Wayne Wallingford
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 147th district
In office
January 6, 2021 – January 3, 2022
Preceded byKathryn Swan
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
Geneva, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Children2
Residence(s)Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.

Wayne Wallingford (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician who 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presumption of shared parenting after divorce.[6][7] Wallingford has asserted that most fatherlessness is created by an outdated court system, not abandonment, and that it is in the best interest of a child to have both parents.[6] Neither bill was voted upon.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. 1 2 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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