Wayne Wallingford

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Wayne Wallingford

| honorific-suffix =

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| state_house = Missouri

| district = 147th

| term_start = January 6, 2021

| term_end = January 3, 2022

| predecessor = Kathryn Swan

| successor = John Voss

| state_senate1 = Missouri

| district1 = 27th

| term_start1 = January 9, 2013

| term_end1 = January 6, 2021

| predecessor1 = Jason Crowell

| successor1 = Holly Rehder

| state_house2 = Missouri

| district2 = 158th

| term_start2 = January 5, 2011

| term_end2 = January 9, 2013

| predecessor2 = Clint Tracy

| successor2 = Scott Fitzpatrick

| prior_term =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|7|11}}

| birth_place = Geneva, Illinois

| death_date =

| death_place =

| children = 2

| residence = Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.

| party = Republican

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Wayne Wallingford|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/104651/wayne-wallingford|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}Mark Bliss, [https://www.semissourian.com/story/2588807.html State Reps. Swan, Rehder to square off for Missouri Senate seat], Southeast Missourian, February 19, 2019. He previously served as a member of the Missouri Senate from 2013 to 2021.{{cite web|url=https://s1.sos.mo.gov/CandidatesOnWeb/DisplayCandidatesPlacement.aspx?ElectionCode=750004975|title=UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=May 2, 2020}}

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.{{cite web |title=Governor Parson Welcomes Wayne Wallingford, Valerie Huhn as Newest Members of Executive Cabinet {{!}} Governor Michael L. Parson |url=https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-parson-welcomes-wayne-wallingford-valerie-huhn-newest-members |website=governor.mo.gov}}

=Education=

Wallingford is a member of Governor Mike Parson's commission on workforce development.Andy Humphrey, [https://www.mymoinfo.com/2019/01/26/senator-wallingford-joining-governors-efforts-in-workforce-development/ Senator Wallingford Joining Governor’s Efforts In Workforce Development], myMOinfo.com, January 26, 2019.

=Families and children=

In 2016 and 2017, Wallingford proposed legislation to established a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting after divorce.Ben Kleine, [https://www.semissourian.com/story/2276416.html Area lawmakers seek joint child custody as default setting for couples], Southeast Missourian, February 11, 2016.Wayne Wallingford, [https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB377/2017 Missouri Senate Bill 377], LegiScan, 2017. 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. 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.Wayne Wallingford, [https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB14/2019 Missouri Senate Bill 14], LegiScan, 2019.

=Transportation=

Wallingford has sponsored legislation to ban texting while driving in Missouri.Kathryn Palmer and Jordan Meie, [https://www.howellcountynews.com/news/state/a-state-senate-bill-could-remove-missouri-from-the-list/article_cf0f507e-25a1-11e9-bc4d-1347e3d9de5a.html A state Senate bill could remove Missouri from the list of three states that allow texting and driving], Columbia Missourian, January 31, 2019.

Electoral history

=State representative=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 3, 2010, District 158{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Election Returns|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesAugust2010Primary.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=May 2, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Wayne Wallingford

|votes = 2,584

|percentage = 50.64%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Debra Tracy

|votes = 2,519

|percentage = 49.36%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 158{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Election Returns|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesGeneralNovember2010.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate= May 2, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Wayne Wallingford

|votes = 8,742

|percentage = 79.66%

|change = 3.37

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Robert Lee Roland

|votes = 2,232

|percentage = 20.34%

|change = -3.37

}}

=State Senate=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 7, 2012, District 27{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|accessdate= May 2, 2020|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002299|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Wayne Wallingford

|votes = 16,408

|percentage = 64.14%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Ellen Brandom

|votes = 9,175

|percentage = 35.86%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2012, District 27{{cite web|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002497|title=All Results; Official Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=May 2, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Wayne Wallingford

|votes = 61,891

|percentage = 100.00%

|change = +35.76

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2016, District 27{{cite web|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003949|title=All Results; Official Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=May 2, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Wayne Wallingford

|votes = 56,750

|percentage = 74.44%

|change = -25.56

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Donnie Owens

|votes = 19,486

|percentage = 25.56%