Sally Smith (politician)
| Sally Smith | |
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| Mayor of Juneau, Alaska | |
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In office October 16, 2000 – October 27, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Dennis Egan |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Botelho |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 20th district |
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In office January 10, 1977 – January 16, 1983 |
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Sarah J. Smith January 23, 1945 Pekin, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Douglas Island, Juneau, Alaska |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Occupation | Field representative in charge of the Juneau office of U.S. Senator Mark Begich |
| Profession | Government official, politician |
Sarah J. "Sally" Smith (born January 23, 1945) is an American politician. She was a member of the Alaska Legislature in the 1970s and 1980s, and the mayor of Juneau, Alaska, from 2000 to 2003. She later worked as a field representative for United States Senator Mark Begich.
Sarah J. Smith was born in Pekin, Illinois on January 23, 1945. She graduated from Pekin Community High School in 1963, then attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where she graduated with a bachelor of science in education in 1967.
Smith moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1969. Before entering politics, she worked a variety of jobs, including as a hotel desk clerk, office manager for the Tundra Times, and an expeditor for construction company H. W. Blackstock. From 1971 to 1974, she also held various positions in Alaska state government, including in the office of governor William A. Egan and in the Department of Community and Regional Affairs.
Smith served three terms in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983 as a Democrat representing the 20th District, a six-member district (which was without designated seats and elected at-large) covering the Fairbanks North Star Borough and several outlying areas, including Fort Greely.
Following her service in the legislature, in which she traveled to Juneau (the state's capital) for legislative sessions, Smith moved to Juneau permanently in 1984, and worked for the state's Department of Administration (under the Division of Retirement and Benefits) and Department of Revenue.
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