Politics & Government
Election 2012: Smith, Raja Vie for Seat in Senate District 37
Republican businessman D. Raja and Democratic state Rep. Matt Smith vie for the Senate seat. Here are profiles of the candidates.
D.Raja
General Information:
Place of residence: Mt. Lebanon
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College: Raja graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989 and earned an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003.
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Employment Information:
Job titles held: CEO and founder
Employers: Computer Enterprises Inc., a company that provides IT services
Political Information:
Party affiliation: Republican
Running for: Pennsylvania Senate
Running for position: State Senator
District: 37th
Incumbent/Seat last held by: Former Sen. John Pippy
Previous elective offices: Served as a Mt. Lebanon commissioner and later as president of the commission
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: Previously lost his bid for Allegheny County Executive to Rich Fitzgerald
Website : http://joinraja.com
Twitter : @JoinRaja
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/JoinRaja?fref=ts
Matt Smith
General Information:
Place of residence: Mt. Lebanon
College: Smith graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, and later from Duquesne University Law School
Employment Information:
Job titles held: Attorney, state representative
Political Information:
Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for: Pennsylvania Senate
Running for position: State Senator
District: 37th
Incumbent/Seat last held by: Former Sen. John Pippy
Previous elective offices: Currently serves in the state House of Representatives in the 42nd District. First elected in 2006.
Twitter: @VoteMattSmith
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