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Fred Smith (Arkansas Representative)
| Fred Smith | ||
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| Arkansas House of Representatives District 50 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 14, 2013-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 0 | |
| Party | Green Party | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $15,869/year | |
| Per diem | $136/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Arkansas House of Representatives | ||
| January 10, 2011-January 26, 2011 | ||
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Former Harlem Globetrotter | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Smith was a 2012 Democratic candidate seeking election to the Arkansas House of Representatives, District 50, before being disqualified from the primary ballot by Judge Mary McGowan in April 2012.[1] He was previously a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing the 54th District from January 10 to January 26, 2011. He resigned after being found guilty of theft.[2]
Biography
Smith's professional experience includes playing for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:
| Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Public Transportation | ||||
| • Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs | ||||
| • Legislative Joint Auditing | ||||
| • Advanced Communications and Information Technology, Alternate | ||||
| • Joint Advanced Communications and Information Technology, Alternate | ||||
Elections
2012
Smith won election in the 2012 election for Arkansas House, District 50. Smith would have faced District 54 incumbent Hudson Hallum in the May 22 Democratic primary but was removed from the Democratic primary ballot in April 2012.[1][3][4] However, Smith got on the ballot as a Green Party candidate.[5]
Smith was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012. Smith was set to face Hallum, who withdrew from the race and resigned his seat on September 5, 2012 after pleading guilty to election fraud.[6] Hallum remained on the general election ballot, but an election day court order rendered him ineligible with no votes to be counted for him, leaving Smith effectively unopposed.[7] [8]
Ballot challenge
The Democratic Party sued to get Smith thrown off of the ballot, arguing that he was ineligible because he was a convicted felon. A judge dismissed the felony case on March 15, saying that Smith had complied with the conditions of the sentence.[9]. A hearing was held on April 5 to settle the matter. Judge Mary McGowan removed Smith from the ballot.[1][10]
2010
Smith defeated James Pulliaum, D'James Rogers, II and Gary Tobar in the May 18, 2010 primary. He then won uncontested in the November 2 general election.[11][12]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 54 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Fred Smith (D)
|
1,032 | |||
| James Pulliaum (D)
|
693 | |||
| Gary Tobar (D) | 493 | |||
| D'James Rogers, II (D) | 410 | |||
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 54 Dem Primary Runoff (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Fred Smith (D)
|
979 | |||
| James Pulliaum (D) | 852 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Smith raised $5,550 in contributions. [13]
His largest contributor was the Arkansas Health Care Association, which donated $1,000 to his campaign.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arkansas Times "Judge McGowan rules against ballot for Fred Smith," April 9, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Matters, "Arkansas State Rep. Fred Smith Resigns"' January 26, 2011
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State - Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," retrieved July 3, 2012
- ↑ The City Wire, "Arkansas legislator guilty of election fraud," September 5, 2012
- ↑ WREG, "Candidate Wins After Late Court Ruling," November 7, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State "Election Results 2012" Accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Business Journal "Prosecutor to Fight Order Clearing Fred Smith's Criminal Record," March 23, 2012
- ↑ KATV "Ark. judge sets hearing over ex-lawmaker's bid," March 27, 2012
- ↑ Primary results
- ↑ Arkansas Matters, General election results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mark Biviano (R) |
Arkansas House District 50 2013–Present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by Otis Davis |
Arkansas House District 54 2011–2011 |
Succeeded by Hudson Hallum |
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