| C. T. Wilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
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Incumbent | ||
| Assumed office January 12, 2011 Serving with Sally Y. Jameson, Peter Murphy, Edith J. Patterson, and Debra M. Davis | |||
| Preceded by | Murray Levy | ||
| Constituency | Charles County | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | February 20, 1972 Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Political party | Democratic | ||
| Spouse(s) | Nicole | ||
| Children | Cierra, Cydney and Cynclair | ||
| Residence | White Plains, Maryland | ||
| Occupation | Criminal defense attorney | ||
| Military service | |||
| Service/branch | United States Army | ||
| Years of service | 1990-1997 | ||
C. T. Wilson (born February 20, 1972) is an American politician and attorney who has represented District 28 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2011.
Background[]
Wilson was born in Missouri. An orphan, he lived in several foster homes as a child. Wilson has stated he was sexually abused and repeatedly raped by his adoptive father while in foster care from the ages of 9 to 15.[1][2]
He graduated from Freeburg High School in Freeburg, Illinois. After high school at the age of 18, he enlisted and served as a combat soldier in the U.S. Army from 1990 to 1997.[3] He served in the Persian Gulf and Bosnia Herzegovina in both combat and medical units.[2] Wilson later graduated cum laude from Upper Iowa University with a B.A. in psychology. He then went on to the Howard University School of Law where he earned a J.D. in 2003, and has been admitted to Maryland Bar.[3] After graduating, he helped organize the Community Prosecution Unit of the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office.[2]
He is a member of the board of directors of the Maryland Foster Youth Resource Center, and a member of the National Eagle Scout Association. He and his wife Nicole have three daughters.[3]
In the legislature[]
Wilson has been a member of House of Delegates since January 12, 2011, and is the first Black man elected delegate in Charles County.[3][2][4] and served as the chair on the Business Regulations Subcommittee under the Economic Matters Committee. He is a member of the Southern Maryland Delegation and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. He previously served as the House Chair of the Maryland Veterans Caucus.[3] In December 2021, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones appointed Wilson chairman of the House Economic Matters Committee, succeeding Delegate Dereck E. Davis.[5]
Political positions[]
Education[]
During the 2021 legislative session, Wilson introduced legislation to require the Maryland State Department of Education|Maryland State Board of Education to create statewide standards for teaching Black history to public school students.[6] The bill was reintroduced during the 2022 legislative session.[7]
In 2022, Wilson opposed legislation to break up the College of Southern Maryland to create a new Charles County Community College.[8]
Elections[]
In 2016, Wilson voted against overriding Governor Larry Hogan's veto on legislation that would restore voting rights to felons on parole and probation.[9]
Justice[]
Wilson opposed legislation to repeal the death penalty in Maryland, saying "I wish we did not need the death penalty... but I've seen the worst of the worst, and I know it's necessary."[10] During debate the bill in 2013, Wilson opposed an amendment to keep execution as an option for those who kill after being sentenced to death or life in prison. The amendment failed by a 61-77 vote.[11]
Paid family leave[]
Wilson introduced legislation in the 2022 legislative session to provide up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to all Maryland workers. During a hearing on the bill, he introduced an amendment to replace the bill with a commission to investigate how to implement a statewide paid family leave program.[12] The bill was later restored and passed with an effective date of 2025 in a compromise with Wilson.[13] The bill became law after the General Assembly voted to override Governor Larry Hogan's veto on April 9, 2022.[14][15]
Policing[]
Following the 2015 Baltimore protests, Wilson called on finding a "middle ground" on police reform legislation.[16] During the 2021 legislative session, Wilson introduced legislation requiring police officers to identify themselves and notify individuals of their right to refuse to speak or provide information during a traffic stop.[17]
Social issues[]
Wilson opposed a bill introduced in the 2011 legislative session to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland,[18] saying "I'm taking the courageous stance. I have not had a chance to take this to my constitutes and get their opinion."[19]
Wilson introduced legislation in the 2012 legislative session to make it a felony offense to knowingly transfer, or attempt to transfer, HIV to another person.[20][21]
During the 2014 legislative session, Wilson introduced a resolution to urge the owners of the Washington Redskins to change the football team's name to something that "is not offensive to Native Americans or any other group".[22] Wilson introduced legislation in the 2015 legislative session to make March 30 "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day". The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan on March 30, 2015.[23]
During the 2017 legislative session, Wilson introduced legislation that would extend the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases from age 25 to 38. The bill was introduced in previous legislative sessions, but was blocked by Catholic Church lobbyists and Delegate Joseph F. Vallario Jr., the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan on April 4, 2017.[24] In 2019, he introduced a bill to abolish the statue of limitations on child sexual assault cases,[25] which was later voted down by the Senate Judiciary Committee after passing the House of Delegates by a vote of 135-3.[26] Later that day, the House Judiciary Committee agreed to include compromise provisions in legislation introduced by Senator Justin Ready, including one to increase the statute of limitations to the age of 58.[27] He re-introduced, and later withdrew, this bill during the 2021 legislative session.[28][29]
In 2021, he supported legislation that would lower the state's age of mental health consent to 12 years old.[30]
Electoral history[]
| Maryland House of Delegates District 28 Democratic Primary Election, 2010[31] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sally Y. Jameson | 7,507 | 25.4 | |
| Democratic | Peter Murphy | 6,444 | 21.8 | |
| Democratic | C. T. Wilson | 5,666 | 19.1 | |
| Democratic | Gary V. Hodge | 3,335 | 11.3 | |
| Democratic | Jim Easter | 3,155 | 10.7 | |
| Democratic | Bud Humbert | 2,475 | 8.4 | |
| Democratic | Craig James Hickerson | 1,016 | 3.4 | |
| Maryland House of Delegates District 28 Election, 2010[32] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sally Y. Jameson | 28,092 | 23.6 | |
| Democratic | Peter Murphy | 26,006 | 21.9 | |
| Democratic | C. T. Wilson | 23,619 | 19.9 | |
| Republican | Kirk W. Bowie | 14,577 | 12.3 | |
| Republican | Mike Phillips | 13,750 | 11.6 | |
| Republican | Daniel D. Richards | 12,844 | 10.8 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Write-In/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Write-In|Template:Write-In/meta/shortname]] | 69 | 0.1 | |
| Maryland House of Delegates District 28 Democratic Primary Election, 2014[33] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | C. T. Wilson | 8,302 | 25.9 | |
| Democratic | Sally Y. Jameson | 7,249 | 22.6 | |
| Democratic | Edith J. Patterson | 6,644 | 20.7 | |
| Democratic | Candice Quinn Kelly | 5,966 | 18.6 | |
| Democratic | John Coller | 3,913 | 12.2 | |
| Maryland House of Delegates District 28 Election, 2014[34] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sally Y. Jameson | 25,811 | 28.7 | |
| Democratic | C. T. Wilson | 24,202 | 26.9 | |
| Democratic | Edith J. Patterson | 21,421 | 23.8 | |
| Republican | Jim Crawford | 17,312 | 19.2 | |
| Republican | John C. Ford (Write In) | 913 | 1.0 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Write-In/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Write-In|Template:Write-In/meta/shortname]] | 419 | 0.5 | |
| Maryland House of Delegates District 28 Democratic Primary Election, 2018[35] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Edith J. Patterson | 10,346 | 27.4 | |
| Democratic | C. T. Wilson | 10,053 | 26.6 | |
| Democratic | Debra Davis | 8,725 | 23.1 | |
| Democratic | Edward Holland | 4,561 | 12.1 | |
| Democratic | John Coller | 4,043 | 10.7 | |
| Maryland House of Delegates District 28 Election, 2018[36] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Debra Davis | 34,236 | 23.8 | |
| Democratic | Edith J. Patterson | 33,383 | 23.2 | |
| Democratic | C. T. Wilson | 32,793 | 22.8 | |
| Republican | Jim Crawford | 15,059 | 10.5 | |
| Republican | Dave Campbell | 15,010 | 10.4 | |
| Republican | Maureen Janette Woodruff | 13,318 | 9.3 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Write-In/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Write-In|Template:Write-In/meta/shortname]] | 159 | 0.1 | |
References[]
- ↑ Dvorak, Petula (April 7, 2016). "A Maryland lawmaker raped as a child can’t get his bill for sex assault survivors passed". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-md-lawmaker-raped-as-a-child-cant-get-his-bill-passed-for-sex-assault-survivors/2016/04/07/b7e90296-fccd-11e5-80e4-c381214de1a3_story.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sessa-Hawkins, Margaret (March 19, 2014). "From a childhood of abuse to state delegate: C.T. Wilson's painful story". MarylandReporter.com. https://marylandreporter.com/2014/03/19/from-a-childhood-of-abuse-to-state-delegate-c-t-wilsons-story/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "C. T. Wilson, Maryland State Delegate". Msa.maryland.gov. https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa15455.html.
- ↑ Williams, Shernay (December 15, 2010). "The New Black Delegates". Baltimore Afro-American. https://afro.com/the-new-black-delegates/.
- ↑ Kurtz, Josh (December 9, 2021). "After Half a Lifetime in the House, Dereck Davis to Become Md. Treasurer". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/12/09/after-half-a-lifetime-in-the-house-dereck-davis-to-become-md-treasurer/.
- ↑ Shwe, Elizabeth (January 28, 2021). "Bill Seeks to Teach Black History Differently in Md. Schools". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/28/bill-seeks-to-teach-black-history-differently-in-md-schools/.
- ↑ Shwe, Elizabeth (January 21, 2022). "Bill Would Require Md. Schools to Teach More Diverse History Lessons". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/01/21/bill-would-require-md-schools-to-teach-more-diverse-history-lessons/.
- ↑ Kurtz, Josh (February 2, 2022). "Senator Stands Alone in Fight Over Regional Community College". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/02/02/senator-stands-alone-in-fight-over-regional-community-college/.
- ↑ Wiggins, Ovetta (January 20, 2016). "Maryland House overrides three of Gov. Hogan's vetoes". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-overrides-three-of-gov-hogans-vetoes/2016/01/20/1e88d704-bf77-11e5-9443-7074c3645405_story.html.
- ↑ Wagner, John (March 15, 2013). "Md. House of Delegates votes to repeal death penalty; bill goes to O'Malley next". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-general-assembly-repeals-death-penalty/2013/03/15/c8bee4f0-8d72-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html.
- ↑ Wagner, John (March 13, 2013). "Maryland House advances repeal of death penalty after defeating several exceptions". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-advances-repeal-of-death-penalty-after-defeating-several-exceptions/2013/03/13/c79e2a3a-8c38-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html.
- ↑ Shwe, Elizabeth (March 14, 2022). "In Setback for Advocates, House Committee Considering Establishing a Commission on Paid Family Leave". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/14/in-setback-for-advocates-house-committee-considering-establishing-a-commission-on-paid-family-leave/.
- ↑ Shwe, Elizabeth (March 30, 2022). "House Passes Statewide Paid Leave Program". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/30/house-passes-statewide-paid-leave-program/.
- ↑ DePuyt, Bruce; Gaines, Danielle (April 8, 2022). "Hogan Vetoes Abortion and Paid Family Leave Bills, Allows Climate Measure to Become Law". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/08/hogan-vetoes-abortion-and-paid-family-leave-bills-allows-climate-measure-to-become-law/.
- ↑ Gaines, Danielle; Gaskill, Hannah; Leckrone, Bennett; Shwe, Elizabeth (April 9, 2022). "With Legislative Overrides, Paid Leave and Abortion Access Bills Become Law in Maryland". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/09/with-legislative-overrides-paid-leave-and-abortion-access-bills-become-law-in-maryland/.
- ↑ Wiggins, Ovetta (August 24, 2015). "After Baltimore riots, changes to police 'bill of rights' sought". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/police-reform-advocates-call-on-md-lawmakers-to-address-officer-misconduct/2015/08/24/e2775c88-4a67-11e5-846d-02792f854297_story.html.
- ↑ Gaskill, Hannah (February 10, 2021). "Jones' Sweeping Police Workgroup Bill Receives Criticism From the ACLU". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/10/jones-sweeping-police-workgroup-bill-receives-criticism-from-the-aclu/.
- ↑ Melloy, Kilian (July 13, 2011). "In Maryland, Fight for Marriage Parity Continues". EDGE Media Network. https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=&sc3=&id=122183&pg=2.
- ↑ Wagner, John (March 11, 2011). "Maryland House derails bill that would legalize same-sex marriage". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/maryland-house-kills-bill-that-would-legalize-same-sex-marriage/2011/03/11/ABtjaXR_story.html.
- ↑ Chibbaro, Lou (March 9, 2012). "Md. Legislative Black Caucus, ACLU at odds over HIV 'criminalization' bill". The Washington Blade. https://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/03/09/md-legislative-black-caucus-aclu-at-odds-over-hiv-criminalization-bill/.
- ↑ Anderson, Jessica (September 10, 2012). "Maryland man faces rarely used HIV transmission charges". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maryland-man-faces-rarely-used-hiv-transmission-charges/2012/09/10/0db02f58-fb59-11e1-b2af-1f7d12fe907a_story.html.
- ↑ Johnson, Jenna (March 11, 2014). "Maryland delegates propose resolution urging Redskins to change team name". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/should-the-maryland-general-assembly-take-a-stance-on-the-redskins-name/2014/03/11/7fd03a72-a8a2-11e3-8599-ce7295b6851c_story.html.
- ↑ Johnson, Jenna (March 30, 2015). "Md. Gov. Larry Hogan signs his first law, honoring Vietnam War veterans". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-gov-larry-hogan-signs-his-first-law-honoring-vietnam-war-veterans/2015/03/30/d0a67d1c-d727-11e4-b3f2-607bd612aeac_story.html.
- ↑ Hicks, Josh; Wiggins, Ovetta (April 4, 2017). "As a child, he was raped. As a lawmaker, he ensured victims have more time to sue.". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/as-a-child-he-was-raped-as-a-lawmaker-he-ensured-victims-have-more-time-to-sue/2017/04/04/67365634-1953-11e7-bcc2-7d1a0973e7b2_story.html.
- ↑ Cox, Erin (March 16, 2019). "Md. bill would make it easier for child sexual abuse victims to sue Catholic Church". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-bill-would-make-it-easier-for-child-sexual-abuse-victims-to-sue-catholic-church/2019/03/16/607ffafa-4824-11e9-90f0-0ccfeec87a61_story.html.
- ↑ Gaines, Danielle (April 5, 2019). "Emotional Wilson Reflects on Failed Predator Bill". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/04/05/emotional-wilson-reflects-on-failed-predator-bill/.
- ↑ Gaines, Danielle (April 5, 2019). "With Maneuver, House Panel Tries to Move Laura & Reid's Law and Hidden Predator Act Together". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/04/05/with-maneuver-house-panel-tries-to-move-laura-reids-law-and-hidden-predator-act-together/.
- ↑ Gaskill, Hannah (February 5, 2021). "Zirkin Returns to Old Committee to Testify Against Wilson's Child Sex Abuse Bill". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/05/zirkin-returns-to-old-committee-to-testify-against-wilsons-child-sex-abuse-bill/.
- ↑ Gaskill, Hannah (March 16, 2021). "Del. Wilson Withdraws Controversial Bill to Alter the Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse". Maryland Matters. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/03/16/del-wilson-withdraws-controversial-bill-to-alter-the-statute-of-limitations-for-child-sex-abuse/.
- ↑ Wiggins, Ovetta (April 8, 2021). "Maryland advances bill that lowers age of mental health consent to 12 years old". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-mental-health-consent/2021/04/08/ae2f1298-9879-11eb-962b-78c1d8228819_story.html.
- ↑ "Official 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01627A.html.
- ↑ "Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01627A.html.
- ↑ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_01628.html.
- ↑ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01628.html.
- ↑ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/primary/gen_results_2018_1_01628.html.
- ↑ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01628.html.
External links[]
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