Sue Wallis Explained

Sue Wallis
State House:	Wyoming
District:	52nd^[1]
Term Start:	January 2007
Term End:	January 28, 2014
Predecessor:	Burke Jackson
Successor:	Troy Mader
Birth Date:	October 9, 1957
Birth Place:	Gillette, Wyoming, U.S.
Death Date:	c.
Death Place:	Gillette, Wyoming, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Recluse, Wyoming
Alma Mater:	University of Wyoming

Sue Ellen Wallis^[2] (October 9, 1957 – January 28, 2014) was an American politician. She was a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives who represented District 52 from January 2007 until her death in January 2014.

Personal life

Wallis, who attended the University of Wyoming at Laramie, was a rancher and the daughter of former legislator Dick Wallis. She had resided in Recluse.^[3]

Elections

• 2012, Wallis won the three-way August 21, 2012 Republican primary with 520 votes (44.5%),^[4] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 general election, winning with 2,939 votes.^[5]
• 2006, When Republican Representative Burke Jackson did not seek re-election to the District 52 seat in the Wyoming House, Wallis won the August 22, 2006 Republican primary with 818 votes (52.3%),^[6] and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 2,238 votes.^[7]
• 2008, Wallis was unopposed for both the August 19, 2008 Republican primary, winning with 1,111 votes,^[8] and she won the November 4, 2008 general election with 3,462 votes.^[9]
• 2010, Wallis won the August 17, 2010 Republican primary with 1,022 votes (50.3%),^[10] and won the three-way November 2, 2010 general election with 1,687 votes (57.2%) against Independent candidate Travis Hakert and Libertarian Nicholas De Laat.^[11]

Death

Wallis was found dead at age 56 on January 28, 2014, at a hotel in her native Gillette, Wyoming. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed.^[12]

External links

• Official page at the Wyoming Legislature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Sue Wallis . https://web.archive.org/web/20110219112826/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=146 . dead . February 19, 2011 . . . December 16, 2013.
2. Web site: Sue Wallis biodata. Project Vote Smart. December 16, 2013.
3. http://www.centredaily.com/2014/01/28/4006973/wyoming-legislator-sue-wallis.html#storylink=cpy Notice of death of Sue Wallis
4. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2012. Secretary of State of Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming. 52. December 16, 2013.
5. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election. November 6, 2012. Secretary of State of Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming. 52. December 16, 2013.
6. Web site: Republican Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 22, 2006 . Secretary of State of Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming . 20 & 21 . December 16, 2013.
7. Web site: Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 7, 2006. Secretary of State of Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming. 24. December 16, 2013.
8. Web site: Republican Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election. August 19, 2008. Secretary of State of Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming. 15. December 16, 2013.
9. Web site: Statewide House Districts Official Summary Wyoming General Election. November 4, 2008. Secretary of State of Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming. 27. December 16, 2013.
10. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election. August 17, 2010. Secretary of State of Wyoming . Cheyenne, Wyoming. 52. December 16, 2013.
11. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election. November 2, 2010. Secretary of State of Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming. 52. December 16, 2013.
12. News: Neary. Ben. Wyoming Legislator Sue Wallis Dies. January 29, 2014. Centre Daily Times. Cheyenne, WY. January 28, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140130235429/http://www.centredaily.com/2014/01/28/4006973/wyoming-legislator-sue-wallis.html. January 30, 2014.