Spencer Hawley

Spencer Hawley
South Dakota House District 7
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 13, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$12,000/two-year term
Per diem	$110/legislative day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Personal
Profession	Insurance Agent
Websites
Office website

Spencer Hawley is a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 7. Hawley was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2010.

Hawley served for 30 years in the South Dakota Army National Guard and in 2000 was promoted to Colonel. He began his career in the insurance industry as an agent for the Jim Long & Associates Agency of Brookings and Huron. He later bought the agency in 1989. He has served on the Brookings City Board of Appeals and was appointed by the governor to sit on the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Commission in 2003.

He earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics from South Dakota State University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hawley served on the following committees:

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Joint Appropriations

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hawley served on the following committees:

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Commerce and Energy
• Health and Human Services

Elections

2012

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hawley won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7. Hawley ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 5 and won re-election in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Munsterman Incumbent	33.3%	4,894
	Democratic	Spencer Hawley Incumbent	31.3%	4,610
	Democratic	Linda Brandt	19.6%	2,884
	Republican	Brian Roehrich	15.8%	2,322
Total Votes				14,710

2010

Hawley and Scott Munsterman (R) won election in the November 2 general election.

South Dakota State House, District 7 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Scott Munsterman (R)		4,925	34.41%
Spencer Hawley (D)		4,038	28.22%
Michael D. Bartley (R)		3,194	22.32%
Harold W. Widvey (D)		2,154	15.05%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Hawley raised $14,244 in contributions.

His three largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Hawley, Spencer	$1,757
Brookings County Democrats	$1,000
South Dakota Education Association	$1,000

Personal

Hawley and his wife Barbara Ann have four children, Ryan, Shari, Jay, and Aaron, as well as three grandchildren.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Hawley for House
• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Larry Tidemann (R) Carol Pitts (R)	South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2011–present	Succeeded by NA

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