Election 2012: Smith, Raja Vie for Seat in Senate District 37

D. Raja

General Information:

Place of residence: Mt. Lebanon

College: Raja graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989 and earned an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003. 

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

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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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