Zachary Earl Smith

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I am still looking for a job, so if you know anybody who is hiring please let me know. I will also upload my resume up to the site here in a bit, and maybe some other info. Also on the political front, I have agreed to go work for a few days down in [...]

Popularity: 81%

I would like like to thank everyone for their support as it really does mean a lot to me. The results are finally in after nearly 12 hours or so, Sutherland 2122 and I got 1918, a difference of 5%. I’m not totally positive if every last town has reported in, but there aren’t enough [...]

Popularity: 80%

Smith Awarded “A” Ratings from Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and the NRA
The Zachary Smith for House Campaign is very pleased to announce that Zachary recently was awarded grade “A,” ratings from the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and the National Rifle Association.
“It is an honor to be awarded such a high rating from two organizations that [...]

Popularity: 59%

I recently received a phone call from a gentleman who had a rather interesting question, “How are you any different from the last few politicians who have held this seat?” A very fair question, especially when you consider the popularity of Congress and the failure of our own state government down in Augusta. I know [...]

Popularity: 51%

Please visit the Campaign booth at the UMPI Technology Fair vendor floor, which will be open from 10am-5pm Friday in the Campus Center. Please visit the Fair web site by Clicking Here, and also if you can please take the time to fill out a quick Technology Policy Concerns Survey, Thank you. The UMPI Technology [...]

Popularity: 39%

I have been watching the Democratic convention with some amusement as Hillary gave her speech. I don’t know what Obama was thinking about letting her speak during prime time, as I don’t believe her speech helped him one bit. It isn’t about what she said, but what she didn’t say. Her speech said just enough [...]

Popularity: 13%

On August 9th the Maine Republican Party state committee voted on a resolution in support of American energy independence. The resolution was not without its detractors, but in the end the resolution secured a majority vote. Then there was an objection and a member claimed that the resolution required a two-thirds majority in order to [...]

Popularity: 16%

Just a few days ago Russia invaded our ally and sovereign nation of Georgia. How quickly we forget, as I find it interesting that we are shocked that Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, or really ‘Dictator in Chief’ is behaving like the former soviet KGB agent he is. In what is a clearly a neo-soviet [...]

Popularity: 19%

Cute, funny, not bad, and a good satirical political film good for several laughs. The film does deal with some serious adult themes that may be difficult for some younger audiences as the film is really geared for adults.
Basic plot: Presidential election ties and it is down to one state, but one man’s ballot got [...]

Popularity: 18%

I was extremely disappointed by our party’s inability to pass a resolution in support of energy independence. The resolution did get a majority which was a decent consolation prize, but failed to reach the two-thirds needed to pass. The purpose of the resolution was to send a clear message that Maine Republicans not only care [...]

Popularity: 13%