Spencer Hawley Explained

Spencer Hawley
Office:	Minority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Term Start:	January 13, 2015
Term End:	January 10, 2019
Predecessor:	Bernie Hunhoff
Successor:	Jamie Smith
State House1:	South Dakota
District1:	7th
Alongside1:	Scott Munsterman, Tim Reed
Term Start1:	January 11, 2011
Term End1:	January 10, 2019
Predecessor1:	???
Successor1:	Doug Post
Birth Date:	18 April 1953
Birth Place:	Armour, South Dakota, U.S.
Party:	Democratic

Spencer LeRoy Hawley^[1] (born April 18, 1953) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 7 from 2011 to 2019.^[2]

Elections

2012 Hawley and another candidate ran unopposed in the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary;^[3] in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election incumbent Republican Representative Scott Munsterman took the first seat and Hawley took the second seat with 4,610 votes (31.34%) ahead of fellow Democratic nominee Linda Brandt and Republican nominee Brian Roehrich.^[4]
2010 When incumbent Republican Representative Larry Tidemann ran for South Dakota Senate and Representative Carol Pitts left the Legislature leaving both District 7 seats open, Hawley ran in the three-way June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary and placed first with 465 votes (51.16%). In the four-way November 2, 2010 General election Republican nominee Scott Munsterman took the first seat and Hawley took the second seat with 4,038 votes (28.22%) ahead of Republican nominee Michael Bartley and Democratic nominee Harold Widvey, who had run for Senate in 2006.

Web site: Spencer Hawley's Biography . . January 16, 2014.
Web site: South Dakota Legislature.
Web site: Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 . . Pierre, South Dakota . January 16, 2014.
Web site: Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 16, 2014.