Shelley Hughes

Shelley Hughes (born January 6, 1958 in Canton, Ohio)[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska State Senate, serving since 2017. Hughes was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from January 18, 2013 until January 22, 2017, representing District F.[2]

Shelley Hughes
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the F district
Assumed office
January 22, 2017
Preceded byBill Stoltze
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 11 district
In office
April 30, 2012 (appointed), elected November 6, 2012 – January 22, 2017
Preceded byCarl Gatto
Succeeded byDeLena Johnson
Personal details
Born (1958-01-06) January 6, 1958
Canton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidencePalmer, Alaska
Alma materCuyahoga Community College
University of Alaska Anchorage
Websitealaskansforhughes.com

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]
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References
  1. "Shelley Hughes". Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  2. "Representative Shelley Hughes' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  3. "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  4. "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  5. http://ballotpedia.org/Shelley_Hughes


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