Bobby Wilson (Arizona politician) explained

Robert Wilson (born September 3, 1944[1] in San Francisco, California[2]) was a candidate for the Republican nomination for District 2 of the Arizona State Senate. He was defeated by his opponent Shelley Kais in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary election.[3]

Wilson told the Associated Press that in 1963 he fatally shot his mother, in self-defense.[4] [5]

Wilson is a retired lawyer.[6]

Court records list Wilson's surname as "Wiste",[7] as does the California Birth Index.[8]

Publications

Wilson has written five books:[9]

Apache Publishing Company is operated by Wilson's wife Eileen Marie Wilson[7] in Sahuarita, Arizona.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Bobby Wilson . BobbysTrials.com . 2018-07-18 .
  2. News: Wicks . Sammie Ann . Trial by fire: The winding, complicated life of Bobby Wilson . 2017-08-16 . 2018-07-18 . . .
  3. https://ballotpedia.org/Bobby_Wilson_(Arizona) Bobby Wilson (Arizona)
  4. News: Arizona State Senate Candidate Reveals He Killed His Mother in 1963 . . 2018-07-17 . 2018-07-18 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180717232523/http://time.com/5341460/arizona-state-senate-candidate-killed-mother/. dead. July 17, 2018.
  5. Wicker . Jewel . Arizona Republican Bobby Wilson Said Gabby Giffords 'Created a Target' . 2018-07-18 . 2018-07-18 . .
  6. News: Ferguson . Joe . Candidate who shot his mom makes waves at Tucson gun control forum . . 2018-07-13 . 2018-07-18 .
  7. News: Steinbach . Alison . Arizona Senate candidate who killed his mother supports 'good guys' with guns . . 2018-07-16 . 2018-07-18 .
  8. "California Birth Index" database, 1905–1995 (https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/robert_john_wiste_born_1944_2919905), Robert John Wiste, born 3 September 1944; San Francisco, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  9. Web site: Apache Publishing Company's Books . Apache Publishing Company . 2018-07-18 .