Wayne Allard
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| Wayne Allard | |
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Senior Senator
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| Assumed office January 7, 1997– Serving with Ken Salazar |
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| Preceded by | Hank Brown |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent (2009) |
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| Born | December 02, 1943 (age 63) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Joan Malcolm |
| Profession | Veterinarian |
| Religion | Non-Denominational Protestant |
Alan Wayne Allard (born December 2, 1943) is the senior United States Senator from Colorado and a member of the Republican Party.
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[edit] Background
Allard was born in Fort Collins, Colorado to Sibyl Jean Stewart and Amos Wilson Allard.[1] He was raised on a ranch near Walden, Colorado. He received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University in 1968. While completing veterinary school, Allard married Joan Malcolm, who received her degree in microbiology, also from CSU. They then founded their veterinary practice, the Allard Animal Hospital. The Allards raised their two daughters, Christi and Cheryl, in Loveland, Colorado, and have four grandsons. He is a Protestant.
[edit] Political career
[edit] State Senate
Allard ran his veterinary practice full-time, while representing Larimer and Weld Counties in the Colorado State Senate, from 1983 to 1990. He was best known during his time in the Colorado State Senate for sponsoring the state law limiting state legislative sessions to 120 days.
[edit] US House of Representatives
Allard served in the United States House of Representatives from Colorado's Fourth Congressional District from 1991 to 1997. As a Colorado Congressman, Allard served on the Joint Committee on Congressional Reform, which recommended many of the reforms included in the Contract with America. These reforms were among the first legislative items passed by the Republican controlled Congress in 1995.
[edit] US Senate
In 1996, Allard was elected to the United States Senate, defeating Tom Strickland by 5 percentage points. He made a pledge at the time to serve just two terms in the Senate before retiring. In 2002, he was re-elected, defeating Strickland again by the same margin.
Allard is currently a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. He is also a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, where he is Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee; additionally he is serving on the Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation and the Subcommittee on Securities and Investments. Allard also was selected to serve on the Senate Budget Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
He is also the Chairman of the Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus.
In April 2006, he was selected by Time as one of "America's 5 Worst Senators." The magazine dubbed him "The Invisible Man" and one of the "least influential Senators" because he "almost never plays a role in major legislation" and "rarely speaks on the floor or holds press conferences to push his ideas" despite his ten years in the Senate and his presence as a majority party member on two key committees.[2] A local newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, retorted that Time made the "wrong call" and that Allard was a "hard-working advocate for Colorado interests."[1] Another major Colorado daily, the Colorado Springs Gazette, also weighed in against the article on April 20th, 2006, saying "Does anybody even read Time magazine anymore?" and that the article was "soft, subjective, snide, impressionistic slop - further proof of the low to which this once-serious publication has sunk."
Senator Allard continued ties with Dr. James Dobson and the Focus on the Family organization resurfaced in 2006 with Dobson's coordinated support of the senator's sponsored Marriage Protection Amendment banning same-sex marriages.
On January 15, 2007 Allard announced he will fullfill a 1996 campaign promise to serve only two Senate terms and thus retire in January 2009.[3] In turn, the 2008 Senate race is expected to become competitive.[3] Democratic Representative Mark Udall has already announced his intention to run for the seat.
[edit] Electoral history
- 2002 Race for U.S. Senate
- Wayne Allard (R) (inc.), 51%
- Tom Strickland (D), 46%
- 1996 Race for U.S. Senate
- Wayne Allard (R), 51%
- Tom Strickland (D), 46%
- 1996 Race for U.S. Senate - Republican Primary
- Wayne Allard (R), 57%
- Gale Norton (R), 43%
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/senators/allard.htm
- ^ Massimo Calabresi and Perry Bacon, Jr., "Wayne Allard: The Invisible Man", Time Magazine, April 24, 2006, page 28.
- ^ a b Paulson, Steven. "Report: Sen. Allard won't seek 3rd term", Associated Press, January 15, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
[edit] External links
- United States Senator Wayne Allard official Senate site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission - A Wayne Allard campaign finance reports and data
- New York Times - Wayne Allard News collected news and commentary
- On the Issues - Wayne Allard issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - Wayne Allard campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Senator A. Wayne Allard (CO) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia - Wayne Allard profile
- Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Wayne Allard voting record
- 2008 Colorado Senate Race at 2008RaceTracker.com
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hank Brown |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th congressional district 1991–1997 |
Succeeded by Robert W. Schaffer |
| Preceded by Hank Brown |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Colorado 1997–Present Served alongside: Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Ken Salazar |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: Wayne Allard (R), Ken Salazar (D)
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