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.Mark Bliss, 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.
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.
Wallingford was a member of Governor Mike Parson's commission on workforce development.Andy Humphrey, Senator Wallingford Joining Governor’s Efforts In Workforce Development, myMOinfo.com, January 26, 2019.
In 2016 and 2017, Wallingford proposed legislation to established a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting after divorce.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. Wallingford has asserted that most fatherlessness is created by an outdated court system, not abandonment, and that it is in the best interest of a child to have both parents.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, Missouri Senate Bill 14, LegiScan, 2019.
Wallingford has sponsored legislation to ban texting while driving in Missouri.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.
Electoral history State representative
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