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Clem Smith

Matt Stehman

Borough Councilman
Royersford, Pennsylvania
Matt Stehman serves as Councilman to the Royersford, Pennsylvania
borough. A member of the US Marine Corps Reserve, Stehman is a lifelong
resident of Pennsylvania. He was born in Norristown and graduated from
Spring-Ford High School.

Katherine Svitavsky

City Council Member
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Katherine Svitavsky represents the 5th District on the La Crosse Common
Council. She is currently a student at the University of Wisconsin-La
Crosse, studying political science and public administration. Svitavsky is
very active on campus and loves to talk about projects and issues within
the community. Council Member Svitavsky takes a nonpartisan approach to
governance and has been able to work on issues without being bogged down by traditional
party politics, leading to more collaboration and better solutions for La Crosse.

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State Representative
St. Louis, Missouri
State Representative Clem Smith was elected to the Missouri state
legislature in 2010. As a lifelong resident of the St. Louis area, Smith was
raised to be an active member of his community. At the age of nine, he
accompanied his father to a demonstration protesting the discriminatory
hiring practices of a department store chain. He has continued his community
involvement as an active member of the Normandy Township Democratic Club and by serving
as a delegate to the Missouri Democratic Convention in 2008. His other memberships include
the NAACP, St. Louis Young Democrats, Multiple Sclerosis Society, North County Labor Club,
and North County Citizens Group. Previously, Clem worked for Chrysler where he was an active
member of the United Auto Workers Union and actively pushed for legislation to improve
conditions for working families and their communities.