Background
Wilson, Roger C. was born on April 20, 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
lieutenant governor school administrator
Wilson, Roger C. was born on April 20, 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Allegheny College (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1970). University of Michigan (Master of Arts, 1971). Saint Louis University (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Pi Gamma 1978.
He is a Democrat.
He was a school teacher and an elementary school principal in Columbia, Missouri. Wilson began his political career as a Boone County Collector in 1976. He was elected to the Missouri State Senate from the 19th District in a 1979 special election and was re-elected by large majorities in 1980, 1984, and 1988 He served as Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1993 to 2000.
As lieutenant governor to Mel Carnahan, Roger Wilson was dedicated to advocating for the "Four East"s": economic development, education, efficiency in government, and the elderly.
Governor of Missouri
In October 2000, Governor Mel Carnahan died in an airplane crash, and Wilson served as governor until the end of the term in 2001. Following Governor Carnahan"s posthumous election to the United States. Senate, Wilson appointed his widow Jean Carnahan to serve in his place.
Chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party
In August 2004, Wilson became Chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party after endorsing Claire McCaskill in her ultimately successful bid to unseat incumbent Governor Bob Holden in the Democratic Primary. In January, 2007, after previously indicating he was interested in serving another two years, Wilson announced he would not seek an additional term as Chairman.
Wilson was ousted as President and Chief Executive Officer of Missouri Employers Mutual in Columbia, Missouri in June 2011.
On Thursday, April 12, 2012, Wilson pleaded guilty to federal charges of money laundering. Wilson improperly donated money to the Missouri Democratic Party and billed the public entity Missouri Employers Mutual for legal fees to cover up the crime. He faced up to a year in federal prison and $100,000 in fines.
On May 25, Wilson was fined $2,000 by the Missouri Ethics Commission.
In July he was sentenced to two years of probation on the money laundering charge.
Board directors United Way, Columbia. Member Missouri Association Community Arts Agencies, Boone County History Society. Member committee Missouri Parents as Teachers.
Member Columbia Chamber of Commerce of C., Cosmopolitan International.
Married Patricia O' Brien. Children: Erin, Drew.