Mike Wilson | |
Office: | Majority Whip of the Kentucky Senate |
Term Start: | January 2, 2018 |
Predecessor: | Jimmy Higdon |
State Senate1: | Kentucky |
District1: | 32nd |
Term Start1: | January 1, 2011 |
Predecessor1: | Mike Reynolds |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1951 |
Birth Place: | New Albany, Mississippi, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Fullerton College California State University |
Branch: | United States Marine Corps |
Serviceyears: | 1972–1981 |
Mike Wilson (born December 4, 1951) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 32[1] since January 2011. He has served as the Senate Majority Whip since 2018. He is also a veteran of the US Marine Corps.[2]
Wilson earned his AA from Fullerton College and his BA in business administration from California State University.
In 2010, to challenge District 32 appointed Democratic Senator Mike Reynolds, Wilson won the three-way May 18, 2010 Republican Primary with 5,025 votes (51.5%)[3] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 18,935 votes (55.0%) against Senator Reynolds.[4] From November, 2016 to November, 2017, Wilson was one of the most frequent travellers among state legislators.[5]