district state_senate succeeded religion birth_place party term birth_date image article_title state name
4th missouri incumbent judaism st. louis , missouri democratic 2007 & ndash ; 2009 09 december 1973 jeffsmithedited-400x600 . jpg jeff smith -lrb- missouri politician -rrb-
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jeff smith -lrb- missouri politician -rrb-

jeff smith -lrb- born december 9 , 1973 -rrb- is a former democratic member of the missouri senate , representing the 4th district from 2007 until 2009 .
his district covered the western portion of the city of st. louis .
on august 25 , 2009 he pled guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice and resigned his seat .
he admitted his involvement , and attempted cover-up , in two federal election law violations committed during his 2004 campaign for congress .
these violations involved his campaign 's coordination with an independent group to fund and create a mailer with information about the voting record of his opponent , russ carnahan .
