Shelley Hughes
| Shelley Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
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In office April 30, 2012 (appointed), elected for District 8, November 6, 2012 – January 22, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Gatto |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 6, 1958 Canton, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Palmer, Alaska |
| Alma mater |
Cuyahoga Community College University of Alaska Anchorage |
| Website |
alaskansforhughes |
Shelley Hughes (born January 6, 1958 in Canton, Ohio)[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives since January 18, 2013 representing District 8.[2]
Education
Hughes earned her AA from Cuyahoga Community College and her BA in English rhetoric from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Elections
- 2012 With Democratic Representative David Guttenberg running for the District 8 seat, Hughes won the District 8 August 28, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,813 votes (71.89%),[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,183 votes (95.64%) against write-in candidates.[4]
- Elections for the office of Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2014, however the districts has been changed by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the previous seat (8) was updated to District 11. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Pete P. LaFrance was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while District 8 incumbent Shelley Hughes was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hughes defeated LaFrance in the general election for the new District 11 seat with 5,268 (69.8%) of the vote; LaFrance had 2,275 (30.2%) of the vote.[5]
References
- ↑ "Shelley Hughes". Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Representative Shelley Hughes' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ http://ballotpedia.org/Shelley_Hughes
External links
- Official page at the Alaska Legislature
- Campaign site
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Shelley Hughes at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
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