Hal Smalley

Hal Smalley
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 9th district
In office
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byMark Hodgins
Succeeded byMike Chenault
Member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, District 2
In office
October 2008 – October 2014
Preceded byMargaret Gilman
Succeeded byBlaine D. Gilman
Member of the Kenai City Council
In office
October 2007 – October 2010
In office
October 1988 – January 1999
Personal details
Born (1946-11-22) November 22, 1946 (age 78)
Hood River, Oregon, United States
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceKenai, Alaska
Alma materClatsop 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

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

Smalley and his wife, Arleen Susan Smalley, have 2 children: Jeanine, Kristopher, and Brian.[1]

Electoral history

Alaska House District 9 election, 1998[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Alaska House District 9 election, 2000[8]
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
Alaska House District 33 election, 2002[9]
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
Alaska House District 33 election, 2004[10]
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
Kenai City Council election, 2007[11]
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
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 2 election, 2008[12]
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
Kenai City Council election, 2010[13]
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
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 2 election, 2011[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Harold Smalley 688 95.16
Other Write-ins 35 4.84
Total votes 723 100.00
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 2 election, 2012[15]
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
Kenai mayoral election, 2016[16]
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

  1. ^ a b c "Harold Smalley's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "House District 9 – Harold V. "Hal" Smalley, Democrat". Alaska Division of Elections/1998 Official Election Pamphlet. 1998. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Barrett, Jay (August 16, 2000). "Incumbent Smalley: Wants to continue serving". Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Spence, Hal (November 4, 2004). "Stevens, Seaton elected". Homer News. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Candidate for Kenai City Council" (pdf). Kenai Peninsula Borough. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Earl, Elizabeth (February 3, 2017). "4 apply for Gilman's assembly seat". Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "AK State House 9 1998". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "AK State House 9 2000". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "AK State House 33 2002". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  10. ^ "AK State House 33 2004". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "Election Summary Report October 2, 2007 Regular". Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 12, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "Election Summary Report October 7, 2008 Regular". Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 14, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "Election Summary Report October 5, 2010 Regular". Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 12, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "Election Summary Report October 4, 2011 Regular". Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  15. ^ "Election Summary Report October 2, 2012 Regular" (pdf). Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 9, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "Election Summary Report October 4, 2016 Regular" (pdf). Kenai Peninsula Borough. October 11, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017.