Roger B. Wilson

Roger B. Wilson
52nd Governor of Missouri
In office
October 16, 2000  January 8, 2001
Lieutenant Vacant (2000)
Joe Maxwell (200001)
Preceded by Mel Carnahan
Succeeded by Bob Holden
44th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
In office
January 11, 1993  October 16, 2000
Governor Mel Carnahan
Preceded by Mel Carnahan
Succeeded by Joe Maxwell
Member of the Missouri State Senate
from the 19th District
In office
1980–1993
Personal details
Born (1948-10-10) October 10, 1948
Boone County, Missouri
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Pat Wilson
Profession Teacher

Roger B. Wilson (born October 10, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Missouri from October 16, 2000 to January 8, 2001. He is a Democrat, and a convicted felon.

Early life and education

Wilson was born in Boone County, Missouri. He attended college at Central Methodist College and graduated class of 1977. He was a school teacher and an elementary school principal in Columbia, Missouri.

Political career

Wilson began his political career as a Boone County Collector in 1976.[1] He was elected to the Missouri State Senate from the 19th District in a 1979 special election and was re-elected by large majorities in 1980, 1984, and 1988[1] He served as Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1993 to 2000. As lieutenant governor to Mel Carnahan, Roger Wilson was dedicated to advocating for the "Four E's": economic development, education, efficiency in government, and the elderly.

Governor of Missouri

In October 2000, Governor Mel Carnahan died in an airplane crash, and Wilson served as governor until the end of the term in 2001. Following Governor Carnahan's posthumous election to the U.S. Senate, Wilson appointed his widow Jean Carnahan to serve in his place.

Chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party

In August 2004, Wilson became Chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party after endorsing Claire McCaskill in her ultimately successful bid to unseat incumbent Governor Bob Holden in the Democratic Primary. In January, 2007, after previously indicating he was interested in serving another two years, Wilson announced he would not seek an additional term as Chairman.

Current life

Wilson was ousted as President and CEO of Missouri Employers Mutual in Columbia, Missouri in June 2011.[2]

On Thursday, April 12, 2012, Wilson pleaded guilty to federal charges of money laundering. Wilson improperly donated money to the Missouri Democratic Party and billed the public entity Missouri Employers Mutual for legal fees to cover up the crime. He faced up to a year in federal prison and $100,000 in fines.[3] On May 25, Wilson was fined $2,000 by the Missouri Ethics Commission.[4] In July he was sentenced to two years of probation on the money laundering charge.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Roger B. Wilson
  2. "Roger B. Wilson Fired". Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  3. "Ex-Gov. Wilson pleads guilty to money scheme". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. "Former Missouri Governor Hit with $2,000 Ethics Fine". KOMU-TV. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  5. Probation in Campaign Fund Case, by the Associated Press, 10 July 2012

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Political offices
Preceded by
Mel Carnahan
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
1993–2000
Succeeded by
Joe Maxwell
Preceded by
Mel Carnahan
Governor of Missouri
2000–2001
Succeeded by
Bob Holden
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