Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jeffrey Paul Smith (born 1956) is an Illinois attorney community organizer, and political activist from Illinois who is known for advocacy of progressive, reform, and independent causes. In 1983-1984, at age 27, Smith served as Illinois state coordinator for George McGovern s elder statesman presidential campaign. Two years later, he mounted a successful grassroots effort to unseat the Illinois Democratic Party chairman, Calvin Sutker, and was elected Democratic State Central Committeeman for the 9th Congressional District of Illinois, then represented in Congress by Sidney Yates.