Macon Reporter

Dr. Lisa Smith, a candidate for the Republican nomination for the 96th District seat in the House of Representatives, has previously vied for this position in the 2022 election.

In a Facebook post dated March 6, Dr. Smith shared an image of herself alongside Mike Lindell, founder of MyPillow. She expressed her views on election integrity by stating, "Election integrity, there’s no bigger problem. Why? Because if we don’t have election integrity, there’s no way to get the corrupt politicians out of office, so we can fix our country. God bless Mike Lindell for taking on this issue.Venue 1929."

On March 7, she posted another photograph from the event with Lindell and asserted: "This time we have woken up to the dirty tactics of the Democrats! Let’s get busy and make our elections honest again! Save our Republic! Go vote in 2024, overwhelm the polls, take Illinois back."

Screenshot of Dr. Lisa Smith for State Representative March 6 Facebook post. | Dr. Lisa Smith for State Representative Facebook page

Earlier on March 1, Smith had shared a graphic on Facebook advertising the March 6 event in Springfield with Lindell. In her caption she encouraged participation by writing: "Join me next week to support President Trump! Stand up and show up!" The event offered two ticket options: $50 per person for general reception and $200 each for VIP attendees who would be given an opportunity to take a photo with Lindell, attend a VIP reception and receive a signed book at the event.

According to her campaign website, Smith is currently practicing as a pediatric nurse practitioner and is also a certified pediatric mental health specialist. Her political platform emphasizes school choice and aims at protecting Illinois residents’ freedoms as well as bolstering the economy.

Ballotpedia reports that Smith holds an associate degree from Lake Land College, a bachelor’s degree from Millikin University and a doctorate of nursing practice from the University of Illinois Chicago. The same source also mentions that Smith ran against Democrat Sue Scherer in the 2022 general election on Nov. 8, 2022, where she secured 12,938 votes while Scherer received 17,916 votes. In the primary election held in June of that year, Smith competed against Prescott Paulin and won 3,725 votes compared to Paulin’s 1,920 votes.