Wayne Wallingford

Wayne Wallingford
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 147th district
In office
January 6, 2021 – January 3, 2022
Preceded byKathryn Swan
Succeeded byJohn Voss
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 27th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 6, 2021
Preceded byJason Crowell
Succeeded byHolly Rehder
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 158th district
In office
January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2013
Preceded byClint Tracy
Succeeded byScott Fitzpatrick
Personal details
Born (1946-07-11) July 11, 1946 (age 78)
Geneva, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Children2
Residence(s)Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.

Wayne Wallingford (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician who has served as Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue since January, 2022, and previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 147th district.[1][2] He previously served as a member of the Missouri Senate from 2013 to 2021.[3]

Career

Missouri Department of Revenue

In January 2022, Wallingford became the new director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. Governor Mike Parson announced Wallingford's appointment in December 2021.[4]

Education

Wallingford is a member of Governor Mike Parson's commission on workforce development.[5]

Families and children

In 2016 and 2017, Wallingford proposed legislation to established a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting after divorce.[6][7] Wallingford has asserted that most fatherlessness is created by an outdated court system, not abandonment, and that it is in the best interest of a child to have both parents.[6] Neither bill was voted upon. In 2019, Wallingford reintroduced a similar bill (SB.14). After passing the Seniors, Families and Children Committee, it is waiting to be voted on by the full senate.[8]

Transportation

Wallingford has sponsored legislation to ban texting while driving in Missouri.[9]

Electoral history

State representative

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 3, 2010, District 158[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Wallingford 2,584 50.64%
Republican Debra Tracy 2,519 49.36%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 158[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Wallingford 8,742 79.66% 3.37
Libertarian Robert Lee Roland 2,232 20.34% −3.37

State Senate

Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 7, 2012, District 27[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Wallingford 16,408 64.14%
Republican Ellen Brandom 9,175 35.86%
Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2012, District 27[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Wallingford 61,891 100.00% +35.76
Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2016, District 27[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Wallingford 56,750 74.44% −25.56
Democratic Donnie Owens 19,486 25.56% +25.56

References

  1. ^ "Wayne Wallingford". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Mark Bliss, State Reps. Swan, Rehder to square off for Missouri Senate seat, Southeast Missourian, February 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Governor Parson Welcomes Wayne Wallingford, Valerie Huhn as Newest Members of Executive Cabinet | Governor Michael L. Parson". governor.mo.gov.
  5. ^ Andy Humphrey, Senator Wallingford Joining Governor’s Efforts In Workforce Development, myMOinfo.com, January 26, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Ben Kleine, Area lawmakers seek joint child custody as default setting for couples, Southeast Missourian, February 11, 2016.
  7. ^ Wayne Wallingford, Missouri Senate Bill 377, LegiScan, 2017.
  8. ^ Wayne Wallingford, Missouri Senate Bill 14, LegiScan, 2019.
  9. ^ Kathryn Palmer and Jordan Meie, A state Senate bill could remove Missouri from the list of three states that allow texting and driving, Columbia Missourian, January 31, 2019.
  10. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.


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