Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 56
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/4/1954
City: Flint, MI
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Marital Information:
married Pam; children: Angie and Jeff
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion: Baptist
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Occupation: factory worker
Race: Caucasian or White
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Biographical Sketch:
Smiley worked at General Motors Truck and Bus Assembly Plant in Flint for 18 years where he also was a UAW union representative. Smiley also spent 4 years as a lieutenant with the Burton Fire Department. He later served as mayor of Burton for 20 years, first elected in 1991, and as a member of the Burton City Council for 4 years. He was past president of both the Michigan Municipal League and the Michigan Mayors Association.
Smiley is a member of the Burton Ministerial Clergy Association and is Chairman of the Flint Area Narcotics Group. He is also an active member of Shriners International, the Michigan Masons and the Rotary Club of Burton.
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Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Tourism and Outdoor Recreation, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
City of Residence: Grand Blanc
County of Residence Genesee
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Natural Resources, Agriculture , Transportation and Infrastructure
City of Residence: Burton
County of Residence Genesee
Reason for Leaving Office:
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Energy and Technology , Military and Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security, Transportation
City of Residence: Burton
County of Residence Genesee
District Description: Cities of Genesee, Richfield Center, Davison and Burton, and Genesee, Richfield and Davison townships.
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Rep's web page 2011; Capitol2011 p.55; manual2015 p.224, includes picture
