Dave Wallace (Arkansas politician)
David Ray "Dave" Wallace | |
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Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 54th district |
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Assumed office January 2015 |
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Personal details | |
Born | c. 1948 Place of birth missing |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Karen Lee Wallace |
Children | Jason D. Wallace Kelly Wallace |
Residence | Leachville, Mississippi County Arkansas, USA |
Alma mater | Arkansas State University Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Religion | Southern Baptist |
Website | http://www.daveforarkansas.com/ |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Army |
David Ray Wallace, known as Dave Wallace (born c. 1948),[1] is a businessman from Leachville, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 54 in Mississippi and Poinsett counties in the northeastern portion of his state.
Background
Wallace's place of birth, high school, and names of parents are missing. He is a former resident of Rector in Clay County and Monette in Craighead County.[1]
From 1966 to 1970, Wallace studied Physical Education at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He then entered the United States Army as a second lieutenant. He was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. He advanced to battalion commander of the 101st Airborne/Cavalry Division. In 1977, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, campus not specified.[2]
A veteran of the Vietnam War, Wallace received the Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, an Air Medal, and three Distinguished Flying Crosses, the latter designations for valor. He is an inductee of the Arkansas Military Veterans Hall of Fame in Little Rock as well as the Arkansas State University Hall of Heroes in Jonesboro.[3]
Wallace is employed with Wallace Resource Systems in the field of disaster recovery in various parts of the United States, including flooding, hurricanes, and tornadoes.[2] Wallace and his wife, Karen Lee Wallace (born c. 1947), have two children. He is a Southern Baptist.[3]
Political life
In 2010, Wallace was elected to the Leachville City Council.[2]On May 20, 2014, he was unopposed in the Republican primary election for House District 54. He then unseated the one-term Democrat Wes Wagner of Manila in Mississippi County, 4,133 votes (56.2 percent) to 3,227 (43.8 percent) in the November 4 general election in which his party swept most of the offices in Arkansas.[4]
In his campaign, the Arkansas Democratic Party questioned a $5,000 donation which Wallace received from Labor Smart, a temporary employment service in Hiram, Georgia. Wallace returned $3,000 to comply with the $2,000 limit on such contributions. "I'm not a career politician; I just made a mistake," Wallace explained. He could have faced a $2,000 fine and a year in jail.[5]
Representative Wallace is assigned to the House committees on: (1) Joint Performance Review, (2) Aging, Children and Youth Legislative and Military Affairs, and (3) Public Transportation.[3]In February 2015, Wallace joined dozens of his fellow Republicans and two Democrats in co-sponsoring legislation submitted by Representative Lane Jean of Magnolia, to reduce unemployment compensation benefits. The measure was promptly signed into law by Governor Asa Hutchinson.[6]
Wallace said that he will vote conservative in the legislature:
As I criss-cross District 54 from Little River to Lepanto, Midway to Manila, and Dell to Dyess, the message I am hearing is the same. You want to have a conservative representative who will fight for you in Little Rock against additional red tape on our small businesses, higher taxes, and government encroachment on your rights. Friends, you have my word that I will always fight for our district from Turner to Trumann, and Blytheville, Etowah, Gosnell, Osceola, and every town in District 54. ...[7]
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Preceded by | Arkansas State Representative for District 54 (Mississippi and Poinsett counties)
David Ray "Dave" Wallace |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- Living people
- People from Mississippi County, Arkansas
- People from Memphis, Tennessee
- People from Osceola, Arkansas
- People from Craighead County, Arkansas
- People from Clay County, Arkansas
- Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Arkansas city council members
- Arkansas Republicans
- United States Army officers
- American military personnel of the Vietnam War
- Recipients of the Bronze Star Medal
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
- Recipients of the Air Medal
- Baptists from the United States
- Businesspeople from Arkansas