Wayne Wallingford
Wayne Wallingford (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Missouri State Senate, having served since 2013.[1] Because of term limits, he is not eligible to run for reelection in 2020.[2] He is eligible to run for another 3 terms in the House, as he only served one term there before, and he is a candidate for the House in district 147.[3]
Wayne Wallingford | |
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Member-elect of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 147th district | |
Assuming office January 6, 2021 | |
Succeeding | Kathryn Swan |
Member of the Missouri Senate from the 27th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Jason Crowell |
Succeeded by | Holly Rehder (elect) |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 158th district | |
In office January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Clint Tracy |
Succeeded by | Scott Fitzpatrick |
Personal details | |
Born | Geneva, Illinois | July 11, 1946
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Susan |
Children | two |
Residence | Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
Profession | farmer |
Political views and accomplishments
Education
Wallingford is a member of Governor Mike Parson's commission on workforce development.[4]
Families and children
In 2016 and 2017, Wallingford proposed legislation to established a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting after divorce.[5][6] Wallingford has asserted that most fatherlessness is created by an outdated court system, not abandonment, and that it is in the best interest of a child to have both parents.[5] Neither bill was voted upon.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.[7]
Transportation
Wallingford has sponsored legislation to ban texting while driving in Missouri.[8]
Electoral History
State Representative
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wayne Wallingford | 2,584 | 50.64% | ||
Republican | Debra Tracy | 2,519 | 49.36% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wayne Wallingford | 8,742 | 79.66% | 3.37 | |
Libertarian | Robert Lee Roland | 2,232 | 20.34% | -3.37 |
State Senate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wayne Wallingford | 16,408 | 64.14% | ||
Republican | Ellen Brandom | 9,175 | 35.86% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wayne Wallingford | 61,891 | 100.00% | +35.76 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wayne Wallingford | 56,750 | 74.44% | -25.56 | |
Democratic | Donnie Owens | 19,486 | 25.56% | +25.56 |
References
- "Wayne Wallingford". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- Mark Bliss, State Reps. Swan, Rehder to square off for Missouri Senate seat, Southeast Missourian, February 19, 2019.
- "UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- Andy Humphrey, Senator Wallingford Joining Governor’s Efforts In Workforce Development, myMOinfo.com, January 26, 2019.
- Ben Kleine, Area lawmakers seek joint child custody as default setting for couples, Southeast Missourian, February 11, 2016.
- Wayne Wallingford, Missouri Senate Bill 377, LegiScan, 2017.
- Wayne Wallingford, Missouri Senate Bill 14, LegiScan, 2019.
- 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.
- "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.