Charles Adolph Wilson (D)

About The Candidate

  • Office Sought: Representative, Ohio (6)
  • Birth Date: Jan. 18, 1943
  • Occupation: Funeral Director, Furniture Company Owner, Real-estate Company Owner
  • Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    Ohio University, BBA

Charlie Wilson was born in eastern-Ohio coal country, graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor's degree and holds a degree from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.

Wilson, of St. Clairsville, has been a successful businessman, operating a furniture supplier, funeral home and real-estate company.

He was first elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1996, then faced with term limits, ran successfully for the Ohio Senate in 2004.

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