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Fred Smith (Arkansas Representative)
Frederick "Fred" Smith is a former Green Party member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 50 from 2013 to 2015.
Smith was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought 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
2014
Elections for the Arkansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014. Milton Nicks, Jr. defeated incumbent Fred Smith in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Milton Nicks, Jr. |
67.1% | 1,109 |
| Fred Smith Incumbent | 32.9% | 544 |
| Total Votes | 1,653 | |
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][5][6] However, Smith got on the ballot as a Green Party candidate.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9] [10]
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.[11]. A hearing was held on April 5 to settle the matter. Judge Mary McGowan removed Smith from the ballot.[1][12]
2010
Smith and James Pulliaum defeated D'James Rogers, II and Gary Tobar in the May 18, 2010 primary, and Smith defeated Pulliaum in the primary runoff. He then won uncontested in the November 2 general election.[13][14]
| 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)
|
1,960 | |||
| James Pulliaum (D) | 1,705 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Arkansas General Assembly was in session from February 10 to March 20.
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2013
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In 2013, the 89th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 17.
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Personal
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Smith has three children.[16]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Fred + Smith + Arkansas + House"
See also
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Arkansas State Legislature
- Arkansas state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arkansas Times, "Judge McGowan rules against ballot for Fred Smith," April 9, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Business, "UPDATE: State Rep. Fred Smith Found Guilty of Felony Theft, Resigns from House," January 26, 2011
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed 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
- ↑ VoteNaturally.org, "Primary results," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Arkansas's Freedom Scorecard," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives, "Frederick Smith," accessed March 26, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mark Biviano (R) |
Arkansas House District 50 2015 –Present |
Succeeded by Milton Nicks, Jr. (D) |
| Preceded by Otis Davis (D) |
Arkansas House District 54 2011–2011 |
Succeeded by Hudson Hallum (D) |
