Matthew Wilson (politician)
Matthew Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Georgia Democratic Party | |
Acting | |
| In office March 31, 2025 – May 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Nikema Williams |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Bailey |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 80th district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Meagan Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Shea Roberts (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Matthew Wilson January 11, 1984 Griffin, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Georgia (BS, JD) |
| Website | |
Walter Matthew Wilson (born January 11, 1984) is an American politician and lawyer from Brookhaven, Georgia who served as the Georgia State Representative for the 80th district. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated Republican incumbent Meagan Hanson in November 2018. Wilson is only the second openly gay man to be elected to the Georgia legislature.
Wilson ran in the 2022 Democratic primary for Georgia's Insurance and Fire commissioner, losing to Janice Laws Robinson in a runoff. He was one of two openly LGBT primary candidates in the 2022 Democratic primaries for state executive office, alongside Renitta Shannon who ran for Lieutenant Governor. He was succeeded in the House by Long Tran.