Steve Wilson (Ohio politician)
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Steve Wilson
| state_senate = Ohio
| district = 7th
| term_start = January 25, 2017
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| predecessor = Shannon Jones
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| birth_date = May 29, 1950 (age 74)
| birth_place = Troy, Ohio, U.S.
| party = Republican
| spouse = Jill Wilson
| residence = Maineville, Ohio
| alma_mater = Miami University
| website = {{URL|https://ohiosenate.gov/senators/wilson}}
}}
Steve Wilson (born May 29, 1950) is the state senator for the 7th District of the Ohio Senate. He is a Republican. The district covers Warren County, a portion of Butler County including parts of Middletown and a portion of Hamilton County, including Blue Ash and Springdale.
Life and career
Wilson received a B.A. in finance from Miami University in 1972,{{cite web|url=https://miamioh.edu/news/campus-news/2013/10/steve-wilson.html |title=Governor appoints new trustee to Miami board|publisher=Miami University|date=October 14, 2013}} and then served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant.{{cite web | url=https://ohiosenate.gov/members/steve-wilson/biography | title=Senator Steve Wilson Biography | Ohio Senate }} After his service in the Navy, Wilson started in an entry-level teller position at Lebanon Citizens National Bank (LCNB), rising to serve as the CEO of both LCNB Corp. and Lebanon Citizens National Bank. Wilson continues to serve on the board of LCNB. While leading LCNB Wilson expanded it from serving two local communities to over 30 throughout nine Ohio counties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcnb.com/meet-lcnb-national-bank|title = About LCNB National Bank › LCNB National Bank}}
| title = Warren County Bank Executive To Fill Vacant Ohio Senate Seat - WVXU
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He formerly was the chair of the American Bankers Association, chair of the Ohio Bankers Association, president of Warren County Chamber of Commerce, vice-chair of Otterbein Senior Life, and has served as a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
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Wilson also previously served on the board of trustees for his alma mater, Miami University.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-wilson-133354b5 |title= Steve Wilson - Member of the Board of Directors at LCNB National Bank|website=linkedin.com|access-date=2023-10-10}} {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}} His first entrance into elected office was as a School Board member, and later President for Lebanon City School District.{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/176515/steve-wilson|title = The Voter's Self Defense System}} Wilson is heavily involved in the local community, currently serving on the boards of Countryside YMCA, the Warren County Foundation, the American Automobile Association (AAA) Allied Group, and is a member of the Warren County Area Progress Council.
Senator Wilson is a prolific fundraiser for local civic organizations and nonprofits; leading a $4 million campaign for the Countryside YMCA's expansion to become the largest YMCA in the world,{{Cite web|url=https://countrysideymca.org/|title=Countryside YMCA - YMCA fitness | Lebanon, Maineville, Landen, Waynesville, Ohio|website=countrysideymca.org}} a capital campaign for the Ohio Historical Society that resulted in the creation of the Gateway Visitors Center at Fort Ancient, was a leader on a committee for Otterbein Senior Life Community that raised $3.1 million to create its Life Enrichment Center,Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/LX5uoZF6ITE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210602221342/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX5uoZF6ITE Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX5uoZF6ITE| title = Otterbein Lebanon Life Enrichment Center | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} and serving as co-chair of the capital campaign to create the Warren County Foundation.
Wilson has been named Citizen of the Year by the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce and inducted into both the Butler County and Cincinnati Magazine's Business Hall of Fame.{{cite news |last=Watkins |first=Steve |date=February 15, 2017 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/02/15/steve-wilson-talks-about-transition-from-banker-to.html |title=Steve Wilson talks about transition from banker to state senator |work=Cincinnati Business Courier}} Wilson was awarded for his philanthropic efforts with the George Henkle Award from the Warren County Foundation.{{cite web|url=http://www.warrencountyfoundation.org/uploads/1/0/9/6/109618887/2017_wcf_annualreport.pdf |access-date=2023-10-10|title=WARREN COUNTY FOUNDATION - REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 2016-2017}} He is also a member of the gubernatorially appointed Executive Order of The Ohio Commodore, which is considered Ohio’s “most distinguished honor”.{{Cite web|url=https://ohiocommodores.org/about/membership/|title = Membership}}
Wilson resides in Maineville, Ohio. He is married with four children and six grandchildren. He is a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church.{{Cite web|url=https://ohiosenate.gov/members/steve-wilson/biography|title=Senator Steve Wilson Biography | Ohio Senate|website=Senate}}
Ohio Senate
In 2016, Senator Shannon Jones who had served in the Senate since 2009, announced that she would forgo her last two years before being term-limited to run for county commissioner in Warren County. Winning that seat, she resigned from the Senate effective December 31, 2016, prior to the beginning of the new General Assembly.
{{cite news
| last=Navera
| first=Tristan
| date= 2017-01-18
| title = LCNB chairman Steve Wilson recommended for Ohio Senate seat
| newspaper = Cincinnati Business Courier
| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/01/18/greater-cincinnati-bank-leader-tapped-for-ohio.html
| access-date = 2017-01-26
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It was announced that Wilson would receive the appointment on January 13, 2017, and that he would be seated soon after. On January 25, 2017, Wilson was sworn in to complete the remainder of the term. Senator Wilson was elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022 to serve 4-year terms.{{Cite web|url=https://ohiosenate.gov/senators/wilson|title = Senator Steve Wilson | the Ohio Senate}} In each of his campaigns, Wilson won 62% of the vote in the respective general elections.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Steve_Wilson|title=Steve Wilson|website=Ballotpedia}} Currently, he serves as Dean of the Ohio Senate as the longest tenured Senator in the 136th General Assembly.
Wilson is the Chairman of the Ohio Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance & Technology Committee. He also serves on the Public Utilities Committee, Ways & Means Committee, Medicaid Committee, and is Vice Chairman of the Armed Services, Veterans Affairs & Public Safety Committee. Senator Wilson is the founder and co-chairman of the nation's first Legislative Trails Caucus, which has since worked to forward Ohio's trail systems.
Steve Wilson's legislative accomplishments include harsher penalties on public officials convicted of theft,{{Cite web|url=https://ohiosenate.gov/senators/wilson/news/governor-signs-wilson-bill-creating-stricter-punishments-for-theft-in-office|title=Governor Signs Wilson Bill Creating Stricter Punishments for Theft in Office | Senator Steve Wilson | the Ohio Senate}} promoting workforce development by streamlining access to certifications necessary for in-demand jobs,{{Cite web|url=https://ohiosenate.gov/senators/wilson/news/wilson-joins-governor-for-signing-of-bill-improving-ohioans-ability-to-obtain-credentials-for-in-demand-jobs|title = Wilson Joins Governor for Signing of Bill Improving Ohioans' Ability to Obtain Credentials for In-Demand Jobs | Senator Steve Wilson | the Ohio Senate}} combatting fraud and exploitation of Ohio's senior citizens,{{Cite web |title=Wilson Commends Signing of Bill to Combat Elder Fraud and Exploitation |url=https://ohiosenate.gov/members/steve-wilson/news/wilson-commends-signing-of-bill-to-combat-elder-fraud-and-exploitation |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Senate |language=en}} establishing financial literacy and capitalism course requirements as a condition for graduation for high school students, {{Cite web |title=Governor Signs Wilson Bill Adding Capitalism to High School Financial Literacy Curriculum |url=https://ohiosenate.gov/members/steve-wilson/news/governor-signs-wilson-bill-adding-capitalism-to-high-school-financial-literacy-curriculum |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Senate |language=en}} and modernizing Ohio's notary laws to allow secure virtual notarization.{{Cite web |title=Legislation Allowing Online Notarization Signed Into Law |url=https://ohiosenate.gov/members/steve-wilson/news/legislation-allowing-online-notarization-signed-into-law |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Senate |language=en}} Senator Wilson has received perfect scores for his work and voting record from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce{{Cite news|url=https://ohiochamber.com/politicalgrassroots/action-alerts/?vvsrc=%2fScorecard|title = Action Alerts | Ohio Chamber of Commerce| newspaper=Ohio Chamber of Commerce }} and the American Conservative Union.{{Cite web|url=https://ohiosenate.gov/senators/wilson/news/wilson-receives-perfect-legislative-score-from-american-conservative-union-foundation|title=Wilson Receives Perfect Legislative Score from American Conservative Union Foundation | Senator Steve Wilson | the Ohio Senate}} Senator Wilson has been awarded for his efforts in the Ohio Statehouse, including by the County Treasurers Association of Ohio,{{Cite web|url=https://ohiosenate.gov/senators/wilson/news/county-treasurers-recognize-wilson-for-work-to-ease-restrictions-on-local-investments|title=County Treasurers Recognize Wilson for Work to Ease Restrictions on Local Investments | Senator Steve Wilson | the Ohio Senate}} the Ohio's Public Service Award from LeadingAge Ohio, a trade organization that represents Ohio's non-profit senior living, healthcare, and hospice organizations,{{Cite web|url=https://ohiosenate.gov/senators/wilson/news/wilson-receives-public-service-award-from-leadingage-ohio|title = Wilson Receives Public Service Award from LeadingAge Ohio | Senator Steve Wilson | the Ohio Senate}} and two awards for "Conservative Excellence" from the American Conservative Union.
Senator Wilson is a lifelong Republican and a member of the Warren County Republican Party Executive Committee.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ohiosenate.gov/wilson Ohio State Representative Steve Wilson] official site
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