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Alan Wilson

Republican · SC · Attorney General of South Carolina

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Alan Wilson has been South Carolina's attorney general since 2011. An Army National Guard officer who deployed to Iraq, he is the stepson of U.S. Representative Joe Wilson.

Where Alan Wilson stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)

Opposes

Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record)

Mixed record

Anti-Corruption (1 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — Governor

Campaign Finance Information · Governor · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 29, 2026

Raised
$4,859,328
Spent
$3,998,673
Cash on hand
$860,656

Occupation and contribution-size breakdowns use itemized contributions; filings may aggregate contributions of $100 or less, and a candidate's personal contributions may not be itemized.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Retired$400,736
  • Attorney$221,163
  • CEO$145,083
  • Homemaker$119,560
  • Owner$93,506
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$100,000
  • $1,000-$4,999$4,541,873
  • $500-$999$146,259
  • $250-$499$33,049
  • $100-$249$28,346
  • $1-$99$9,801

Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission · 2026 cycle · ethicsfiling.sc.gov

Track record

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Announced State Grand Jury public-corruption indictments obtained by his office, such as charges against a former Williamsburg County Clerk of Court, as part of his office's public-integrity work.

    January 1, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: scag.gov · researched July 3, 2026

  • A State Grand Jury report found that as Attorney General his inaction impeded the multi-year South Carolina Statehouse public-corruption investigation after former House Speaker Bobby Harrell's 2014 guilty plea, costing investigators an estimated 13 months.

    March 26, 2018Opposes Anti-Corruption

    Source: abcnews4.com · researched July 3, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Announced Operation Ganjapreneur, a State Grand Jury drug-trafficking investigation into illegal THC products sold in South Carolina businesses.

    December 15, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: dea.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
  • As South Carolina's Attorney General, defended the state law banning most abortions against a constitutional challenge, and in 2021 joined a filing at the United States Supreme Court calling on the court to overturn Roe versus Wade.

    August 23, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 3, 2026

Race Alan Wilson is in:

  • Governor · November 3, 2026 · South Carolina

Profile last researched August 7, 2026.