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Heather Smiley
Heather Smiley (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 6th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Heather Smiley earned a bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University in 1985 and a master's degree in administration from Central Michigan University in 2001. Her career experience includes working for Ford Motor Company from 1990-2022, where she held positions within the Data Insights and Analytics, Customer Service, and Product Development business groups. Smiley also held global leadership roles at Ford, including roles in business transformation and optimization, data insight and analytics, product and program management, strategy and planning, service and supply chain, and engineering.[1]
Smiley has been affiliated with the following organizations and programs:[1]
- American Heart Association
- National Ski Patrol
- Boy Scouts of America
- Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (Michigan Region 2)
- Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Clark Park Coalition
- Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan
- Habitat for Humanity
- Susan G. Komen's Race for the Cure
- Vista Maria
- United Auto Workers
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 6
Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Heather Smiley, Clyde Shabazz, and Bill Krebaum in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debbie Dingell (D) | 62.0 | 281,162 |
 | Heather Smiley (R) | 35.0 | 158,658 | |
 | Clyde Shabazz (G) | 1.8 | 7,963 | |
 | Bill Krebaum (L)  | 1.2 | 5,523 | |
| Total votes: 453,306 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6
Incumbent Debbie Dingell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Dingell | 100.0 | 101,234 |
| Total votes: 101,234 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6
Heather Smiley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Smiley | 100.0 | 37,178 |
| Total votes: 37,178 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6
Clyde Shabazz advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on July 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Clyde Shabazz (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6
Bill Krebaum advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on July 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Krebaum (L) |
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Endorsements
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Heather Smiley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Smiley’s campaign website stated the following:
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Issues
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| —Heather Smiley’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Heather Smiley," June 17, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Heather Smiley’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed July 24, 2024
