Wayne Wallingford (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician who has served as Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue since January, 2022, and previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 147th district.
[4] Wallingford is a member of Governor Mike Parson's commission on workforce development.
[5] In 2016 and 2017, Wallingford proposed legislation to established a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting after divorce.
[6][7] Wallingford has asserted that most fatherlessness is created by an outdated court system, not abandonment, and that it is in the best interest of a child to have both parents.
After passing the Seniors, Families and Children Committee, it is waiting to be voted on by the full senate.