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Mark Wilson (Washington)
Mark Wilson was an independent candidate for auditor of Washington in the 2016 elections.[1] He was defeated in the primary election.
Biography
Wilson is the managing director of Wilson Accounting & Consulting, LLC. He is a certified consulting and forensic accountant and has specialized in fraud examination and financial investigation. He also teaches accounting and financial management at the university level.[2]
Education
Wilson earned bachelor's degrees in business administration and accounting science. He also has an M.B.A. in financial management. In addition to those degrees, Wilson is a certified management accountant (CMA) and a certified fraud examiner (CFE).[2]
Associations
Wilson is a member of the following professional associations:
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Institute of Internal Auditors
- Institute of Management Accountants
- National Association of Forensic Economics
- Association of Certified Fraud Specialists
- Washington Association of Legal Investigators[2]
Elections
2016
- Main article: Washington Auditor election, 2016
Wilson filed to run as an independent candidate in the 2016 election for auditor of Washington.[1] He competed with Republican Mark Miloscia, Democrats Jeff Sprung and Pat McCarthy, and unaffiliated candidate David Golden in the August 2 top-two primary election.
Mark Miloscia and Pat McCarthy defeated Jeff Sprung, Mark Wilson, and David Golden in the Washington primary for auditor.
| Washington primary for auditor, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Miloscia |
36.71% | 481,910 | |
| Democratic | Pat McCarthy |
29.09% | 381,828 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Sprung | 23.94% | 314,290 | |
| Independent | Mark Wilson | 7.39% | 96,972 | |
| Unaffiliated | David Golden | 2.87% | 37,727 | |
| Total Votes | 1,312,727 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Wilson's campaign website stated that the following issues required greater attention from the auditor's office:
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| —Mark Wilson's campaign website (2016)[4] | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2016 candidates who have filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wilson for Washington State Accountant (I), "About Mark," accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Wilson for Washington State Auditor (I), "Issues," accessed July 14, 2016
