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Following his graduation from Yale, Wallop served from 1955 to 1957 in the [[United States Army]] as a first lieutenant.

Following his graduation from Yale, Wallop served from 1955 to 1957 in the [[United States Army]] as a first lieutenant.

After his discharge from the Army, Wallop began ranching, and entered politics in 1969 as a state representative from Sheridan. From 1973 to 1976, he was a state senator.<ref name=NYTobit/>

After his discharge from the Army, Wallop began ranching, and entered politics, after his divorce from the former Josephine Vail, the mother of his four children. In 1969, he became a state representative from Sheridan. From 1973 to 1976, he was a state senator.<ref name=NYTobit/>

In 1974, Wallop sought the Republican [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nomination,<ref name=NYTobit/> but was defeated by his state Senate colleague, [[Dick Jones (Wyoming politician)|Richard R. "Dick" Jones]], a trucking executive from Cody and Powell in Park County in northwestern Wyoming. Jones went on to lose the [[general election]] in a heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] year to Edgar Jacob Herschler (1918-1999) of Kemmerer in Lincoln County in southwestern Wyoming.

In 1974, Wallop sought the Republican [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nomination,<ref name=NYTobit/> but was defeated by his state Senate colleague, [[Dick Jones (Wyoming politician)|Richard R. "Dick" Jones]], a trucking executive from Cody and Powell in Park County in northwestern Wyoming.Jones went on to lose the [[general election]] in a heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] year to Edgar Jacob Herschler (1918-1999) of Kemmerer in Lincoln County in southwestern Wyoming.

In 1976, a nationally Democratic year, [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]], still defeated [[Jimmy Carter]] in Wyoming, and Wallop  unseated three-term Democratic U.S. Senator Gale William McGee (1915-1992) with 55 percent of the vote.<ref name=NYTobit/>His election advertising depicted a cowboy riding across the range with a portable toilet on top of a pack horse.<ref name=vacav/>

In 1976, a nationally Democratic year, [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]], still defeated [[Jimmy Carter]] in Wyoming, and Wallop  unseated three-term Democratic U.S. Senator Gale William McGee (1915-1992) with 55 percent of the vote.<ref name=NYTobit/> His election advertising depicted a cowboy riding across the range with a portable toilet on top of a pack horse.<ref name=vacav/>

Though Wallop said that he would serve only one term, he completed three terms. Senator Wallop supported strong national security. On fiscal matters, Wallop favored reductions in estate and gift taxes.<ref name=NYTobit>{{cite web |author=Margalit Fox|date=September 15, 2011 |title=Malcolm Wallop, Senator From Wyoming, Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/us/malcolm-wallop-ex-senator-of-wyoming-dies-at-78.html?_r=1 |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref>

Though Wallop said that he would serve only one term, he completed three terms. Senator Wallop supported strong national security. On fiscal matters, Wallop favored reductions in estate and gift taxes.<ref name=NYTobit>{{cite web |author=Margalit Fox|date=September 15, 2011 |title=Malcolm Wallop, Senator From Wyoming, Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/us/malcolm-wallop-ex-senator-of-wyoming-dies-at-78.html?_r=1 |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref>

In 1994, a strongly Republican year nationally, Wallop did not seek a fourth term but became the director of the conservative Frontiers of Freedom Foundation think tank.<ref name=vacaville/>He was succeeded as senator by fellow Republican [[Craig Thomas]], who was ten days older than Wallop and died in office in 2007, when he was succeeded by Republican [[John Barrasso]].  ''The Economist'' wrote of Wallop: "Although his detractors have steadily grown in number, even Democrats grudgingly admitted to liking his candor and his willingness to be stupendously politically incorrect."<ref name=NYTobit/>

In 1994, a strongly Republican year nationally, Wallop did not seek a fourth term but became the director of the conservative Frontiers of Freedom Foundation think tank.<ref name=vacaville/>He was succeeded as senator by fellow Republican [[Craig Thomas]], who was ten days older than Wallop and died in office in 2007, when he was succeeded by Republican [[John Barrasso]].  ''The Economist'' wrote of Wallop: "Although his detractors have steadily grown in number, even Democrats grudgingly admitted to liking his candor and his willingness to be stupendously politically incorrect."<ref name=NYTobit/>

In 1996, Wallop was the general chairman and executive director of the [[Steve Forbes]] campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Forbes obtained primary wins in [[Delaware]] and [[Arizona]] but lost the nomination to Senater [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]], who was then defeated by incumbent [[Bill Clinton]].

In 1996, Wallop was the general chairman and executive director of the [[Steve Forbes]] campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Forbes obtained primary wins in [[Delaware]] and [[Arizona]] but lost the nomination to Senator [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]], who was then defeated by incumbent [[Bill Clinton]].

==Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==