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Wally Burns
From Ballotpedia
Wally Burns (b. November 20, 1946) was a Democratic candidate for District 30 of the Alabama House of Representatives. The primary election was on June 1, 2010, and the general election was on November 2.
Biography
Burns' professional experience includes working for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. for 32 years.
Campaign themes
Burns' website listed the following campaign themes:
- Conservative Leadership
- Excerpt: "I have provided conservative leadership as Mayor of the City of Southside since 1999. I will continue to provide you with this leadership as your State Representative from District 30."
- Education
- Excerpt: "I have been and always will be a strong supporter of public education."
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "A State Representative can do very little to create jobs. What he or she can do is pass legislation that will make our state more business friendly to companies looking to locate in our district or state. "
- Gaming
- Excerpt: "I will not be an advocate for gaming in our state."
- Ethics
- Excerpt: "I will introduce legislation that will make our ethics laws stronger and enforceable."
- Pac to Pac Transfers
- Excerpt: "I will introduce legislation to stop the practice of pac to pac transfers."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "Because our national leaders refuse to enforce our immigration laws, I will support legislation in Alabama that will be similar to the immigration laws just passed in Arizona."
- Pay Raise
- Excerpt: "I will never support a pay raise for the state legislators, as my opponent has done."
- Double Dipping
- Excerpt: "I am totally against any legislator working in the Alabama College System getting paid with taxpayer dollars and being paid with taxpayer dollars as a state legislator."
Elections
2010
Burns was uncontested in the June 1 Democratic primary. He was defeated by incumbent Blaine Galliher in the November 2 general election.
| Alabama House of Representatives, District 30 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Blaine Galliher (R)
|
10,979 | |||
| Wally Burns (D) | 4,153 | |||
Personal
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Burns and his wife, Retha, have three children.
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- List of Democratic candidates certified for the June 1, 2010, primary in Alabama
- The Wetumpka Herald, Senate, House elections will be critical
Footnotes
Current members of the Alabama House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Nathaniel Ledbetter
Majority Leader:Scott Stadthagen
Minority Leader:Anthony Daniels
Representatives
District 1
Phillip Pettus (R)
District 2
Ben Harrison (R)
District 3
Kerry Underwood (R)
District 4
Parker Moore (R)
District 5
Danny Crawford (R)
District 6
Andy Whitt (R)
District 7
Ernie Yarbrough (R)
District 8
Terri Collins (R)
District 9
Scott Stadthagen (R)
District 10
Marilyn Lands (D)
District 11
Heath Allbright (R)
District 12
Vacant
District 13
Vacant
District 14
Tim Wadsworth (R)
District 15
Leigh Hulsey (R)
District 16
Bryan Brinyark (R)
District 17
Tracy Estes (R)
District 18
Jamie Kiel (R)
District 19
Laura Hall (D)
District 20
James Lomax (R)
District 21
Rex Reynolds (R)
District 22
Ritchie Whorton (R)
District 23
Mike Kirkland (R)
District 24
District 25
Phillip Rigsby (R)
District 26
Brock Colvin (R)
District 27
Jeana Ross (R)
District 28
Mack Butler (R)
District 29
Mark Gidley (R)
District 30
District 31
Troy Stubbs (R)
District 32
Barbara Boyd (D)
District 33
Ben Robbins (R)
District 34
David Standridge (R)
District 35
Steve Hurst (R)
District 36
Randy Wood (R)
District 37
Bob Fincher (R)
District 38
Vacant
District 39
Ginny Shaver (R)
District 40
Chad Robertson (R)
District 41
Corley Ellis (R)
District 42
Ivan Smith (R)
District 43
Arnold Mooney (R)
District 44
Danny Garrett (R)
District 45
Susan DuBose (R)
District 46
David Faulkner (R)
District 47
Mike Shaw (R)
District 48
Jim Carns (R)
District 49
Russell Bedsole (R)
District 50
Jim Hill (R)
District 51
Allen Treadaway (R)
District 52
Kelvin Datcher (D)
District 53
Anthony Daniels (D)
District 54
Neil Rafferty (D)
District 55
Travis Hendrix (D)
District 56
Ontario Tillman (D)
District 57
Patrick Sellers (D)
District 58
Rolanda Hollis (D)
District 59
Mary Moore (D)
District 60
Juandalynn Givan (D)
District 61
Ron Bolton (R)
District 62
Bill Lamb (R)
District 63
Vacant
District 64
Donna Givens (R)
District 65
District 66
Alan Baker (R)
District 67
Prince Chestnut (D)
District 68
Thomas Jackson (D)
District 69
Kelvin Lawrence (D)
District 70
District 71
Artis McCampbell (D)
District 72
Curtis Travis (D)
District 73
Kenneth Paschal (R)
District 74
Phillip Ensler (D)
District 75
Reed Ingram (R)
District 76
Patrice McClammy (D)
District 77
TaShina Morris (D)
District 78
Kenyatté Hassell (D)
District 79
Joe Lovvorn (R)
District 80
Chris Blackshear (R)
District 81
Ed Oliver (R)
District 82
Pebblin Warren (D)
District 83
Jeremy Gray (D)
District 84
Berry Forte (D)
District 85
Rick Rehm (R)
District 86
Paul Lee (R)
District 87
Jeff Sorrells (R)
District 88
Jerry Starnes (R)
District 89
Marcus Paramore (R)
District 90
Chris Sells (R)
District 91
Rhett Marques (R)
District 92
Matthew Hammett (R)
District 93
Steve Clouse (R)
District 94
Jennifer Fidler (R)
District 95
District 96
Matt Simpson (R)
District 97
Adline Clarke (D)
District 98
Napoleon Bracy (D)
District 99
Sam Jones (D)
District 100
Mark Shirey (R)
District 101
Chris Pringle (R)
District 102
Shane Stringer (R)
District 103
Barbara Drummond (D)
District 104
Margie Wilcox (R)
District 105
Chip Brown (R)
Republican Party (72)
Democratic Party (29)
Vacancies (4)
