Austin Smith

Austin Smith (born April 20, 1995) is an American politician. He is a member for the 29th district of the Arizona House of Representatives, alongside Steve Montenegro, since 2023. Life and career Smith was a conservative youth leader. He is a former director of Turning Point USA, the right-wing conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk and is the former chairman of the Arizona branch of the Young Republicans. In January 2021, Smith was elected chairman of the Arizona Young Republicans Federation. He oversees Turning Point Action - Charlie Kirk's 501(c)4 political wing of Turning Point USA. He was endorsed by Congressman Paul Gosar for the State House in January of 2022. In August 2022, Smith defeated Hop Nguyen and Trey Terry in the Republican primary election for the 29th district of the Arizona House of Representatives. In November 2022, he defeated Scott Podeyn along with Steve Montenegro in the general election. He assumed office in 2023. In 2023, he introduced a bill that passed the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate to ban ranked choice voting in the State of Arizona. The measure will appear on the statewide Arizona ballot in November, 2024. He is a member of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus in the Arizona House of Representatives. Smith is one of two youngest Republicans ever elected to the Arizona House of Representatives along with his seat mate Steve Montenegro first elected in 2008.