa House of Representatives
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in 2006.[
He defeated ]Michael Fitzgerald Michael Fitzgerald may refer to:
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, a Democrat who had held the office of the Treasurer of Iowa since 1983.
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External links
Iowa State Treasurer
Campaign website
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1969 births
21st-century American politicians
Concordia University Nebraska alumni
Republican Party Iowa state senators
Living people
State treasurers of Iowa