Michael Alan "Alan" Wilson
What this job does: Runs the state's executive branch and signs or vetoes the bills the General Assembly passes. The governor can strike single items out of the state budget (a line-item veto); two-thirds of each chamber can override. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected together on one ticket. The lieutenant governor takes over if the governor leaves office or cannot serve. A term is four years, and a governor can serve no more than two terms in a row.
- Current office
- Attorney General of South Carolina (since 2011)
- Occupation
- Attorney General
Background
- South Carolina attorney general since 2011; earlier an assistant attorney general under Henry McMaster. source: wbtv.com
- Colonel in the Army National Guard, serving since 1996; served overseas in Operation Iraqi Freedom II and received the Combat Action Badge. source: wilsonforsc.com
- Graduate of the U.S. Army War College. source: wilsonforsc.com
- Won the June 2026 Republican runoff for governor over Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. source: wbtv.com
In their own words
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- "Defending Our Freedoms" source: wilsonforsc.com
- "Keeping Families Safe" source: wilsonforsc.com
- "Stood Strong For Election Integrity" source: wilsonforsc.com
- "Backed Trump's Fight Against Criminal Illegal Immigrants" source: wilsonforsc.com
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