Serving Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire and Trempealeau Counties
Special Education Needs Your Support
Today, I speak with Rep. Christian Phelps and Rep. Angelina Cruz about our special education funding bill. Together, we introduced a bill to restore the reimbursement rate for special education...
January 16, 2026
Building Safe, Affordable and Stable Housing
Today I want to talk to you about some solutions I just introduced to address our housing and workforce challenges across the state...
January 09, 2026
How 400+ Bills Didn’t Become Law in 2025
When I’m out at my roadside Stop & Talks, one of the most common questions I hear is, “Why can’t you all get along and get things done?”...
December 26, 2025
Happy Holidays
From my family to yours – happy holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or however you celebrate – best wishes for a healthy and prosperous New Year...
December 19, 2025
Eau Claire School District Update
Sen. Jeff Smith is joined by Rep. Jodi Emerson and Rep. Christian Phelps this week to give an update on the Eau Claire Area School District's consolidation plans...
November 21, 2025
Honoring Our Veterans
As you know, this past Tuesday was Veterans Day, and in my update today I wanted to share a bill I introduced to give our disabled veterans the same hunting opportunity as active duty service members...
November 14, 2025
Moms Demand Action and I'm Right With Them
This week, watch clips from Senator Smith's discussion with members of Moms Demand Action as they talk about the need for common sense gun regulation in Wisconsin...
October 24, 2025
The Wisconsin Opportunity Act
No one chooses poverty, no one chooses to be hungry or unhoused. Those are things that we as part of government are charged with fixing and helping...
October 17, 2025
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