Chris H. Wilson

Chris H. Wilson is a Republican member of the Utah Senate, representing the 25th District since 2021.

Chris H. Wilson
Member of the Utah Senate
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byLyle W. Hillyard
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Kiersten Wilson
ResidenceLogan, Utah
EducationUtah State University BA Business Administration, Finance
Occupation Auto dealer

Personal life

Wilson was born in Logan, Utah and raised working for his family's car dealership, Wilson Motors Company.[1] He attended Utah State University[2] and in 2009 bought his family car dealership from his father.[3] He then served as president of the New Car Dealers of Utah during the 2019 term.[4]

Political career

In 2020, Wilson announced he would run again the incumbent republican, Lyle W. Hillyard who had been unchallenged in a primary for 35 years.[5] Wilson, ran on a platform of pushing for term limits for state legislators, directly criticizing his predecessor for staying in office for as long as he did, even though Wilson had supported Hillyard in the past.[6] Wilson claimed he was inspired to run after seeing his predecessors tax reform votes, and described the incumbent, Hillyard, as "out of touch."[7] He beat Democrat Nancy Huntly in the November 2020 election to the Utah State Senate. He represents the 25th district, which covers Cache, and Rich counties.

Electoral record
2020 Republican primary: Utah State Senate election District 25[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Wilson 11,283 62.7%
Republican Lyle Hillyard 6,725 37.3%
Utah State Senate election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chris H. Wilson 32,667 71.42
Democratic Nancy Huntly 13,075 28.58

References
  1. "Wilson Motor Co". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. "Chris H. Wilson". Utah Senate. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. 0 | (2020-05-29). "Wilson Motor Has Made Car Buying Easy for 77 Years and Counting". Cache Valley Family Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-27.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Meet Chris Wilson - Utah Senate Candidate | Chris Wilson for Utah Senate". Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  5. Rohde, Ashley. "A Look At The Two Candidates In The Republican Primary For Utah's 25th Senate Seat". www.upr.org. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  6. "Chris Wilson announces bid for senate seat in District 25, challenging Lyle Hillyard". Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  7. "Northern Utah voters oust Lyle Hillyard, the state's longest-serving senator". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  8. "Chris Wilson (Utah)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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