David Burnell Smith

David Burnell Smith
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
January 2005 – January 2006
Preceded byJohn Allen
Succeeded byNancy Barto
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
January 2011 – January 2013
Preceded byNancy Barto
Succeeded byJohn Allen (in district 15 after redistricting)
Personal details
Born(1941-04-08)April 8, 1941[1]
Charleston, West Virginia
DiedOctober 24, 2014(2014-10-24) (aged 73)
Carefree, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRita J. Smith
Alma materUniversity of Charleston (B.A.–1967)
University of Baltimore (J.D.–1972)
University of Nevada-Reno (M.J.–1995)
ProfessionLawyer, politician

David Burnell Smith was a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing Arizona Legislative District 7.[2] He served in the House from January 2005 until January 2006, and again from January 2011 until January 2013. He ran unsuccessfully for re-election in November 2014. Smith died of natural causes at his home in Carefree, Arizona on October 24, 2014.[1][3]

Biography

Smith was born in Charleston, West Virginia on April 8, 1941. After graduating from Charleston High School, Smith served in the United States Coast Guard from 1959 to 1967.[4] He received his B.A. from the University of Charleston (then known as Morris Harvey College) in 1967, where he was a member and officer in Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.[1] Smith and his wife, Rita, moved to Arizona in 1993. He ran unsuccessfully for the Arizona State Senate in 1998, 2000, and 2002.[5]

In 2004 he ran for the Arizona House of Representatives, and was elected to represent District 7.[6] When irregularities were discovered in his campaign finances, the Arizona Citizens’ Clean Election Commission recommended that he be removed from office. Smith unsuccessfully fought the removal, and stepped down on January 26, 2006.[6][7][8]

In 2010 he again ran for the House, and was re-elected.[2] He served from January 2011 through January 2013, but lost his bid for re-election in 2012 when he was beaten in the Republican primary by 32 votes.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "David Burnell Smith". Charleston Gazette-Mail. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2013 Volume 1, Fifty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 201". State of Arizona. pp. xiii–x. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "David Smith (Arizona candidate)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "David Burnell Smith". Mediation.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "David Smith". State of Arizona. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2005 Volume 1, Forty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 226". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Former Arizona lawmaker Burnell Smith dies at 73". The Arizona Republic. October 27, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Smith v. Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission | FindLaw". caselaw.findlaw.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.