Mark Waller (politician)

Mark Waller
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district
In office January 7, 2009[1] – January 2015
Preceded by	Douglas Bruce
Succeeded by	Gordon Klingenschmitt
Personal details
Born	1969[2] Macomb, Illinois[2]
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jennifer
Children	Truman Camille
Residence	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Alma mater	University of Denver University of North Dakota Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Occupation	Attorney

Mark Waller (born 1969) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008, Waller represented House District 15, which encompasses portions of northeastern Colorado Springs, Colorado.^[3]

Legislative career

2008 election

Mark Waller defeated incumbent Rep. Douglas Bruce in the contested Republican primary in August, taking 52 percent of votes cast.^[4]

Waller faced Democrat Leslie Maksimowicz in the November 2008 general election. Waller's candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post and the Colorado Springs Independent, ^[5] and he won election to the legislature with 66 percent of votes cast.^[6]

2009 legislative session

For the 2009 legislative session, Waller was named to seats on the House Education Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.^[7]

Waller plans on sponsoring legislation to require disclosure on clothes collection bins operated by for-profit companies, to include a new derivative of methamphetamine to Colorado's list of banned drugs, and to exclude dry-ice bombs from a felony list of explosives, and to allow homeschooled students to enroll in college classes.^[8]

2012 election

In the 2012 General Election, Representative Waller faced Libertarian challenger Larry Reedy. Waller was reelected by a margin of 73% to 15% with other third-party candidates garnering the remainder of the vote.^[9][10]

References

External links

• Campaign website