Full Name:
Spencer Hawley
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Barbara; 4 Children: Ryan, Shari, Jay, Aaron
Birth Place:
Armour,SD
Home City:
Brookings, SD
Religion:
Lutheran
Graduated, political science/economics, South Dakota State University
Representative, South Dakota State House of Representatives, 2011-2019
Minority Leader, South Dakota State House of Representatives, 2015-2019
Appointed Member, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission, 2003-2010
Former Member, Commerce and Energy Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Procedure, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Procedure Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member, State Affairs Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Served on, the Brookings City Board of Appeals, 1986-present
Insurance Agent, Jim Long & Associates Agency of Brookings and Huron, 1977-present
Owner, Hawley Insurance Services
Served with the, South Dakota Army National Guard
Promoted to Colonel, South Dakota Army National Guard, July 10, 2000
President, Brookings Region, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, 1979-present
Member, American Legion
Past President,of the South Dakota State University, Army Reserve Officer's Training Corps West Point of the Plains Association
Member, Ascension Lutheran Church
Board of Directors, Brookings Advance Foundation
Past President, Brookings Chamber of Commerce
Past Chairman, Brookings Economic Development Corporation
Member, Brookings/South Dakota Wildlife Federation
Member, Ducks Unlimited
Regional Representative, Employer Support for the Guards and Reserves
Member, Government Affairs committee
Member/Past State President, Independent Insurance Agents of South Dakota
Member, Military Affairs committee
Member, Military Officer Assocation
Member, Pheasants Forever
Member, South Dakota World Affairs Council
member/past Exalted Ruler, of Brookings Elk Lodge
Past President, the National Guard Association of South Dakota
Awards:
He was also a past recipient of the Gilbert T. Gilbertson Agent of the Year award for the Brookings Association and in 2009 received the Edward Downs Memorial award as agent of the year in South Dakota from the SD National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
Hawley's military awards include the Legion of Merit & Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
flying, hunting, golfing, skiing, snowmobiling, and spending time at the lake.
Number of Grandchildren:
4 Grandchildren