Terry Mac Wilson Jr. (born August 28, 1964) is an American politician who is a

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member of the

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for the 20th District, which includes Burnet, Milam, and Williamson

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. He defeated incumbent

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in the 2016 Republican primary election and went on to win the November 2016 general election unopposed. In the general election held on November 6, 2018, Wilson again prevailed with 57,741 votes (71.6 percent) to 22,943 (28.4 percent) for

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Stephen M. Wyman. A native of

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, Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in

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from

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in College Station and a Master of Science in Strategic Logistics Plans and Management from the Air War University in Montgomery,

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. He served for thirty years in the

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and retired as a decorated

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. He is a

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legislator who supports

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. He resides with his wife, Shannon, and two sons, William and Benjamin, in Marble Falls in Burnet County.

References

External links

Campaign website

Terry Wilson at the Texas Tribune
1964 births Living people Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators Texas A&M University alumni United States Army officers People from Odessa, Texas People from Marble Falls, Texas Baptists from Texas Military personnel from Texas 21st-century Texas politicians {{Texas-politician-stub