Trudi Walend
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Representative Trudi Walend | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 4, 2012 – January 1, 2013 | |
Preceded by | David Guice |
Succeeded by | Chris Whitmire |
Constituency | 113th District |
In office January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Bill Ives |
Succeeded by | David Guice |
Constituency | 68th District (1999–2003) 113th District (2003–2009) |
Personal details | |
Born | June 25, 1943 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Brevard, North Carolina |
Alma mater | Western Carolina University |
Occupation | Public Health Administration & Computer Business Owner |
Website | Campaign Website |
Trudi Walend (born June 25, 1943) was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the 113th district (and the preceding 68th district)[1][2][3][4][5][6] (including constituents in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties) from her election in 1998[3] until her retirement in 2009. She was then appointed to the seat again in 2012 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rep. David Guice.[7][8] When she ran for a new full term, she was defeated by a narrow margin in the May 2012 Republican primary.[9]
A businessperson in Brevard, North Carolina, Walend at one time held the position of House Republican Whip.
Committee assignments
[edit]2012-2013 session
[edit]- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
- Judiciary (Vice Chair)
- Agriculture
- Government
- State Personnel
Electoral history
[edit]2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Whitmire | 6,448 | 51.11% | |
Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 6,169 | 48.89% | |
Total votes | 12,617 | 100% |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 19,026 | 100% | |
Total votes | 19,026 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 24,016 | 100% | |
Total votes | 24,016 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 17,472 | 83.96% | |
Libertarian | Jean Marlowe | 3,338 | 16.04% | |
Total votes | 20,810 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2000
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 3,809 | 78.59% | |
Republican | Horace Jarrett | 1,038 | 21.42% | |
Total votes | 4,847 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 21,456 | 100% | |
Total votes | 21,456 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
References
[edit]- ^ Project Vote Smart Biography
- ^ Campaign Website Experience Section
- ^ a b N.C. Board of Elections: 1998 General Election[permanent dead link ]
- ^ N.C. General Assembly Profile
- ^ N.C. Board of Elections: 1996 General Election Results|See 68th N.C. House[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Government, Council of State (May 2005). CSG State Directory: Directory I - Elective Officials 2005. Council of State Governments. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-87292-823-7. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Trudi Walend". Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Citizen-Times
- ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ "NC State House 068 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "NC State House 068". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Living people
- 1943 births
- People from Brevard, North Carolina
- Western Carolina University alumni
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Women state legislators in North Carolina
- Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
- 20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly