Ron Wilson (politics)

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Ron Wilson is the former national commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, serving from 2002 to 2004, and a South Carolina Senate hopeful for Anderson County, South Carolina, a race in which he was soundly defeated. As of June 2006 Wilson is the Republican candidate for Anderson County Council District 6 with no opposition in the November general election. A native of Easley, South Carolina, Wilson is a proponent of the right to secession (although he does not advocate modern secession), and wants "Confederate Southern American" designated as a demographic minority group, citing them as a "separate and distinct people".

The Southern Poverty Law Center has listed Wilson on their Radical Right 40 to Watch list, labelling him as a "neo-Confederate" that has dramatically changed the agenda of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Several members of the organization have questioned the scope and direction of Wilson's leadership.

Wilson has filed with the Senate Ethics Committee, stating his amount of funds raised at $75,000, including notable contributor Maurice Bessinger.

Wilson formerly hosted a thirty-minute program titled "The Hour of Courage" on shortwave radio. Wilson currently serves on the South Carolina Board of Education.

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• SCV Leadership, SCV, Summer 2006