Charles Smiley
| Charles Smiley | ||
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| Michigan House of Representatives District 50 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 1. 2011-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $71,685/year | |
| Per diem | $10,800 yearly expense allowance | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Burton City Council | ||
| 1987-1991 | ||
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | May 4, 1954 | |
| Place of birth | Flint, MI | |
| Religion | Baptist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Contents |
Smiley was mayor of Burton for 20 years. He also served as a member of the Burton City Council for four years. Prior to his election as mayor, Charles worked at General Motors Truck and Bus Assembly plant for 18 years.
Issues
Campaign themes
Smiley's website highlights the following campaign themes:[1]
Enacting the Emergency Financial Managers Law
- Excerpt:"This undermines democracy because the Governor can make the determination that a local unit of government or school district that doesn’t meet his standards can take over that entity and wipe out the vote of the people who reside in that area."
Tax on Pensions
- Excerpt:"Making senior citizens pay for big tax breaks for Businesses, who haven’t created jobs, reducing the spending power and consumer demand that small businesses need to thrive and create jobs."
Massive Cuts in Education Funding
- Excerpt:"Our residents have said loud and clear that they do not want the budget balanced on the backs of our children. It is deplorable that the Governor and legislative Republicans refused to listen to the people, choosing to divert state funding meant for classrooms to giant corporations instead."
Worker’s Compensation Law
- Excerpt:"This makes it more difficult for worker’s who become injured on the job to be compensated for those injuries."
Unemployment Benefits Reduction
- Excerpt:"Last year any person who was laid off would become eligible for up to 26 weeks of Unemployment benefits. Beginning in January 2012, the maximum weeks have been reduced to 20 weeks. This new law change offers fewer weeks of eligibility benefits than any other state in the country."
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Smiley served on the following committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture | ||||
| • Natural Resources, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Smiley served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Energy and Technology | ||||
| • Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Elections
2012
Smiley won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 50. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Miles Gadola (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 50, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Charles Smiley Incumbent |
60.8% | 26,678 | |
| Republican | Miles Gadola | 39.2% | 17,165 | |
| Total Votes | 43,843 | |||
2010
Smiley won election to the District 50 Seat in 2010. He defeated Richard Burrus, James Cowan, Jeffery Houston and Gerald Masters in the August 3 Democratic primary. He defeated William Ralph (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 50 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Charles Smiley (D)
|
13,647 | |||
| William Ralph (R) | 12,134 | |||
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Smiley is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Smiley raised a total of $130,579 during that time period. This information was last updated on June 10, 2013.[3]
| Charles Smiley's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | Michigan State House, District 50 |  |
$104,294 | |
| 2010 | Michigan State House, District 50 | |
$26,285 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $130,579 | |||
2012
Smiley won re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Smiley raised a total of $104,294.
| Michigan House of Representatives 2012 election - Campaign Contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to Charles Smiley's campaign in 2012 | ||||
| Michigan Regional Council Of Carpenters | $5,000 | |||
| Planned Parenthood Affiliates Of Michigan | $5,000 | |||
| Michigan Trial Lawyers Association | $5,000 | |||
| Operating Engineers Local 324 | $5,000 | |||
| Michigan Education Association | $5,000 | |||
| Total Raised in 2012 | $104,294 | |||
| Source:Follow the Money | ||||
2010
Smiley won election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2010. During that election cycle, Smiley raised a total of $26,285.
| Michigan House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to Charles Smiley's campaign in 2010 | ||||
| Smiley, Charles H. | $4,220 | |||
| Michigan Education Association | $1,000 | |||
| Waste Management | $800 | |||
| Michigan Credit Union League | $550 | |||
| Stryker, Jon L. | $500 | |||
| Total Raised in 2010 | $26,285 | |||
| Source:Follow the Money | ||||
Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[4]
January 2011 - March 2012
Charles Smiley received a 10% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[4]
Personal
Smiley and his wife Pam have two children.
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Charle + Smiley + Michigan + Legislature
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Charles Smiley News Feed
- How they voted: Hunting fees, vehicle sales taxes among issues tackled by ... - MLive.com
- Flint officials have less than a month to persuade legislators to support ... - The Flint Journal - MLive.com
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External links
- Official campaign website
- House website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
References
- ↑ "charlessmiley4staterep," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Michigan Department of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," Accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Smiley, Charles." Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
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