Alpha Sunde Smaby
Alpha Sunde Smaby (February 11, 1910 – July 18, 1991) was an American politician and teacher.
Born in Sacred Heart, Minnesota, Smaby graduated from the University of Minnesota and Winona State University. She then taught school and then worked for Cargill, Inc. Smaby served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1965 until 1969 and was a Democrat. During the 1968 United States presidential election, Smaby was a delegate to the Democratic Party Convention and supported United States Senator Eugene McCarthy. Smaby died of cancer in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1][2]
Almost three years before her death, Smaby was McCarthy's vice-presidential running mate for the Progressive Party only in her state. She and McCarthy received 5,403 votes.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Smaby, Alpha Sunde - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". Minnesota Legislature. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Alpha Smaby dies; lawmaker was 81". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. July 19, 1991. p. 39
- ^ "1988 Presidential General Election Results - Minnesota". US Election Atlas.
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