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David S. Wilson
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David Wilson seated in the Senate chamber of the Alaska State Capitol in May 2019
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| Member of the Alaska Senate | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Huggins |
| Constituency | D (2017-23) N (since 2023) |
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Aleta |
| Residence | Wasilla, Alaska |
| Alma mater | Alaska Pacific University |
David S. Wilson (born ca. 1981) is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, Wilson has represented Wasilla in the Alaska Senate since 2017. He formerly served as a city councilman in Wasilla.
Wilson was elected to the Senate at the age of 35. He narrowly defeated Representative Lynn Gattis in the Republican primary to succeed longtime Senator Charlie Huggins, who was retiring, in August 2016. He was endorsed in his campaign by the conservative Republican Assembly but did not run with the backing of the Alaska Republican Party. He was previously an unaffiliated voter, registering with the Republican Party less than a year before his primary victory.
Upon being sworn in on January 17, 2017, Wilson became the first African-American elected to the Senate from Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Wilson is the eighth African-American to serve in the Alaska Legislature. Of those eight, he is the third Republican, the second senator, the first Republican senator and the first to represent an area of Alaska outside of Anchorage or Fairbanks.
Legislative Accomplishments
Senator Wilson has sponsored successful legislation every year he has been in office to date. This legislation includes: SB 46 (2017): "An Act establishing October 25 of each year as African American Soldiers' Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway Day." SB 134 (2018): "An Act relating to medical assistance reimbursement for the services of licensed professional counselors; and providing for an effective date." SB 55 (2019): "An Act relating to judges of the court of appeals; and providing for an effective date." SB 25 (2019): "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Dental Examiners; and providing for an effective date." SB 43 (2019): "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers; extending the termination date of the Big Game Commercial Services Board; relating to a person's eligibility to hold a registered guide-outfitter license, master guide-outfitter license, class-A assistant guide license, assistant guide license, or transporter license; and providing for an effective date." SB 134 (2020): "An Act relating to medical assistance reimbursement for the services of licensed professional counselors; and providing for an effective date." SB 24 (2021): "An Act relating to holding corporate meetings by remote communication; allowing voting by remote communication at corporate meetings; making shareholder lists available electronically; relating to for-profit and nonprofit corporations; relating to business and industrial development corporations; relating to Native corporations; relating to the Alaska Banking Code; and providing for an effective date." .....
Personal life
Wilson was born in California and raised in a Christian household. He attended Alaska Pacific University, earning a degree in psychology, where he met his wife, Aleta.
See also
- Black conservatism in the United States
- List of African-American Republicans
- List of first African-American U.S. state legislators
