Former candidate for Attorney General Robert Bolchoz joined former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon in endorsing Alan Wilson at news conferences today in Mt. Pleasant, Columbia and Greenville.
Former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon endorsed Alan Wilson today citing the fact that Wilson is the only prosecutor running to be the state’s chief prosecutor.
Republican candidate for Attorney General Alan Wilson has received the endorsement of 60 current and former South Carolina prosecutors.
Alan Wilson has received the endorsement of numerous highly decorated veterans from wars spanning the past 70 years. Co-Chairs of Veterans for Wilson include Adjutant General Stanhope S. Spears and Medal of Honor Recipients Major General James Livingston, U.S. Marine Corp Retired and Colonel Charles Murray, U.S. Army Retired.
Immediately following his graduation from Francis Marion University in 1996, Alan joined the South Carolina National Guard where his first assignment was as a platoon leader. During his 13 years in the National Guard, Alan has been promoted to the rank of Major and received the Combat Action Badge for service in Iraq.
Alan Wilson will formally announce his candidacy for Attorney General of South Carolina, on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce building located at 930 Richland Street in Columbia, SC. Wilson will be joined by his wife Jennifer, son Michael, parents, Joe and Roxanne, and other family members at the announcement.
A proven prosecutor with a record of keeping South Carolina’s streets clean and our tax dollars safe, Alan first discovered his love of the courtroom while working for the late Judge Marc H. Westbrook. Since that time, Alan has spent countless hours as both an Assistant Solicitor in Lexington County and Assistant Attorney General with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.
From successfully prosecuting some of South Carolina’s worst and most violent criminals to leading convoys in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Alan Wilson has the proven leadership and experience to continue making South Carolina the best and safest place to live, work and raise a family.