 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (November 2021) |
David S. Wilson | |
|---|---|
 David Wilson at a committee hearing in 2018 | |
| Member of the Alaska Senate | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie Huggins |
| Constituency | D (2017-23) N (since 2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Sylvester Wilson 1981 (age 42–43) California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Aleta |
| Residence | Wasilla, Alaska |
| Alma mater | Alaska Pacific University |
David Sylvester Wilson (born 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.[1]
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.[1]
Upon being sworn in on January 17, 2017, Wilson became the first African-American elected to the Senate from Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Valley,[2] 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.
- ^ a b Lockyer, Ellen (August 18, 2016). "Wilson upsets Gattis for state Senate seat". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ Hollander, Zaz (September 27, 2016). "After upset victory in Senate primary, Wasilla councilman still needs to win over some Mat-Su Republicans". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved January 17, 2017.