Wade Sanders

Wade Rowland Sanders
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Navy
RankCaptain
Battles / warsVietnam
AwardsPurple Heart, Bronze Star
Other workGovernment; Politics

Wade Sanders is an attorney from San Diego, California and a retired United States Navy Captain who served as Deputy Assistant United States Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs during the Clinton Administration. He was formerly California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi's senior adviser for veterans and military affairs. As an attorney, he specialized in the legal practice of corporate governance and ethics, as well as employee owned companies and lobbying for major corporations. In December 2008, he pleaded guilty to one charge of possession of child pornography and served almost three years in prison. On January 9, 2013, Sanders was disbarred.