C. T. Wilson

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = C. T. Wilson

|image = C. T. Wilson (53573693671).jpg

|caption = Wilson in 2024

|state_delegate = Maryland

|district = 28th

|alongside = Sally Y. Jameson, Peter Murphy, Edith J. Patterson, Debra Davis

|term_start = January 12, 2011

|term_end =

|predecessor = Murray Levy

|successor =

|birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1972|2|20}}}}

|birth_place = Missouri, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Democratic

|spouse = Nicole

|children = 3

|education = Upper Iowa University (BA)
Howard University (JD)

|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}

|branch = {{army|United States}}

|serviceyears = 1990–1997

}}

C. T. Wilson (born February 20, 1972) is an American politician and attorney who has represented District 28 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2011.

Background

Wilson was born in Missouri. An orphan, he lived in several foster homes as a child. Wilson has stated he was sexually abused and repeatedly raped by his adoptive father, Tom Wilson, while in foster care from the ages of 9 to 15.{{cite news |last1=Dvorak |first1=Petula |title=A Maryland lawmaker raped as a child can't get his bill for sex assault survivors passed |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-md-lawmaker-raped-as-a-child-cant-get-his-bill-passed-for-sex-assault-survivors/2016/04/07/b7e90296-fccd-11e5-80e4-c381214de1a3_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 7, 2016 |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819171932/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-md-lawmaker-raped-as-a-child-cant-get-his-bill-passed-for-sex-assault-survivors/2016/04/07/b7e90296-fccd-11e5-80e4-c381214de1a3_story.html |url-status=live }}

He graduated from Freeburg Community High School in Freeburg, Illinois. After high school, at 18, he enlisted as a combat soldier in the U.S. Army from 1990 to 1997.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa15455.html |title=C. T. Wilson, Maryland State Delegate |publisher=Msa.maryland.gov |access-date=May 8, 2020 |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031073147/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa15455.html |url-status=live }} He served in the Persian Gulf and Bosnia Herzegovina in both combat and medical units.{{cite news |last1=Sessa-Hawkins |first1=Margaret |title=From a childhood of abuse to state delegate: C.T. Wilson's painful story |url=https://marylandreporter.com/2014/03/19/from-a-childhood-of-abuse-to-state-delegate-c-t-wilsons-story/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=MarylandReporter.com |date=March 19, 2014 |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516161858/https://marylandreporter.com/2014/03/19/from-a-childhood-of-abuse-to-state-delegate-c-t-wilsons-story/ |url-status=live }} Wilson later graduated cum laude from Upper Iowa University with a B.A. in psychology. He then went on to the Howard University School of Law where he earned a J.D. in 2003, and was admitted to Maryland Bar. After graduating, he helped organize the Community Prosecution Unit of the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office.

He is a Maryland Foster Youth Resource Center boardmember and a National Eagle Scout Association member. He and his wife Nicole have three daughters.

In 2014, Wilson's book, 10,000 Hills: One Boy's Journey was published by CreateSpace. The book follows Wilson's early life story and the sexual abuse he faced from his adoptive father.{{cite news |last1=Dvorak |first1=Petula |title=To combat child sex abuse, this lawmaker deploys a searing story: His own. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/06/ct-wilson-maryland-sex-abuse/ |access-date=April 14, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 6, 2023}}

In the legislature

File:Families Serve Act Testimony - Economic Matters (53545118756).jpg

Wilson has been a member of House of Delegates since January 12, 2011. He is the first Black man elected delegate in Charles County.{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Shernay |title=The New Black Delegates |url=https://afro.com/the-new-black-delegates/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Baltimore Afro-American |date=December 15, 2010 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517141600/https://afro.com/the-new-black-delegates/ |url-status=live }} Wilson served as the chair on the Business Regulations Subcommittee under the Economic Matters Committee. He is a member of the Southern Maryland Delegation and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. He previously served as the House Chair of the Maryland Veterans Caucus. In December 2021, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones appointed Wilson chairman of the House Economic Matters Committee, succeeding Delegate Dereck E. Davis.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=After Half a Lifetime in the House, Dereck Davis to Become Md. Treasurer |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/12/09/after-half-a-lifetime-in-the-house-dereck-davis-to-become-md-treasurer/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=December 9, 2021 |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108030403/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/12/09/after-half-a-lifetime-in-the-house-dereck-davis-to-become-md-treasurer/ |url-status=live }}

Political positions

=Education=

During the 2021 legislative session, Wilson introduced legislation to require the Maryland State Board of Education to create statewide standards for teaching Black history to public school students.{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=Bill Seeks to Teach Black History Differently in Md. Schools |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/28/bill-seeks-to-teach-black-history-differently-in-md-schools/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602210452/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/28/bill-seeks-to-teach-black-history-differently-in-md-schools/ |url-status=live }} The bill was reintroduced during the 2022 legislative session.{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=Bill Would Require Md. Schools to Teach More Diverse History Lessons |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/01/21/bill-would-require-md-schools-to-teach-more-diverse-history-lessons/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 21, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602210450/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/01/21/bill-would-require-md-schools-to-teach-more-diverse-history-lessons/ |url-status=live }}

In 2022, Wilson opposed legislation to break up the College of Southern Maryland to create a new Charles County Community College.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Senator Stands Alone in Fight Over Regional Community College |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/02/02/senator-stands-alone-in-fight-over-regional-community-college/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 2, 2022 |archive-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225030026/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/02/02/senator-stands-alone-in-fight-over-regional-community-college/ |url-status=live }}

=Elections=

In 2016, Wilson voted against overriding Governor Larry Hogan's veto on legislation that would restore voting rights to felons on parole and probation.{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |title=Maryland House overrides three of Gov. Hogan's vetoes |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-overrides-three-of-gov-hogans-vetoes/2016/01/20/1e88d704-bf77-11e5-9443-7074c3645405_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 20, 2016 |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930020321/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-overrides-three-of-gov-hogans-vetoes/2016/01/20/1e88d704-bf77-11e5-9443-7074c3645405_story.html |url-status=live }}

=Justice=

Wilson opposed legislation to repeal the death penalty in Maryland, saying, "I wish we did not need the death penalty... but I've seen the worst of the worst, and I know it's necessary."{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Md. House of Delegates votes to repeal death penalty; bill goes to O'Malley next |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-general-assembly-repeals-death-penalty/2013/03/15/c8bee4f0-8d72-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 15, 2013 |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813110144/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-general-assembly-repeals-death-penalty/2013/03/15/c8bee4f0-8d72-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html |url-status=live }} During the debate on the bill in 2013, Wilson opposed an amendment to keep execution as an option for those who kill after being sentenced to death or life in prison. The amendment failed by a 61-77 vote.{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Maryland House advances repeal of death penalty after defeating several exceptions |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-advances-repeal-of-death-penalty-after-defeating-several-exceptions/2013/03/13/c79e2a3a-8c38-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 13, 2013 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609110140/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-advances-repeal-of-death-penalty-after-defeating-several-exceptions/2013/03/13/c79e2a3a-8c38-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html |url-status=live }}

=Paid family leave=

Wilson introduced legislation in the 2022 legislative session to provide up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to all Maryland workers. During a hearing on the bill, he introduced an amendment to replace the bill with a commission to investigate how to implement a statewide paid family leave program.{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=In Setback for Advocates, House Committee Considering Establishing a Commission on Paid Family Leave |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/14/in-setback-for-advocates-house-committee-considering-establishing-a-commission-on-paid-family-leave/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 14, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602210453/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/14/in-setback-for-advocates-house-committee-considering-establishing-a-commission-on-paid-family-leave/ |url-status=live }} The bill was later restored and passed with an effective date of 2025 in a compromise with Wilson.{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=House Passes Statewide Paid Leave Program |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/30/house-passes-statewide-paid-leave-program/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 30, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602210452/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/30/house-passes-statewide-paid-leave-program/ |url-status=live }} The bill became law after the General Assembly voted to override Governor Larry Hogan's veto on April 9, 2022.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |last2=Gaines |first2=Danielle |title=Hogan Vetoes Abortion and Paid Family Leave Bills, Allows Climate Measure to Become Law |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/08/hogan-vetoes-abortion-and-paid-family-leave-bills-allows-climate-measure-to-become-law/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 8, 2022 |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507163117/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/08/hogan-vetoes-abortion-and-paid-family-leave-bills-allows-climate-measure-to-become-law/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle |last2=Gaskill |first2=Hannah |last3=Leckrone |first3=Bennett |last4=Shwe |first4=Elizabeth |title=With Legislative Overrides, Paid Leave and Abortion Access Bills Become Law in Maryland |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/09/with-legislative-overrides-paid-leave-and-abortion-access-bills-become-law-in-maryland/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 9, 2022 |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505235605/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/09/with-legislative-overrides-paid-leave-and-abortion-access-bills-become-law-in-maryland/ |url-status=live }}

=Policing=

Following the 2015 Baltimore protests, Wilson called on finding a "middle ground" on police reform legislation.{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |title=After Baltimore riots, changes to police 'bill of rights' sought |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/police-reform-advocates-call-on-md-lawmakers-to-address-officer-misconduct/2015/08/24/e2775c88-4a67-11e5-846d-02792f854297_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 24, 2015 |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812224146/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/police-reform-advocates-call-on-md-lawmakers-to-address-officer-misconduct/2015/08/24/e2775c88-4a67-11e5-846d-02792f854297_story.html |url-status=live }} During the 2021 legislative session, Wilson introduced legislation requiring police officers to identify themselves and notify individuals of their right to refuse to speak or provide information during a traffic stop.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Jones' Sweeping Police Workgroup Bill Receives Criticism From the ACLU |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/10/jones-sweeping-police-workgroup-bill-receives-criticism-from-the-aclu/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 10, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602210451/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/10/jones-sweeping-police-workgroup-bill-receives-criticism-from-the-aclu/ |url-status=live }}

=Social issues=

Wilson opposed a bill introduced in the 2011 legislative session to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland,{{cite news |last1=Melloy |first1=Kilian |title=In Maryland, Fight for Marriage Parity Continues |url=https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=&sc3=&id=122183&pg=2 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=EDGE Media Network |date=July 13, 2011 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602210450/https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=&sc3=&id=122183&pg=2 |url-status=live }} saying "I'm taking the courageous stance. I have not had a chance to take this to my constituents and get their opinion."{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Maryland House derails bill that would legalize same-sex marriage |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/maryland-house-kills-bill-that-would-legalize-same-sex-marriage/2011/03/11/ABtjaXR_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 11, 2011 |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126154723/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/maryland-house-kills-bill-that-would-legalize-same-sex-marriage/2011/03/11/ABtjaXR_story.html |url-status=live }}

Wilson introduced legislation in the 2012 legislative session to make it a felony offense to transfer knowingly, or attempt to transfer, HIV to another person.{{cite news |last1=Chibbaro |first1=Lou |title=Md. Legislative Black Caucus, ACLU at odds over HIV 'criminalization' bill |url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/03/09/md-legislative-black-caucus-aclu-at-odds-over-hiv-criminalization-bill/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=The Washington Blade |date=March 9, 2012 |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822004032/https://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/03/09/md-legislative-black-caucus-aclu-at-odds-over-hiv-criminalization-bill/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Jessica |title=Maryland man faces rarely used HIV transmission charges |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maryland-man-faces-rarely-used-hiv-transmission-charges/2012/09/10/0db02f58-fb59-11e1-b2af-1f7d12fe907a_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |agency=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 10, 2012}}

During the 2014 legislative session, Wilson introduced a resolution to urge the owners of the Washington Redskins to change the football team's name to something that "is not offensive to Native Americans or any other group".{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jenna |title=Maryland delegates propose resolution urging Redskins to change team name |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/should-the-maryland-general-assembly-take-a-stance-on-the-redskins-name/2014/03/11/7fd03a72-a8a2-11e3-8599-ce7295b6851c_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 11, 2014 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204120354/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/should-the-maryland-general-assembly-take-a-stance-on-the-redskins-name/2014/03/11/7fd03a72-a8a2-11e3-8599-ce7295b6851c_story.html |url-status=live }}

Wilson introduced legislation in the 2015 legislative session to make March 30 "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day". The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan on March 30, 2015.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jenna |title=Md. Gov. Larry Hogan signs his first law, honoring Vietnam War veterans |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-gov-larry-hogan-signs-his-first-law-honoring-vietnam-war-veterans/2015/03/30/d0a67d1c-d727-11e4-b3f2-607bd612aeac_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 30, 2015 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108140413/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-gov-larry-hogan-signs-his-first-law-honoring-vietnam-war-veterans/2015/03/30/d0a67d1c-d727-11e4-b3f2-607bd612aeac_story.html |url-status=live }}

During the 2017 legislative session, Wilson introduced legislation extending the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases from age 25 to age 38. The bill was introduced in previous legislative sessions but was blocked by Catholic Church lobbyists and Delegate Joseph F. Vallario Jr., the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan on April 4, 2017.{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Josh |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=As a child, he was raped. As a lawmaker, he ensured victims had more time to sue. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/as-a-child-he-was-raped-as-a-lawmaker-he-ensured-victims-have-more-time-to-sue/2017/04/04/67365634-1953-11e7-bcc2-7d1a0973e7b2_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605082347/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/as-a-child-he-was-raped-as-a-lawmaker-he-ensured-victims-have-more-time-to-sue/2017/04/04/67365634-1953-11e7-bcc2-7d1a0973e7b2_story.html |url-status=live }} In 2019, he introduced a bill to abolish the statute of limitations on child sexual assault cases,{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |title=Md. bill would make it easier for child sexual abuse victims to sue Catholic Church |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-bill-would-make-it-easier-for-child-sexual-abuse-victims-to-sue-catholic-church/2019/03/16/607ffafa-4824-11e9-90f0-0ccfeec87a61_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411051416/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-bill-would-make-it-easier-for-child-sexual-abuse-victims-to-sue-catholic-church/2019/03/16/607ffafa-4824-11e9-90f0-0ccfeec87a61_story.html |url-status=live }} which the Senate Judiciary Committee later voted down after passing the House of Delegates by a vote of 135–3.{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle |title=Emotional Wilson Reflects on Failed Predator Bill |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/04/05/emotional-wilson-reflects-on-failed-predator-bill/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 5, 2019 |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309015707/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/04/05/emotional-wilson-reflects-on-failed-predator-bill/ |url-status=live }} Later that day, the House Judiciary Committee agreed to include compromise provisions in legislation introduced by Senator Justin Ready, including one to increase the statute of limitations to the age of 58.{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle |title=With Maneuver, House Panel Tries to Move Laura & Reid's Law and Hidden Predator Act Together |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/04/05/with-maneuver-house-panel-tries-to-move-laura-reids-law-and-hidden-predator-act-together/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 5, 2019 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602210454/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/04/05/with-maneuver-house-panel-tries-to-move-laura-reids-law-and-hidden-predator-act-together/ |url-status=live }} He re-introduced, and later withdrew, this bill during the 2021 legislative session.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Zirkin Returns to Old Committee to Testify Against Wilson's Child Sex Abuse Bill |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/05/zirkin-returns-to-old-committee-to-testify-against-wilsons-child-sex-abuse-bill/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 5, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602210450/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/05/zirkin-returns-to-old-committee-to-testify-against-wilsons-child-sex-abuse-bill/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Del. Wilson Withdraws Controversial Bill to Alter the Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/03/16/del-wilson-withdraws-controversial-bill-to-alter-the-statute-of-limitations-for-child-sex-abuse/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 16, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602210453/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/03/16/del-wilson-withdraws-controversial-bill-to-alter-the-statute-of-limitations-for-child-sex-abuse/ |url-status=live }}

In 2021, he supported legislation that would lower the state's age of mental health consent to 12 years old.{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |title=Maryland advances bill that lowers age of mental health consent to 12 years old |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-mental-health-consent/2021/04/08/ae2f1298-9879-11eb-962b-78c1d8228819_story.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528225039/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-mental-health-consent/2021/04/08/ae2f1298-9879-11eb-962b-78c1d8228819_story.html |url-status=live }}

File:Bill Signing (52812281515).jpg for the signing of the Maryland Child Victims Act, 2023]]

In November 2022, following the conclusion of a years-long investigation by the Attorney General of Maryland into accusations of sexual assault in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, Wilson introduced the Maryland Child Victims Act, a bill to eliminate the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse lawsuits and create a "look back window" to allow survivors to file lawsuits alleging past sexual abuse.{{cite news |last1=O'Neill |first1=Madeleine |title=Statute of limitations reform will top civil law reform in 2023 session |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/11/27/statute-of-limitations-reform-funding-access-to-counsel-will-be-key-civil-law-issues-for-legislators/ |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=November 27, 2022 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413160650/https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/11/27/statute-of-limitations-reform-funding-access-to-counsel-will-be-key-civil-law-issues-for-legislators/ |url-status=live }} The Maryland Catholic Conference, who had previously lobbied against bills eliminating the statute of limitations, said that they would support eliminating the statute of limitations but opposed provisions of the bill creating the look back window.{{cite news |last1=Gessler |first1=Paul |title=Maryland Catholic Church supports partial lifting of statute of limitations in sex abuse civil cases |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-catholic-church-backs-state-bill-eliminating-statute-of-limitations-in-sex-abuse-civil-cases/ |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=CBS Baltimore |date=December 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413160648/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-catholic-church-backs-state-bill-eliminating-statute-of-limitations-in-sex-abuse-civil-cases/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Janesch |first1=Sam |last2=Pitts |first2=Jonathan M. |title=Maryland Catholic Conference will support bill to eliminate statute of limitations, but only for future cases of abuse |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-catholic-church-bill-support-20221219-iq7lpumovjasdhfog6jxyxwisi-story.html |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413160648/https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-catholic-church-bill-support-20221219-iq7lpumovjasdhfog6jxyxwisi-story.html |url-status=live }} The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore on April 11, 2023.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |last2=Sanderlin |first2=Lee O. |title=Lawmakers, advocates celebrate Child Victims Act being signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ticker/bs-md-pol-child-act-child-victims-act-signed-20230411-6bh2xtoccbhjndfga3lgkgpsse-story.html |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 11, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412130825/https://www.baltimoresun.com/ticker/bs-md-pol-child-act-child-victims-act-signed-20230411-6bh2xtoccbhjndfga3lgkgpsse-story.html |url-status=live }}

Electoral history

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| title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01627A.html

| access-date = June 2, 2022

| archive-date = May 14, 2021

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Sally Y. Jameson

|votes = 7,507

|percentage = 25.4

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Peter Murphy

|votes = 6,444

|percentage = 21.8

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = C. T. Wilson

|votes = 5,666

|percentage = 19.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Gary V. Hodge

|votes = 3,335

|percentage = 11.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jim Easter

|votes = 3,155

|percentage = 10.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Bud Humbert

|votes = 2,475

|percentage = 8.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Craig James Hickerson

|votes = 1,016

|percentage = 3.4

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| title = Maryland House of Delegates district 28 general election, 2010{{cite web

| title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

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| access-date = June 2, 2022

| archive-date = May 14, 2021

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Sally Y. Jameson

|votes = 28,092

|percentage = 23.6

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Peter Murphy

|votes = 26,006

|percentage = 21.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = C. T. Wilson

|votes = 23,619

|percentage = 19.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Kirk W. Bowie

|votes = 14,577

|percentage = 12.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Mike Phillips

|votes = 13,750

|percentage = 11.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Daniel D. Richards

|votes = 12,844

|percentage = 10.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Write-in

|candidate =

|votes = 69

|percentage = 0.1

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| title = Maryland House of Delegates district 28 Democratic primary election, 2014{{cite web

| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_01628.html

| access-date = June 2, 2022

| archive-date = July 6, 2022

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220706071315/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_01628.html

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = C. T. Wilson

|votes = 8,302

|percentage = 25.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Sally Y. Jameson

|votes = 7,249

|percentage = 22.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edith J. Patterson

|votes = 6,644

|percentage = 20.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Candice Quinn Kelly

|votes = 5,966

|percentage = 18.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Coller

|votes = 3,913

|percentage = 12.2

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| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01628.html

| access-date = June 2, 2022

| archive-date = February 25, 2022

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Sally Y. Jameson

|votes = 25,811

|percentage = 28.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = C. T. Wilson

|votes = 24,202

|percentage = 26.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edith J. Patterson

|votes = 21,421

|percentage = 23.8

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|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jim Crawford

|votes = 17,312

|percentage = 19.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = John C. Ford (write-in)

|votes = 913

|percentage = 1.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Write-in

|candidate =

|votes = 419

|percentage = 0.5

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| title = Maryland House of Delegates district 28 Democratic primary election, 2018{{cite web

| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/primary/gen_results_2018_1_01628.html

| access-date = June 2, 2022

| archive-date = February 9, 2022

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220209011819/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/primary/gen_results_2018_1_01628.html

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edith J. Patterson

|votes = 10,346

|percentage = 27.4

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = C. T. Wilson

|votes = 10,053

|percentage = 26.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Debra Davis

|votes = 8,725

|percentage = 23.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward Holland

|votes = 4,561

|percentage = 12.1

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Coller

|votes = 4,043

|percentage = 10.7

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| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates

| work = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01628.html

| access-date = June 2, 2022

| archive-date = May 15, 2021

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210515003626/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01628.html

| url-status = live

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Debra Davis

|votes = 34,236

|percentage = 23.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edith J. Patterson

|votes = 33,383