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
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General Information:
Place of residence:Â 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.Â
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Employment Information:
Job titles held: CEO and founder
Employers: Computer Enterprises Inc., a company that provides IT services
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Political Information:
Party affiliation: Republican
Running for: Pennsylvania Senate
Running for position:Â 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
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Website :Â http://joinraja.com
Twitter :Â @JoinRaja
Facebook :Â https://www.facebook.com/JoinRaja?fref=ts
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Matt Smith
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General Information:
Place of residence: Mt. Lebanon
 College: Smith graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, and later from Duquesne University Law SchoolÂ
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Employment Information:
Job titles held: Attorney, state representative
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Political Information:
Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for: Pennsylvania Senate
Running for position:Â State Senator
District:Â 37th
Incumbent/Seat last held by:Â Former Sen. John Pippy
Previous elective offices: Currently serves in the state House of Representatives in the 42nd District. First elected in 2006.Â
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Twitter:Â @VoteMattSmith
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