Representative
Trudi Walend
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 4, 2012 – January 1, 2013
Preceded byDavid Guice
Succeeded byChris Whitmire
Constituency113th District
In office
January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2009
Preceded byBill Ives
Succeeded byDavid Guice
Constituency68th District (1999–2003)
113th District (2003–2009)
Personal details
Born (1943-06-25) June 25, 1943
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBrevard, North Carolina
Alma materWestern Carolina University
OccupationPublic Health Administration & Computer Business Owner
WebsiteCampaign Website

Trudi Walend (born June 25, 1943) was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the 113th district (and the preceding 68th district)[1][2][3][4][5][6] (including constituents in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties) from her election in 1998[3] until her retirement in 2009. She was then appointed to the seat again in 2012 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rep. David Guice.[7][8] When she ran for a new full term, she was defeated by a narrow margin in the May 2012 Republican primary.[9]

A businessperson in Brevard, North Carolina, Walend at one time held the position of House Republican Whip.

Committee assignments

2012-2013 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
  • Judiciary (Vice Chair)
  • Agriculture
  • Government
  • State Personnel

Electoral history

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district Republican Primary election, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Whitmire 6,448 51.11%
Republican Trudi Walend (incumbent) 6,169 48.89%
Total votes 12,617 100%

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2006[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trudi Walend (incumbent) 19,026 100%
Total votes 19,026 100%
Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2004[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trudi Walend (incumbent) 24,016 100%
Total votes 24,016 100%
Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2002[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trudi Walend (incumbent) 17,472 83.96%
Libertarian Jean Marlowe 3,338 16.04%
Total votes 20,810 100%
Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district Republican primary election, 2000[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trudi Walend (incumbent) 3,809 78.59%
Republican Horace Jarrett 1,038 21.42%
Total votes 4,847 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2000[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trudi Walend (incumbent) 21,456 100%
Total votes 21,456 100%
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart Biography
  2. ↑ Campaign Website Experience Section
  3. 1 2 N.C. Board of Elections: 1998 General Election
  4. ↑ N.C. General Assembly Profile
  5. ↑ N.C. Board of Elections: 1996 General Election Results|See 68th N.C. House
  6. ↑ Government, Council of State (May 2005). CSG State Directory: Directory I - Elective Officials 2005. Council of State Governments. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-87292-823-7. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Trudi Walend". Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ Citizen-Times
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ↑ "NC State House 068 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  15. ↑ "NC State House 068". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
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