BusinessJanuary 3, 2022
Replacing Wayne Wallingford in the Missouri House
The office of Gov. Mike Parson told the Southeast Missourian late last week a decision has not been made about the process to fill the legislative seat left by ex-state Rep. Wayne Wallingford of Cape Girardeau (R-147), who today became the director of the Missouri Department of Revenue...
The office of Gov. Mike Parson told the Southeast Missourian late last week a decision has not been made about the process to fill the legislative seat left by ex-state Rep. Wayne Wallingford of Cape Girardeau (R-147), who today became the director of the Missouri Department of Revenue.
Parson could call for a special election but Wallingford said a more likely course is allowing the seat to remain vacant until the 2022 election.
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Wallingford said a legislative aide in his former office in Jefferson City will be able to answer constituent questions in the interim.
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