Charlie Wilson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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Preceded by | Ted Strickland |
Succeeded by | Bill Johnson |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 30th district |
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In office January 3, 2005 – December 31, 2006 |
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Preceded by | Greg DiDonato |
Succeeded by | Jason Wilson |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 96th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
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Preceded by | Nancy Hollister |
Succeeded by | Allan Sayre |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 99th district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Jack Cera |
Succeeded by | George Distel |
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Born | January 18, 1943 Martins Ferry, Ohio |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | single |
Residence | St. Clairsville, Ohio |
Alma mater | Ohio University |
Occupation | mortician |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson (born January 18, 1943) is the former U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. On November 2, 2010, Wilson lost his bid for a third term in Congress after being defeated by Republican Bill Johnson by a 50-45% margin. He is of no relation to former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, who was the subject of the book and film Charlie Wilson's War.
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Wilson was born January 18, 1943 in Martins Ferry, Ohio.[1] He is a graduate of Ohio University and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He has spent his career in the funeral home business. He was a small business owner and was president of Wilson Funeral Homes and Wilson Furniture Store.
Wilson ran for Ohio's 99th House District. He defeated William L. Thomas in the Democratic primary 54%-46%.[2] He won the general election and re-election in 1998 (50%),[3] 2000 (68%),[4] and 2002 (62%).[5]
In 2004, he ran for the Ohio Senate when incumbent Democrat Greg DiDonato of the 30th District decided to retire after redistricting. In the Democratic primary, he defeated State Representative Jerry Krupinski 67%-33%.[6] He won the general election with 67% of the vote.[7] When he decided to retire to run for the U.S. House of Representatives, his son Jason Wilson replaced him.[8]
Wilson had offices in: Canfield, Wellsville, Marietta, Bridgeport and Ironton, Ohio.[9]
In 2006, incumbent Democrat U.S. Congressman Ted Strickland decided to retire to run for Governor of Ohio. Wilson decided to run for the open seat in Ohio's 6th congressional district. Ohio state law requires that a candidate for Congress submit 50 valid signatures from constituents in his district to qualify for a place on the primary ballot. When Wilson's signatures were verified by the Columbiana County Board of Elections, only 46 of the 93 signatures submitted could be verified as legal residents of the Ohio 6th.[10] As such, for the Democratic primary on May 2, 2006, Charlie Wilson's name did not appear on the ballot. Wilson's campaign launched a massive effort, aided by the national party and organized labor, to 'write-in' Charlie Wilson's name in the primary. The campaign was successful, with Wilson winning 66% of the Democratic vote against two opponents.[11] Wilson defeated Republican State Representative Chuck Blasdel 62%-38%.[12]
Wilson defeated Republican Richard Stobbs 62%-33%.[13]
Wilson was defeated by Republican U.S. Air Force veteran Bill Johnson 50%-45%.[14]
In November 2011, Wilson filed to run a rematch against Johnson in the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District.[15]
After entering office, Wilson joined the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate and conservative congressional Democrats.[16] Wilson was named Blue Dog of the Week on April 2, 2007.[17] Wilson voted "Yes" on the Senate version of the health care bill.[18]
Along with Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR) and Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR), Wilson introduced H.R.3090 in July 2007 to counteract a provision tucked away in the Iraq Spending Bill. The provision required that all Medicaid prescriptions be written on "tamper resistant pads" effective October 1, 2007. The provision was put in place to combat Medicaid prescription fraud, but it may have unintended consequences. For example, the pads may not be not widely available, nor is there a good definition of what they are. If pharmacists fill prescriptions that are not written on the special pads they risk not getting reimbursed through Medicaid. Wilson's bill would require that only Class II narcotics prescriptions, like OxyContin, be written on tamper-resistant pads. "This will prevent the most dangerous fraud without preventing those in need from receiving their everyday medications," Wilson said.[19][20]
While the above action in pending action by the Subcommittee on Health, a six-month delay in the effective date was passed as part of H.R.3668.[21][22]
Congressman Wilson is a member of the Rural Caucus, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus|Sportsmen's Caucus, and the Steel Caucus. He has assumed a leadership position in the Steel Caucus, serving as a member of the executive board.
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
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2006 | Charles A. Wilson, Jr. | 135,628 | 62% | Chuck Blasdel | 82,848 | 38% | |||
2008 | Charles A. Wilson, Jr. | 172,037 | 62% | Richard Stobbs | 90,632 | 33% | |||
2010 | Charles A. Wilson, Jr. | 92,823 | 45% | Bill Johnson | 103,170 | 50% |
Wilson has four sons and nine grandchildren.[24] His son Jason serves in the Ohio Senate.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Ted Strickland |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th congressional district 2007–2011 |
Succeeded by Bill Johnson |