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Alan Wilson
AlanWilsonOfficialPortrait.jpg
51st Attorney General of South Carolina
Incumbent

Assumed office
January 12, 2011
Governor
Nikki Haley
Henry McMaster
Preceded byHenry McMaster

Personal details
Born
(1973-07-16) July 16, 1973 (age 45)
West Columbia, South
Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Parents
Joe Wilson (Stepfather)
Education
Francis Marion University (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)
Military service
Allegiance
 United States
Branch/service
 United States Army
RankColonel
Unit
South Carolina National Guard
Judge Advocate General Corps

Alan McCrory Wilson (born July 16, 1973)[1] is an American lawyer and politician, currently serving his third term as the 51st Attorney General of South Carolina. He is a member of the Republican Party.




Contents





  • 1 Early life and education


  • 2 Legal career


  • 3 Attorney General of South Carolina

    • 3.1 2010 campaign


    • 3.2 Investigation of campaign contributions


    • 3.3 Zombie voters controversy


    • 3.4 Same-sex marriage


    • 3.5 Threatened litigation against DACA


    • 3.6 Opposition to medical marijuana



  • 4 Personal life


  • 5 Military service


  • 6 Electoral history


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Early life and education


Wilson was born Alan McCrory. His father, Michael McCrory, was an Army captain and Vietnam veteran.[2] He was killed in 1975 in a helicopter crash during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.[3] Wilson's mother, Roxanne Dusenbury McCrory, then married Joe Wilson, who currently serves as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district. Joe Wilson adopted Alan when he was three, and Alan took his last name.[3] Along with his three brothers, Alan is an Eagle Scout.[4]


Wilson graduated from Francis Marion University with a bachelor's degree in political science[1] in 1996, and received a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2002.[5]


Following college, he joined the South Carolina National Guard. Today, he is a Colonel in the Judge Advocate General Corps.



Legal career


Wilson served as an intern in the Attorney General's office under Charlie Condon. After law school, he worked for Judge Marc H. Westbrook of the South Carolina Circuit Court. Wilson later served as an Assistant Solicitor and as an Assistant Attorney General. In 2009, he moved to the private sector and started working at the law firm Willoughby & Hoefer in Columbia, South Carolina.



Attorney General of South Carolina



2010 campaign


Henry McMaster did not run for reelection as Attorney General, choosing instead to run for governor,[6] as incumbent Mark Sanford was term limited. Wilson won the GOP nomination in a runoff election on June 22, 2010, receiving 60 percent of the vote against his opponent Leighton Lord.[7] Wilson defeated Democrat Matthew Richardson and Green Party candidate Leslie Minerd in the general election on November 2.[8]



Investigation of campaign contributions


In 2013, Wilson self-reported his campaign failed to report least 84 contributions and expenditures on required public reports. In February 2013, Wilson originally admitted his campaign failed to disclose and report receiving at least 15 separate contributions of unknown amounts.[9] A further investigation completed in March 2013 revealed at least 68 unreported contributions and 16 unreported expenditures. As the errors were self reported and the reports were subsequently re-filed, Wilson faced no penalties.[10]



Zombie voters controversy


On January 12, 2012, Wilson falsely claimed on Fox News that "We found out that there were over 900 people who died and then subsequently voted. That number could be even higher than that."[11][12]The Washington Post investigated this and similar claims, finding that the "State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) conducted an extensive probe, which was completed May 11, 2012. But the final report was just made public this month after a 13-month review by Wilson’s office" and concluding that Wilson "hyped these charges into certified "facts", even before any real investigation had taken place. Indeed, the minuscule percentage of alleged dead votes, out of the number cast, should have urged caution. Instead, he went straight to the television cameras—and then his office for months bottled up the report that revealed not a single claim was true."[12]The Washington Post awarded Wilson's claim "Four Pinocchios."[12]



Same-sex marriage


In October 2014, Wilson asked the Supreme Court of South Carolina to intervene to stop same-sex marriage licenses from being issued in South Carolina after the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling striking down state bans on same-sex marriage. The 4th Circuit has jurisdiction over South Carolina.[13]



Threatened litigation against DACA


In July 2017, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a group of Republican attorneys general from nine other states, including Wilson, plus Idaho Governor Butch Otter, in threatening that they would litigate against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy that had been put into place by President Barack Obama. Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery subsequently reversed his position and withdrew his participation from the proposed suit on August 31. Slatery went further to urge passage of the DREAM Act.[14][15] The other Attorneys General who joined in making the threats against Trump included Steve Marshall of Alabama, Leslie Rutledge of Arkansas, Lawrence Wasden of Idaho, Derek Schmidt of Kansas, Jeff Landry of Louisiana, Doug Peterson of Nebraska, and Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia.[16]



Opposition to medical marijuana


In January 2019, Wilson described marijuana as "the most dangerous drug" in the United States while denouncing legislation that would allow physicians to prescribe medical marijuana for patients.[17]



Personal life


Wilson and his wife, Jennifer, have two children.[1]



Military service


Wilson joined the South Carolina National Guard in 1996, and has received the Combat Action Badge for service in Iraq.[4]



Electoral history


















South Carolina Attorney General Republican Primary Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Votes

%
Republican

Alan Wilson
150,404
38.94
Republican

Leighton Lord
143,339
37.12
Republican
Robert Bolchoz
92,457
23.94












South Carolina Attorney General Republican Primary Runoff Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Votes

%
Republican

Alan Wilson
205,851
59.79
Republican
Leighton Lord
138,444
40.21




















South Carolina Attorney General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Votes

%
Republican

Alan Wilson
716,193
53.74
Democratic
Matthew Richardson
589,135
44.20
Green
Leslie Minerd
27,008
2.03
Write-ins
Write-ins
470
0.04
















South Carolina Attorney General Election, 2014

Party

Candidate

Votes

%
Republican

Alan Wilson (inc.)
738,434
60.26
Democratic
Parnell Diggs
486,058
39.67
Write-ins
Write-ins
879
0.07












South Carolina Attorney General Republican Primary Election, 2018

Candidate

Votes

%

Alan Wilson
166,220
48.6

Todd Atwater
101,661
29.7
William Herlong
73,882
21.6


References




  1. ^ abc "2010 statewide candidate biographies". The State. McClatchy Company. October 28, 2010. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Simon, Darran (February 15, 2004). "Congressman with military ties backs Iraq war". The Island Packet. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved June 19, 2011.


  3. ^ ab Roig-Franzia, Manuel (June 21, 2010). "Joe Wilson's stepson vs. insurance mogul's son-in-law in South Carolina runoff". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 19, 2011.


  4. ^ ab "MEET ALAN WILSON". Alan Wilson for Attorney General. Alan Wilson for Attorney General. Retrieved June 19, 2011.


  5. ^ "Alan Wilson: Republican Candidate for Attorney General". News Radio WORD. Entercom Communications. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.


  6. ^ Monk, John (January 30, 2011). "New attorney general sets priorities". The State. McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on February 5, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.


  7. ^ "Joe Wilson's son wins runoff for AG". Associated Press. Associated Press. June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2011.


  8. ^ Smith, Glenn (November 3, 2010). "Wilson easily wins AG post in 1st bid". The Post and Courier. Charleston, SC.


  9. ^ [1] Archived 2013-04-10 at Archive.today "SC Attorney General Didn't Report Campaign Contributions", The Columbia Free Times, February 21, 2013.


  10. ^ [2] "SC Attorney General discovers $134,000 in unreported contributions, expenses," The State Newspaper, March 22, 2013.


  11. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBEE0ZccZ-o


  12. ^ abc Kessler, Glenn (July 26, 2013). "The case of 'zombie' voters in South Carolina". The Washington Post.


  13. ^ http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/08/attorney-gen-asks-to-halt-gay-marriage-licenses-in-sc/16937367/


  14. ^ Tennessee’s attorney general: I’ve changed my mind, DACA is good, pass the DREAM Act, Vox.com, Dara Linddara, September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.


  15. ^ Texas leads 10 states in urging Trump to end Obama-era immigration program, Texas Tribune, Julián Aguilar, June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.


  16. ^ SPLC denounces letter from 10 Attorneys General seeking "cruel and heartless" repeal of DACA, Southern Poverty Law Center, June 30, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.


  17. ^ abrown@postandcourier.com, Andrew Brown. "SC police, doctors fighting medical marijuana; AG calls it US's 'most dangerous drug'". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2019-01-29.




External links


  • South Carolina Attorney General official page

  • Alan Wilson for Attorney General campaign site




Legal offices
Preceded by
Henry McMaster

Attorney General of South Carolina
2011–present

Incumbent







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