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Melanie George Smith
Melanie George Smith is a former Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 5 from 2002 to 2018. Smith did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
Biography
When she served in the state House, George worked as an attorney with Richards, Layton and Finger and was an adjunct professor of Law at Widener Law School.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Education |
| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
| • Public Safety & Homeland Security |
| • Veterans Affairs |
| • Joint Finance, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, George Smith served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Joint Finance, Chair |
| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
| • Public Safety & Homeland Security |
| • Veterans Affairs |
| • Joint Finance, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, George Smith served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Joint Finance, Chair |
| • Judiciary, Vice Chair |
| • Public Safety & Homeland Security |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, George Smith served on these committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Joint Finance |
| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, George Smith served on these committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Joint Finance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Public Safety & Homeland Security |
| • Veterans 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
Melanie George Smith did not file to run for re-election.
2016
Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.
Incumbent Melanie George Smith ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 5 general election.[2][3]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Melanie George Smith Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 8,280 | |
| Total Votes | 8,280 | |||
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Melanie George Smith ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 5 Democratic primary.[4][5][2]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Melanie George Smith Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. Incumbent Melanie George Smith was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2012
George ran in the 2012 election for Delaware House of Representatives District 5. George ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012 and was unchallenged in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Melanie George Incumbent |
100% | 8,057 | |
| Total Votes | 8,057 | |||
2010
George won re-election to the 5th District seat in 2010. She had no opposition in the primary election or the November 2, 2010, general election.[10]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 5 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Melanie George (D)
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4,921 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, George won re-election to the Delaware House of Representatives from Delaware's 5th District. George ran unopposed in the general election, and she received 7,212 votes.[11] George raised $19,824 for her campaign.[12]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 30.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 10 through June 30. The legislature held a special session on July 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 12 through July 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 13 through June 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 14 through July 1.
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2013
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In 2013, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 8 through July 1. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2013. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know. |
Recent news
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See also
- Delaware House of Representatives
- Delaware House Committees
- Delaware House of Representatives District 5
- Delaware State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
- Congress.org profile (Archived)
- State Surge profile - legislative and voting track record
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "General Election (Official Results)," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, Primary Election (Official Returns)," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Delaware State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2008 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign contributions," accessed March 20, 2014
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| Preceded by ' |
Delaware House District 5 2002–2018 |
Succeeded by Kendra Johnson (D) |
