Carl Wilson (politician)
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Carl Wilson
|office = Minority Leader of Oregon House of Representatives
|term_start = January 2, 2019
|term_end = September 16, 2019
|predecessor = Mike McLane
|successor = Christine Drazan
|state_house1 = Oregon
|district1 = 3rd
|term_start1 = January 2015
|term_end1 = January 2021
|predecessor1 = Wally Hicks
|successor1 = Lily Morgan
|state_house2 = Oregon
|district2 = 49th
|term_start2 = January 1999
|term_end2 = January 2003
|predecessor2 = Bob Repine
|successor2 = Karen Minnis
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|7|7}}
|birth_place = McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican Party
|spouse = Malinda
|children = 2
|education = Rogue Community College
|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
|branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}
}}
Carl Wilson is an American politician from Oregon. He was the minority leader and House Republican Leader in the Oregon House of Representatives from January to September 2019. He represented District 3 in the Oregon House from 1998 to 2003, and again from 2015 to 2021.{{cite news|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/246546-114588-lawmakers-start-work-kitzhaber-takes-fourth-oath|agency=Portland Tribune|title=Lawmakers start work, Kitzhaber takes fourth oath|date=January 12, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2015|archive-date=October 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011165505/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/246546-114588-lawmakers-start-work-kitzhaber-takes-fourth-oath|url-status=dead}} He served as Leader of the House Republican Caucus in the 78th Legislative Assembly.{{cite news|url=http://www.golocalpdx.com/politics/is-governor-john-kitzhaber-permanently-damaged|agency=GoLocalPDX|title=Is Governor John Kitzhaber Permanently Damaged?|first=Cornelius|last=Swart|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=February 3, 2015|archive-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127153517/http://www.golocalpdx.com/politics/is-governor-john-kitzhaber-permanently-damaged|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Wilson is a resident of Grants Pass. He joined the United States Navy after graduating from high school in 1971 and served as a radioman until 1973. He is married with two adult children.{{cite web|url=http://www.carlwilson.org/aboutcarl.html|title=About Carl|publisher=Carl Wilson for State Representative|accessdate=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113045016/http://www.carlwilson.org/aboutcarl.html|archive-date=January 13, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{Self-published source|date=February 2017}}
Electoral history
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| title = 2014 Oregon State Representative, 3rd district{{cite web
| title = November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = April 6, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223359/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Carl Wilson
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 15,765
| percentage = 64.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tom Johnson
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 6,476
| percentage = 26.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mark J Seligman
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 1,597
| percentage = 6.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Barbara L Gonzalez
| party = Constitution Party (United States)
| votes = 657
| percentage = 2.7}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 85
| percentage = 0.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,580
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 Oregon State Representative, 3rd district{{cite web
| title = November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = January 19, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230119071743/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Carl Wilson
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 22,348
| percentage = 72.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tom Johnson
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 8,423
| percentage = 27.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 99
| percentage = 0.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30,870
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 Oregon State Representative, 3rd district{{cite web
| title = November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = April 6, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Carl Wilson
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 20,568
| percentage = 69.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jerry Morgan
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 9,100
| percentage = 30.6}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 76
| percentage = 0.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 29,744
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Category:People from Grants Pass, Oregon
Category:United States Navy sailors
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