Trudi Walend

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 (age 81)
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.

  1. ^ Project Vote Smart Biography
  2. ^ Campaign Website Experience Section
  3. ^ a b N.C. Board of Elections: 1998 General Election[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ N.C. General Assembly Profile
  5. ^ N.C. Board of Elections: 1996 General Election Results|See 68th N.C. House[permanent dead link‍]
  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