RepresentativeTrudi 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 | (1943-06-25) June 25, 1943 (age 81) |
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) (including constituents in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties) from her election in 1998 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. When she ran for a new full term, she was defeated by a narrow margin in the May 2012 Republican primary.
A businessperson in Brevard, North Carolina, Walend at one time held the position of House Republican Whip.
Committee assignments
2012-2013 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
- Judiciary (Vice Chair)
- Agriculture
- Government
- State Personnel
Electoral history
2012
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 19,026 | 100% | |
Total votes | 19,026 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 24,016 | 100% | |
Total votes | 24,016 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 17,472 | 83.96% | |
Libertarian | Jean Marlowe | 3,338 | 16.04% | |
Total votes | 20,810 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 3,809 | 78.59% | |
Republican | Horace Jarrett | 1,038 | 21.42% | |
Total votes | 4,847 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trudi Walend (incumbent) | 21,456 | 100% | |
Total votes | 21,456 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
References
- Project Vote Smart Biography
- Campaign Website Experience Section
- ^ N.C. Board of Elections: 1998 General Election
- N.C. General Assembly Profile
- N.C. Board of Elections: 1996 General Election Results|See 68th N.C. House
- 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.
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- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- 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
North Carolina House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded byWilliam Maner "Bill" Ives | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 68th district 1999–2003 |
Succeeded byWayne Goodwin |
Preceded byConstituency established | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 113th district 2003–2009 |
Succeeded byDavid Guice |
Preceded byDavid Guice | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 113th district 2012–2013 |
Succeeded byChris Whitmire |
- 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