Ken Smollen

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Ken Smollen
Offaly County Councillor
Assumed office
May 2019
ConstituencyTullamore
Personal details
Born1960/1961[1]
NationalityIrish
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceClara, County Offaly

Ken Smollen (born 1960/1961)[1] is an Irish politician.[2] He was one of the founding members of the Irish Democratic Party (IDP), but left in 2020.[1] Smollen currently sits on Offaly County Council, having been elected for the Tullamore electoral area in 2019.

From Tullamore, Smollen resides in Clara, County Offaly.[3] He is a former sergeant in the Garda Síochána,[4] having served for more than three decades.[1] As of 2018, the Ken Smollen Food Appeal was giving out food package to families each month.[5]

Smollen ran as a candidate for the Irish Democratic Party in the new Offaly constituency at the 2016 Irish general election.[6]

At the 2019 Offaly County Council election, he ran in the Tullamore electoral area and won a seat.[1]

He was a candidate for the Irish Democratic Party in the Laois–Offaly constituency at the 2020 Irish general election, gaining 3.76% of first preference votes, and was eliminated on the sixth count.[6] Smollen resigned from the IDP in October 2021,[citation needed] and was acting as an independent councillor as of 2021.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "General Election 2020 - Ken Smollen". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ Molloy, Amy (19 December 2016). "'An engineer whose only crime was to listen to the advice of banks' - Homeless man shares story to raise awareness". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Big blow for Sinn Féin while Greens claim first seat: Retired garda, and founder of the Irish Democratic Party, wins seat". The Irish Times. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ Henderson, Stan (4 April 2016). "Politicians accused of 'going round a wheel like hamsters'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Smollen confirms election run". Offaly Independent. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Ken Smollen". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ^ "An Bord Pleanala approve €20m Offaly retail project". offalyexpress.ie. Offaly Express. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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