Arizona lawyer and politician (born 1944)
Robert Wilson (born September 3, 1944[1] inSan Francisco,California[2]) was a candidate for theRepublican nomination forDistrict 2 of theArizona State Senate. He was defeated by his opponent Shelley Kais in the August 28, 2018 Republican primary election.[3]
Wilson told theAssociated Press that in 1963 he fatally shot his mother, in self-defense.[4][5]
Wilson is a retired lawyer.[6]
Court records list Wilson's surname as "Wiste",[7] as does theCalifornia Birth Index.[8]
Wilson has written five books:[9]
Apache Publishing Company is operated by Wilson's wife Eileen Marie Wilson[7] inSahuarita, Arizona.
- ^"About Bobby Wilson".BobbysTrials.com. Retrieved2018-07-18.
- ^Wicks, Sammie Ann (2017-08-16)."Trial by fire: The winding, complicated life of Bobby Wilson".Green Valley News & Sun.Green Valley, Arizona. Retrieved2018-07-18.
- ^Bobby Wilson (Arizona) inBallotpedia
- ^"Arizona State Senate Candidate Reveals He Killed His Mother in 1963".Time.Associated Press. 2018-07-17. Archived fromthe original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved2018-07-18.
- ^Wicker, Jewel (2018-07-18)."Arizona Republican Bobby Wilson Said Gabby Giffords 'Created a Target'".Teen Vogue. Retrieved2018-07-18.
- ^Ferguson, Joe (2018-07-13)."Candidate who shot his mom makes waves at Tucson gun control forum".Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved2018-07-18.
- ^abSteinbach, Alison (2018-07-16)."Arizona Senate candidate who killed his mother supports 'good guys' with guns".The Arizona Republic. Retrieved2018-07-18.
- ^"California Birth Index" database, 1905–1995 (https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/robert_john_wiste_born_1944_2919905), Robert John Wiste, born 3 September 1944; San Francisco, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
- ^"Apache Publishing Company's Books".Apache Publishing Company. Retrieved2018-07-18.
