Wayne Allard
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Senior Senator, Colorado
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| In office 1997–Present |
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| Preceded by | Hank Brown |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent (2009) |
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| Born | December 2, 1943 Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Joan Malcolm |
| Religion | Non-Denominational Protestant |
Alan Wayne Allard (born December 2, 1943) is a 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 and 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 built their veterinary practice, the Allard Animal Hospital, from scratch. 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 1996. 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 the Chairman of the Housing and Transportation Subcommittee; additionally he is serving on the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and the Subcommittee on Securities and Investments. Allard also was selected to serve on the Senate Budget Committee.
In January 2003, Allard accepted an assignment by Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell to serve as a Deputy Majority Whip. He is also the Chairman of the Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus.
On January 24, 2005, Senator Allard again introduced the Federal Marriage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (S.J. Res. 1) to ban same-sex marriages.
In April 2006, he was selected by Time as one of "America's Five 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.[1] 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]
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.
[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] References
- ^ Massimo Calabresi and Perry Bacon, Jr., "Wayne Allard: The Invisible Man", Time Magazine, April 24, 2006, page 28.
[edit] External links
- US Senate page
- Wayne Allard article on Congresspedia
- Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
- 2008 Colorado Senate Race at 2008RaceTracker.com
| Preceded by: Hank Brown |
United States Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Colorado 1991–1997 |
Succeeded by: Robert W. Schaffer |
| Preceded by: Hank Brown |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Colorado 1997- 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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