Mark Waller (politician)

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Mark Waller
Mark Waller Official photo.JPG
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 7, 2009[1] – January 2015
Preceded byDouglas Bruce
Succeeded byGordon Klingenschmitt
Personal details
Born1969[2]
Macomb, Illinois[2]
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenTruman
Camille
ResidenceColorado Springs, Colorado
Alma materUniversity of Denver
University of North Dakota
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
OccupationAttorney

Mark Waller (born 1969) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008, Waller represented House District 15, which encompasses portions of northeastern Colorado Springs, Colorado.[3]

Legislative career[edit]

2008 election[edit]

Mark Waller defeated incumbent Rep. Douglas Bruce in the contested Republican primary in August, taking 52 percent of votes cast.[4]

Waller faced Democrat Leslie Maksimowicz in the November 2008 general election. Waller's candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post and the Colorado Springs Independent, [5] and he won election to the legislature with 66 percent of votes cast.[6]

2009 legislative session[edit]

For the 2009 legislative session, Waller was named to seats on the House Education Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.[7]

Waller plans on sponsoring legislation to require disclosure on clothes collection bins operated by for-profit companies, to include a new derivative of methamphetamine to Colorado's list of banned drugs, and to exclude dry-ice bombs from a felony list of explosives, and to allow homeschooled students to enroll in college classes.[8]

2010 legislative session[edit]

2010 election[edit]

2011 legislative session[edit]

2012 legislative session[edit]

2012 election[edit]

In the 2012 General Election, Representative Waller faced Libertarian challenger Larry Reedy. Waller was reelected by a margin of 73% to 15% with other third-party candidates garnering the remainder of the vote.[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "House Journal - January 7, 2009" (pdf). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. ^ a b "About Me". Mark Waller For HD 15. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  3. ^ "State House District 15". COMaps. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  4. ^ "Colorado Statewide Cumulative Report - 2008 Primary Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-04-13.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Norris, Wendy; Bob Spencer (3 November 2008). "State candidate endorsement watch". Colorado Independent. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  6. ^ "Colorado Statewide Cumulative Report - 2008 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-12-04.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "House Republican Committee Assignments Announced" (Press release). Colorado House Democrats. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. ^ Toda, Dean (2 January 2009). "Freshman lawmaker does his best to grasp his homework". Colorado Springs Gazette. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  9. ^ "CO - Election Results - Colorado Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2017-03-14.
  10. ^ "State House 2012 Election Results - Denver Post".

External links[edit]

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