Wayne Allard
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United States Senator from Colorado |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Hank Brown |
| Succeeded by | Mark Udall |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Hank Brown |
| Succeeded by | Bob Schaffer |
| Member of the Colorado Senate | |
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In office 1983–1990 |
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Alan Wayne Allard December 2, 1943 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Malcolm |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Loveland, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University |
| Profession | Veterinarian |
Alan Wayne Allard (born December 2, 1943) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator and United States Representative from Colorado, as well as a member of the Colorado Senate. He did not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2008. Since February, 2009, he has worked at The Livingston Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.
Allard was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Sibyl Jean (née Stewart) and Amos Wilson Allard. He is descended from immigrants from Canada and Scotland. He was raised on a ranch near Walden, Colorado. He received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 1968.
Allard continued to run a veterinary practice full-time, while representing Larimer and Weld counties in the Colorado State Senate, from 1983 to 1990. During his tenure he was a strong supporter of fiscal responsibility and the preservation of a citizen legislature. Allard's influence on local politics is still felt today as he is the sponsor of Colorado's law limiting state legislative sessions to 120 days.
Allard served in the United States House of Representatives from Colorado's Fourth Congressional District from 1991 to 1997. As a Colorado Representative, Allard served on the Joint Committee on Congressional Reform, which recommended many of the reforms included in the Contract with America. These reforms became some of the first to be passed by the Republican controlled Congress in 1995 and were the key to their platform.
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