Steve Smylie

R. Steve Smylie (born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1999 to 2006. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2006 and later served as a member of the West Ada School Board from 2016 to 2020.^[1]

Steve Smylie
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 15A district
In office February 19, 1999 – November 30, 2006
Preceded by	Paul Kjellander
Succeeded by	Lynn Luker
Personal details
Born	(1953-10-03) October 3, 1953 (age 71) Moscow, Idaho, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marsha
Children	2
Parent(s)	Robert Smylie (father) Lucille Irwin Smylie (mother)
Residence(s)	Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Education	Northwest Nazarene University (BA) Boise State University (MA)

Early life, education, and career

Smylie was born in Moscow, Idaho. He is the son of three-term Idaho Governor Robert Smylie.^[2]

Idaho House of Representatives

In 1999, when Paul Kjellander resigned his seat in the legislature to accept appointment to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, Governor Dirk Kempthorne appointed Smylie to fill Kjellander's unexpired term. Smylie sought and won reelection in 2002 and 2004. He did not seek reelection in 2006 and instead unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Superintendent of Public Instruction, losing to Tom Luna.^[3]

West Ada School Board

Smylie was appointed the West Ada School Board in June 9, 2016, to replace Carol Sayles after she was ousted from the board in a recall election on May 17, 2016, he was one of 4 candidates total to be consider for Zone 3.^[4] He was unopposed for the 2017 election.^[5] Smylie under a threat of recall like the rest of the West Ada School District Board due to the handling of COVID-19 pandemic in schools, decided to resign from his seat October 2020.^[6][7][8]

References

1. Corbin, Clark (October 23, 2020). "Smylie to resign from West Ada School Board".
2. "Former Gov. Smylie dies at 89 | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
3. "Smylie Eyeing Superintendent Run? | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
4. Corbin, Clark; Sun, Idaho Capital (June 10, 2016). "West Ada fills final open school board seat". Idaho Education News. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
5. Roberts, Bill (April 5, 2017). "West Ada School District board election cancelled due to lack of challengers". www.idahostatesman.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
6. Richert, Kevin (October 6, 2020). "Parents launch recall against West Ada trustees". Idaho Education News. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
7. "'It got to be too much': Steve Smylie explains why he resigned from the West Ada School Board". ktvb.com. October 29, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
8. Lee, Erika (October 27, 2020). "West Ada School Board alters reopening plan; Vice chairman resigns". KBOI. Retrieved June 15, 2021.