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Show ANN 1991 Appointed Ann was Utah. Valley. (HANSEN) SMEDLEY to 1992 born to Wayne and Melba Traveller on May 15, 1943 in Logan, She was one of four children, and attended schools in Cache The family lived on a farm. and learned to play the piano well loved to sew and read, She also developed a great love for enough to entertain herself. music, and has used it to sustain her through stressful times. She She worked Telephone She Utah State University in Salt Lake City. at Co. and also always been involved in community activities, has Li teray CI ub., and Relief President, Society Womans her church. President She and Bell the Moutain for served Young P.T.A., The as Primary Womens Program President. married She divorced, stan Dr. Val Hansen and and she married Stan decided jumped in had 3 children. He had Smedley. They 3 were children later also. run for the House of Representati ves, and This was campaign and helped him get elected. of politics. to his she her first taste After He winning his re-election in 1990, stan died from Cancer. for a long time of his sickness, but -kept it to himself It was a shock to his colleagues when he died. had known and Ann. Governor became a Bangerter appointed Ann to fulfill Stans fledged politician in her own right. term, and she full legislature, she served on the Education Standing Committee, Judiciary Standing Committee and the Transportation and Public Safety Appropriations Subcommittees. At the the She has always worked on many her interests. Rep. Smedl ey the great need to educate Utahs children, and committees, and helped pass legislation to insure seen has faced many philosophy that no matter how just get up and keep going. In November of 1991, trial s, but sti 11 has times you get knocked down, personal the many you she married a past lay claim to being the first the legislature herself, but be married Now 220 she can legislator, Darwin Hansen. woman to not only serve in to two other legislators. |
