1. Wayne Allard is descended from immigrants from Canada and Scotland.
16 Facts About Wayne Allard
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Wayne Allard was raised on a ranch near Walden, Colorado.
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Wayne Allard received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 1968.
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Wayne Allard continued to run a veterinary practice full-time, while representing Larimer and Weld counties in the Colorado State Senate, from 1983 to 1990.
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Wayne Allard served in the United States House of Representatives from Colorado's Fourth Congressional District from 1991 to 1997.
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In 1996, Wayne Allard was elected to the United States Senate, defeating state Attorney General Gale Norton in the Republican primary and Tom Strickland by five percentage points in the general election.
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Wayne Allard made a pledge at the time to serve just two terms in the Senate before retiring.
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In 2003, Wayne Allard introduced into the Senate the Federal Marriage Amendment, seeking to ban same-sex marriages.
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In 2004, Wayne Allard reintroduced the Federal Marriage Amendment with minor changes.
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In presenting the amendment, Wayne Allard made the case that there is a "master plan" to "destroy the institution of marriage".
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On January 15,2007 Wayne Allard announced he would fulfill a 1996 campaign promise to serve only two Senate terms and would retire in January 2009.
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Wayne Allard switched his endorsement to John McCain once he secured his spot as the presumptive Republican nominee.
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Wayne Allard was a co-sponsor of the James Peak Wilderness Bill, which created a 14,000-acre preserve around James Peak, and added 3,000 acres to the Indian Peak Protection Area.
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Wayne Allard sponsored legislation which created Colorado's 85,000-acre Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
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Wayne Allard was chairman and founder of the Senate Renewable Energy and Efficiency Caucus.
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In 2007, Wayne Allard authored Colorado's US Senators: A Biographical Guide.