Hal Smalley
Hal Smalley | |
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Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 9th district | |
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Mark Hodgins |
Succeeded by | Mike Chenault |
Member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, District 2 | |
In office October 2008 – October 2014 | |
Preceded by | Margaret Gilman |
Succeeded by | Blaine D. Gilman |
Member of the Kenai City Council | |
In office October 2007 – October 2010 | |
In office October 1988 – January 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hood River, Oregon, United States | November 22, 1946
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Kenai, Alaska |
Alma mater | Clatsop Community College Western Oregon University |
Harold V. Smalley (born November 22, 1946) is an American politician who served one term in the Alaska House of Representatives.
Biography
[edit]Smalley was born in 1946 in Hood River, Oregon. He graduated from Astoria High School in 1965, and attended Clatsop Community College from 1965 until 1967. He later transferred to the Oregon College of Education (now known as Western Oregon University), graduating in 1969.[1][2]
In 1970, Smalley moved to Napakiak, Alaska, a small community of mostly Yup'ik Alaska Natives, where he taught at the Napakiak Bureau of Indian Affairs Day School. In 1972, Smalley moved to nearby Kwigillingok, again teaching with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He moved to Kenai in 1974, serving as Director of Student Affairs of the Kenai Native Association, and later teaching with the Kenai Peninsula School District. Smalley was President of the Kenai Peninsula Education Association from 1983 until 1997, and also worked as a commercial fisherman. He serves on the Kenai and Soldotna Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Smalley served on the Kenai City Council from 1988 until 1999, and ran for the House from the 9th district in 1998, defeating one-term incumbent Republican Mark Hodgins by 231 votes. In 2000, he ran for reelection and was defeated by Mike Chenault.[3] Smalley unsuccessfully ran again from the 33rd district in 2002, losing to Kelly Wolf, and again in 2004, losing to Kurt Olson.[4] Following his service in the House, Smalley served on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly from 2008 until 2014 and the Kenai City Council from 2007 until 2010. He unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Kenai in 2016 and unsuccessfully applied for a vacant seat on the Borough Assembly in February 2017.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Smalley and his wife, Arleen Susan Smalley, have 2 children: Jeanine, Kristopher, and Brian.[1]
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harold Smalley | 2,652 | 51.95 | |
Republican | Mark Hodgins | 2,421 | 47.42 | |
Other | Write-ins | 32 | 0.63 | |
Total votes | 5,105 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Chenault | 3,256 | 51.09 | |
Democratic | Harold Smalley | 2,607 | 41.04 | |
Republican Moderate | James R. Price | 493 | 7.76 | |
Other | Write-ins | 7 | 0.11 | |
Total votes | 6,363 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kelly Wolf | 3,056 | 52.50 | |
Democratic | Harold Smalley | 2,742 | 47.11 | |
Other | Write-ins | 23 | 0.40 | |
Total votes | 5,821 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kurt Olson | 4,348 | 58.03 | |
Democratic | Harold Smalley | 3,126 | 41.72 | |
Other | Write-ins | 19 | 0.25 | |
Total votes | 7,493 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Harold Smalley | 713 | 42.44 | |
Nonpartisan | Barry Eldridge | 486 | 28.93 | |
Nonpartisan | Joe Moore | 470 | 27.98 | |
Other | Write-ins | 11 | 0.65 | |
Total votes | 1,680 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Harold Smalley | 724 | 67.16 | |
Nonpartisan | Malcolm G. McBride | 352 | 32.65 | |
Other | Write-ins | 2 | 0.19 | |
Total votes | 1,078 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Terry Bookey | 643 | 30.39 | |
Nonpartisan | Brian Gabriel | 586 | 27.69 | |
Nonpartisan | Harold Smalley | 548 | 25.90 | |
Nonpartisan | Barry Eldridge | 330 | 15.60 | |
Other | Write-ins | 9 | 0.43 | |
Total votes | 2,116 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Harold Smalley | 688 | 95.16 | |
Other | Write-ins | 35 | 4.84 | |
Total votes | 723 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Harold Smalley | 449 | 65.64 | |
Nonpartisan | Chris Hutchison | 234 | 34.21 | |
Other | Write-ins | 1 | 0.15 | |
Total votes | 684 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Brian Gabriel | 577 | 53.08 | |
Nonpartisan | Harold Smalley | 502 | 46.18 | |
Other | Write-ins | 8 | 0.74 | |
Total votes | 1,087 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Harold Smalley's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "House District 9 – Harold V. "Hal" Smalley, Democrat". Alaska Division of Elections/1998 Official Election Pamphlet. 1998. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Barrett, Jay (August 16, 2000). "Incumbent Smalley: Wants to continue serving". Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Spence, Hal (November 4, 2004). "Stevens, Seaton elected". Homer News. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Candidate for Kenai City Council" (pdf). Kenai Peninsula Borough. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Earl, Elizabeth (February 3, 2017). "4 apply for Gilman's assembly seat". Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "AK State House 9 1998". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "AK State House 9 2000". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "AK State House 33 2002". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "AK State House 33 2004". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Election Summary Report October 2, 2007 Regular". Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 12, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Election Summary Report October 7, 2008 Regular". Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 14, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Election Summary Report October 5, 2010 Regular". Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 12, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Election Summary Report October 4, 2011 Regular". Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Election Summary Report October 2, 2012 Regular" (pdf). Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 9, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Election Summary Report October 4, 2016 Regular" (pdf). Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 11, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Western Oregon University alumni
- Democratic Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Alaska city council members
- Politicians from Hood River, Oregon
- People from Kenai, Alaska
- People from Bethel Census Area, Alaska
- 20th-century American politicians
- 21st-century American politicians