Background
Wilson was born Alan McCrory. His father, Michael McCrory, was an Army captain and Vietnam veteran.
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Wilson was born Alan McCrory. His father, Michael McCrory, was an Army captain and Vietnam veteran.
Wilson graduated from Francis Marion University with a bachelor"s degree in political science in 1996, and received a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2002.
He was killed in 1975 in a helicopter crash during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Wilson"s mother, Roxanne Dusenbury McCrory, then married Joe Wilson, who currently serves as the United States. Representative for South Carolina"s 2nd congressional district. Joe Wilson adopted Alan when he was three, and Alan took his last name.
Wilson served as an intern in the Attorney General"s office under Charlie Condon.
After law school, he worked for Judge Marc H. Westbrook, and later 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.
Henry McMaster did not run for reelection as Attorney General, choosing instead to run for governor, as incumbent Mark Sanford was term limited. Wilson defeated Democrat Matthew Richardson and Green Party candidate Leslie Minerd in the general election on November 2.
In 2013, it was reported that Wilson failed to comply with state ethics disclosure laws by not reporting at 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. 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 will not face any penalties.
On January 12, 2012, Wilson 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." 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. 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.
Wilson joined the South Carolina National Guard in 1996, and has received the Combat Action Badge for service in Iraq.
He is a member of the Republican party.