Charles Smiley | |
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Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 50th district | |
In office 2011–2017 | |
Preceded by | Jim Slezak [1] |
Succeeded by | Tim Sneller |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
Charles Smiley is an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2010 to 2017.
For 18 years,Smiley worked at General Motors. [2] From 1978,he worked for the City of Burton,Michigan as a firefighter. [3]
Smiley ran for Burton City Council in 1987 and served until 1991, [2] when he was elected Burton's Mayor,an office he held for 19 years. [1] During his terms,the City votes approved three millages for the police department plus a renewal,and one for the fire department. He also established a volunteer Parks and Recreation Department. While he was publicly accused of bribery and extortion in connection with the federal trial of former public works director Charles Abbey,charges were never filed. [3]
In 2010,he ran for 50th District Michigan State Representative as a Democrat. [1] He ran against Genesee Township Trustee Richard Burrus,U.S. Marine James Cowan,former Richfield Township Supervisor Jeffrey Houston,and Richfield Trustee Gerald Masters in the primary. He won with 33% of the vote. [4] In the November general election,Smiley defeated the Republican Ralph William 53 percent to 47 percent of the vote. [2] The next day,he resigned as Mayor,effective December 31,2010. [3]
Election Year | Votes | % | Opponent's votes | % | Opponent |
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2010 | 13,647 | 53 | 12,134 | 47 | William Ralph (R) [5] |