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David S. Wilson (Alaska)
David S. Wilson (Republican Party) was a member of the Alaska State Senate, representing District N. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. He left office on January 21, 2025.
Wilson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District N. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
David Wilson lives in Alaska. He earned degrees in education and psychology as well as an M.B.A. His career experience includes teaching throughout Alaska in rural communities and providing technical assistance to Alaska’s Community Health Clinics. Additionally, he worked in the behavioral health field for 11 years. Wilson previously served as a city councilman in Wasilla.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wilson was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Health & Social Services Committee, Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee, Vice Chair
- Select Committee on Legislative Ethics _(decommissioned), Alternate
- Victims Advocate Selection Committee, Co-Chair
2021-2022
Wilson was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Health & Social Services Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Wilson was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Health & Social Services Committee, Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Health & Social Services, Chair |
| • State Affairs |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District N
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Robert Yundt in round 1 .
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Total votes: 15,493 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District N
Incumbent David S. Wilson, Robert Yundt, and Stephen Wright advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District N on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David S. Wilson (R) | 41.4 | 1,724 |
| ✔ |  | Robert Yundt (R) | 32.7 | 1,360 |
| ✔ |  | Stephen Wright (R) | 25.9 | 1,080 |
| Total votes: 4,164 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wilson in this election.
2022
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District N
The ranked-choice voting election was won by David S. Wilson in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 11,532 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District N
Incumbent David S. Wilson, Stephen Wright, and Scott Clayton advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District N on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David S. Wilson (R) | 46.4 | 3,585 |
| ✔ | | Stephen Wright (R) | 27.5 | 2,123 |
| ✔ |  | Scott Clayton (R) | 26.2 | 2,025 |
| Total votes: 7,733 | |||
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2020
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District D
Incumbent David S. Wilson defeated James Mayfield, Thomas Lamb, and Stephen Wright in the general election for Alaska State Senate District D on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David S. Wilson (R) | 69.2 | 12,631 |
| James Mayfield (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 2,622 | ||
 | Thomas Lamb (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 2,616 | |
| Stephen Wright (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 386 | ||
| Total votes: 18,255 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District D
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District D on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David S. Wilson | 33.9 | 1,736 |
| Stephen Wright | 26.0 | 1,330 | |
| Loy Thurman | 22.2 | 1,135 | ||
| Bernadette Rupright | 9.2 | 470 | ||
| Chandra McCain-Finch | 6.7 | 342 | ||
 | Huhnkie Lee | 2.1 | 110 | |
| Total votes: 5,123 | |||
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District D
Thomas Lamb advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District D on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Lamb | 100.0 | 1,329 |
| Total votes: 1,329 | |||
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2016
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Charlie Huggins (R) did not seek re-election.
David S. Wilson ran unopposed in the Alaska State Senate District D general election.[2][3]
| Alaska State Senate, District D General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  David S. Wilson (unopposed) | |
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||
David S. Wilson defeated Lynn Gattis in the Alaska State Senate District D Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Alaska State Senate, District D Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David S. Wilson |
51.78% | 1,748 | |
| Republican | Lynn Gattis | 48.22% | 1,628 | |
| Total Votes | 3,376 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
David S. Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
David S. Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Wilson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Some of my priorities include:
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| —David S. Wilson, [7] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 15.
2023
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In 2023, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 17.
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2022
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In 2022, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 18. |
2021
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In 2021, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 19.
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2020
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In 2020, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to May 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 15, 2019, through May 14, 2019.
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2018
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In 2018, the 31st Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 13.
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2017
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In 2017, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 through May 17. The legislature held a special session from May 18 to June 16, a second special session from June 16 to July 15, a one-day special session on July 27, and a fourth special session from October 23 to November 21.
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Noteworthy events
Clearance by Legislative Affairs Agency of sexual misconduct charges (2017)
On December 12, 2017, a report from the Legislative Affairs Agency cleared Wilson of wrongdoing in an incident where he was alleged to have put his cellphone between the legs of a female staffer while she was wearing a skirt. The agency found that he did not place his phone between the legs of the staffer as had originally been reported.[9]
On November 9, the Juneau Empire initially reported on the allegation. The report of the incident came firsthand from an Empire reporter. The staffer did not bring a formal accusation and Wilson denied that he engaged in misconduct.[10]
On December 7, Wilson held a press conference where he said that an unreleased video of the incident showed that he did not engage in misconduct. He said that he wanted an on-air apology from KTVA after one of its reporters, Liz Raines, reported the incident. He also called on House Speaker Bryce Edgmon (D) and House Rules Chairwoman Gabrielle LeDoux to step down from their leadership positions for allowing the allegations to continue. Edgmon said in a statement, "Sen. Wilson crossed the line of appropriate behavior by using a press conference to chastise individuals who came forward as witnesses to an alleged incident of harassment."[11]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ David Wilson for Senate, "About," accessed March 2, 2020
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ David Wilson for Senate, "Issues," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Alaska Business Report Card, "About," accessed November 5, 2019 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "abrc" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "abrc" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "2 investigations into Sen. Wilson end in his favor," December 13, 2017
- ↑ Juneau Empire, "Alaska Senator from Wasilla denies any wrongdoing with staffer," November 9, 2017
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Sen. Wilson says unreleased video shows he didn’t harass Capitol worker," December 8, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Roger Holland (R) |
Alaska State Senate District N 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Alaska State Senate District D 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Jesse Bjorkman (R) |
