{{Short description|American politician (born 1946)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Wayne Wallingford | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | 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, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | children = 2 | 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. He previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 147th district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wayne Wallingford|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/104651/wayne-wallingford|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>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.</ref> He previously served as a member of the Missouri Senate from 2013 to 2021.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Career== In January 2022, Wallingford became the new director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. Governor Mike Parson announced Wallingford's appointment in December 2021.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Wallingford was a member of Governor Mike Parson's commission on workforce development.<ref>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.</ref>
In 2016 and 2017, Wallingford proposed legislation to established a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting after divorce.<ref name=LN>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.</ref><ref name=SB377>Wayne Wallingford, [https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB377/2017 Missouri Senate Bill 377], LegiScan, 2017.</ref> 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.<ref name=LN/> 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.<ref name=SB14>Wayne Wallingford, [https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB14/2019 Missouri Senate Bill 14], LegiScan, 2019.</ref>
Wallingford has sponsored legislation to ban texting while driving in Missouri.<ref>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.</ref>
==Electoral history== ===State representative=== {{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 3, 2010, District 158<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} {{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 end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 158<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} {{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 }} {{Election box end}}
===State Senate=== {{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 7, 2012, District 27<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} {{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 end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2012, District 27<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} {{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 end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2016, District 27<ref>{{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}}</ref>}} {{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% |change = +25.56 }} {{Election box end}}
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