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Harri Anne Smith
Harri Anne Smith (b. January 20, 1962) is a former independent member of the Alabama State Senate, representing District 29 from 1998 to 2018.
In April 2010, the state Republican Party disqualified Smith from running as a Republican because Smith "actively campaigned for Democrat Bobby Bright."[1] Smith registered as an independent that year.[2]
Biography
Smith earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Troy State University.[3] Smith's professional experience includes serving as mayor of Slocomb, Alabama and serving on the Slocomb City Council.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |
| • County and Municipal Government |
| • Finance and Taxation Education |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Veterans and Military Affairs, Vice chair |
2011-2012
Smith served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Commerce, Transportation and Utilities |
| • Confirmations, Vice chair |
| • Health |
| • Local Legislation No. 1 |
| • Veterans and Military Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2018
Harri Anne Smith did not file to run for re-election.
2014
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Alabama State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Melinda McClendon was unopposed in the Republican primary. Incumbent Harri Anne Smith (I) defeated McClendon in the general election. Although he filed to run, Mark Taylor did not appear on the Republican primary ballot.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent |  Harri Anne Smith Incumbent |
52.4% | 17,830 | |
| Republican | Melinda McClendon | 47.4% | 16,145 | |
| NA | Write-In | 0.2% | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 34,038 | |||
2010
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2010
Smith won re-election as an Independent in 2010. She defeated Republican George Flowers in the November 2 general election.[8]
| Alabama State Senate, District 29 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Harri Anne Smith (I)
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23,800 | |||
| George Flowers (R) | 19,225 | |||
2006
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2006
On November 7, 2006, Smith won re-election to the 29th District Seat in the Alabama State Senate, defeating opponent Ronnie Helms (D).[9]
| Alabama State Senate, District 29 (2006) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Harri Anne Smith (R)
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26,507 | |||
| Ronnie Helms (D) | 8,710 | |||
2002
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2002
On November 5, 2002, Smith won re-election to the 29th District Seat in the Alabama State Senate, running unopposed in the general election.[10]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 7 through May 19.
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2016
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In 2016, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 2 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from August 15 to September 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from March 3 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 4.
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Personal
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Smith and her husband, Charlie, reside in Slocomb, Alabama.
Noteworthy events
Gambling bill controversy
In April 2008, Smith introduced a bill that would have denied electronic bingo funds to the Country Crossing gambling venue. Representatives from the Country Crossing project claimed that Smith changed her mind about the bill and contacted them for help. A Country Crossing representative claimed that he went to Senator Bobby Singleton (D), who was chair of the Tourism and Marketing Committee at the time, to attempt to convince him to hold the bill in committee, and that Singleton agreed to do so for $25,000. Both Smith and Singleton denied having any contact with the Country Crossing representatives.[11]
In a ruling made on July 28, 2011, U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson denied the defense's motions for a judgment of acquittal. He refused to throw out the charges in the case despite some reservations he stated to have about them.[12]
Smith and a number of co-defendants were acquitted in August 2011, but a re-trial was called for the remaining counts that the jury could not come to a unanimous decision on.[13] On February 29, 2012, Smith and the remaining defendants were found not guilty on all counts; Smith was cleared on counts of conspiracy; federal bribery; money laundering; wire fraud; and fraud, aiding and abetting.[14]
Recent news
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See also
- Alabama State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Alabama State Legislature
- Alabama state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from the Alabama State Senate
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Harri Anne Smith
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ AL.com, "Alabama GOP says state Sen. Harri Anne Smith can't run as a Republican," April 3, 2010
- ↑ AL.com, "Bounced by GOP, Harri Anne Smith may announce independent run today," May 25, 2010
- ↑ Alabama State Senate, "Senator Smith, Harri Anne," accessed July 7, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified candidates for public office list," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "State Senate," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Republican Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2006 election results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2002 election results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ TheRepublic.com, "Ala. state senator denies gambling testimony claiming he sought $25K payoff to kill proposal," July 17, 2011
- ↑ TheRepublic.com, "Alabama bingo trial judge has 'reservations,' but does not throw out any charges," July 28, 2011
- ↑ WTVY, "Senator Harri Anne Smith Discusses Bingo Re-Trial," January 18, 2012
- ↑ WBRC, "Corruption re-trial ends with 'not guilty' verdicts," accessed February 29, 2012
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| Preceded by ' |
Alabama State Senate District 29 1998-2018 |
Succeeded by Donnie Chesteen (R) |
