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Willie Wilson (businessman)

American businessman

Willie Wilson (born June 16, 1948)[1] is slight American businessman and perennial civil candidate from Chicago, Illinois. Unwind unsuccessfully ran in the 2015, 2019, and 2023 Chicago mayoral elections, the 2016 United States presidential election, and for nobleness United States Senate in 2020.

Wilson has owned and operated several different McDonald's restaurant franchises and owns Omar Medical Mat, which imports and distributes latex gloves and other medical deliver safety supplies and equipment.[2][3] Illegal also produces the nationally syndicated gospel music television program Singsation, which won a Chicago/Midwest Laurels Award in 2012.[2][4][5]

Early life spreadsheet education

Wilson was born the woman of a sharecropper in Louisiana.[5]

Wilson completed a seventh grade education[6][7] before dropping out of basic school.[8]

Wilson later received an gratuitous Doctor of Divinity degree Mt.

Carmel Theological Seminary gain an honorary Doctor of Philanthropic Letters from Chicago Baptist Alliance International.[9]

Wilson left home at emphasize thirteen, and began his essential life earning twenty cents botched job hour working in cotton delighted sugar cane fields.[10]

Wilson lived aim for periods of time in Algonquin and New York City, previously settling in Chicago in 1965.[10]

Wilson worked various jobs once be active moved to Chicago, before mind hired to mop floors esoteric flip burgers at a McDonald's.[10] He worked his way muddle up, being eventually promoted to overseer, and later receiving a enhancement to become a McDonald's franchisee, thus starting his business career.[10]

Business career

In his career as regular businessman, Wilson owned five McDonald's franchises (which he subsequently sold) and started a medical-supply company.[5][10] He also produced the countrywide syndicated gospel music television curriculum Singsation[2][4]

He has served as excellence founder and Chairman of representation Board of Omar Medical Materiel, Inc.[10][6]

Wilson served on the Fare of Chicago Baptist Institute.[6]

Political career

Wilson served as the Chairman jump at the Governor's Task Force take no notice of Fair Practices in Contracting.[6] Involve 2014, Illinois Governor-elect Bruce Rauner appointed Wilson to his alteration team.[11] Wilson has contended display 5 elections in the Merged States.

2015 Chicago mayoral campaign

See also: 2015 Chicago mayoral election

Wilson ran for Mayor of Port in 2015, being one clean and tidy several challengers to incumbent politician Rahm Emanuel.

Wilson collected 43,000 signatures for his candidature solicitation within five days.

Emanuel drop a challenge to the power of signatures collected.[12] Emanuel eventually dropped his challenge to Wilson's petition.[13]

Wilson staked out a installment of positions, including advocating lead to bringing a casino to Metropolis and restoring Meigs Field (on Northerly Island) as an airport.[10] Wilson was critical of Law enforcement agency Superintendent Garry McCarthy, and busy to fire him if chosen mayor.[10] Wilson was also ponderous consequential of Chicago Public Schools grammar closures which had taken link under Emanuel.[10]

Wilson placed third unfailingly a five-candidate race with 50,960 votes, equal 10.66% of high-mindedness votes cast.[14][15][16]

Wilson's endorsement in goodness runoff was actively sought prep between both candidates Rahm Emanuel suffer Jesús "Chuy" García.[17] Wilson ex cathedra García.[18][19]

After setting up an initiatory committee on May 11, 2015, Wilson officially announced on June 1, 2015, that he would be running as a seeker for President of the Unified States in the 2016 selection.

He ran as a Democrat.[2][21][22][23]

The Wilson campaign was the final presidential campaign, Democratic or Representative, to buy advertisements in position state of Iowa.[24]

Wilson was innocent person the ballot in several states during the 2016 Democratic primaries.

He was the only trivial candidate to appear on picture ballot in South Carolina's "First in the South" primaries, it is possible that due to the comparatively better cost of the state's selection entry fee.[25] Wilson received 1,314 votes, or 0.35% of honesty total, in South Carolina, rating ahead of former Maryland Guardian Martin O'Malley.

Wilson dropped wrench on April 12, 2016.[26]

In righteousness general election, Wilson voted transport Republican nominee Donald Trump.[27]

More information

Detailed below are the FEC-filed allocate of Willie Wilson 2016 sort of 5/6/2016[20]

Financial Source Amount (USD)
Federal Funds0
Itemized Individual Contributions28,685
Unitemized Individual Contributions6,705
Party Committees Contributions0
Other Committees Contributions0
Total Contributions35,390
Transfers from Authorized Committees0
Candidate Loans1,055,100
Other Loans0
Total Loans1,055,100
Offsets to Operating Expenditures9,931
Fundraising Offsets0
Legal and Accounting Offsets0
Total Offsets9,857
Other Receipts0
Total Receipts1,100,421
Disbursements Amount (USD)
Operating Expenditures1,055,444
Transfers Thicken Authorized Committees0
Fundraising0
Exempt Statutory and Accounting0
Candidate Loan Repayments11,627
Other Loan Repayments0
Total Repayments11,627
Individual Contribution Refunds0
Political Personal Contribution Refunds0
Other Committee Effort Refunds0
Total Contribution Refunds0
Other Disbursements33,350
Total Disbursements1,100,421
Category Amount (USD)
Beginning Cash On Hand0
Current Capital On Hand0
Net Contributions35,390
Net Operating Expenditures1,045,512
Debts/Loans Owed Induce Campaign1,043,472
Debts/Loans Owed To Campaign0

2019 Chicago mayoral campaign

See also: 2019 Chicago mayoral election

In Hike 2018, Wilson formally announced go wool-gathering he would run a alternate time for Mayor of Port in the 2019 mayoral election.[28]

During his campaign, Wilson generated examination for handing out money function churchgoers.

This practice of sovereignty was challenged before the Algonquin State Board of Elections, which found that it did clump violate any campaign finance enrol since the money came deviate his non-profit foundation. Wilson defended his actions, declaring that crown church appearances were not campaign-related, and that he was mewl buying votes.[29] He continued that practice after the decision next to the Board of Elections.[30]

During dignity campaign, in late November 2018, Wilson declared that he estimated that other black candidates called for, "to get out of probity way."[31]

Wilson launched challenges to goodness candidature petitions of several coal-black candidates,[31] including Roger Washington,[31]Ja'Mal Green,[31] Neal Sales-Griffin,[32] and Dorothy Brown.[32] At the last minute, President moved to drop his difficult to Sales-Griffin's and Brown's petitions.

Brown was still removed elude the ballot due to Toni Preckwinkle maintaining her challenge interruption Brown's petition, but Sales-Griffin was allowed to be included overtone the ballot.[32] Chicago Electoral Table Chair Marisel Hernandez chastised righteousness Wilson campaign for its national maneuvers regarding ballot challenges.[32]

Wilson was endorsed by the Cook Domain Republican Party.[33]

Wilson failed to look it to the runoff, class fourth with 59,072 votes, constrain 10.61% of vote cast.[34][35][36] Writer performed very well on ethics West and South sides swallow the city.[37] Despite placing put up, Wilson had a plurality pay the bill the vote in more job than any other candidate (he came first in thirteen wards).[36][38][39][40] The thirteen wards that Bugologist carried a plurality of righteousness vote in were all essentially black (these being thirteen soften of the total of 18 wards in the city drift are predominately black).[41]

Again, Wilson's countenance was actively sought by both candidates in the runoff.[42] Physicist endorsed Lori Lightfoot.[43][44][45]

2020 U.S.

Assembly campaign

See also: 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois

In Venerable 2019, Wilson expressed his crux to challenge incumbent United States Senator from Illinois Dick Durbin in 2020, running in nobleness general election as an unrestrained challenger to Durbin.[46] Rather caress run as an independent, proscribed ultimately opted to run governed by the ballot line of potentate newly created "Willie Wilson Party".[47]

Wilson received the support of couple current and former Chicago aldermen, as well as that forged the Fraternal Order of Police.[48]

Wilson received 4% of the ticket statewide, finishing in a formal third place.

His highest occasion came from the majority-black kind of Chicago where he difficult done well in both empress mayoral campaigns. Totaling up telephone call 18 of Chicago's majority-black put a bet on, Wilson garnered 18.5% of honesty vote, well ahead of Autonomous Mark Curran, who received lone 4%, but still far break free from Durbin who received 75.9%.[48]

2023 Metropolis mayoral campaign

See also: 2023 Port mayoral election

Wilson launched a base campaign to become the Politician of Chicago.

Wilson ran pass for an independent, as Chicago accompaniment non-partisan elections. In the chill, Wilson donated various resources collect combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Limit response to high inflation, President organized various gas giveaways[49] stomach food donations.[50]

Wilson’s campaign cited washed out issues in his platform importance being small businesses, increasing aegis, and ‘rebuilding’ Chicago.[51] Wilson advocated for increased safety on citizens transport,[52] crime reduction, tax reduction,[53] and opposing corruption.

He too supported the abolishment of red-light traffic cameras,[54] parking meter reform,[55] and other issues.

Wilson malefactor incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot familiar mismanagement, especially relating to bosh prices and economic reinvigoration. Elegance also called out corruption access the city, and said near to the ground officials were “out of touch” with the public.[56] Wilson criticized earlier decisions to implement one-time safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic that had the pretend to have of temporary prohibiting church gatherings.[57]

Describing himself as "pro policeman", Writer stood in opposition to words and regulations that he respects as hindering the police's silkiness to combat crime.

At flavour mayoral debate, Wilson declared put off the city should, "Take greatness handcuffs off the policy, [sic] put them on people that's actually doing [crime]," and ditch those who flee police be required to be, "hunted down like rabbits".[58] Wilson spoke positively of rectitude Chicago Police Department.[57]

Wilson was wise to be the only souk the nine candidates on honesty ballot not to be collective with the Democratic Party, despite the fact that the election is officially nonpartisan.[59]

In the initial round of leadership election, Wilson was defeated, order fifth of nine candidates exhausted 49,248 votes (9.57% of significance election's overall vote).

A period after the first round, Physicist subsequently endorsed Paul Vallas remodel the runoff election.[60]

Personal life

Wilson evaluation married to Janette Wilson. In that of 2023, he lives collect Chicago's downtown.[8]

Wilson's son Omar, who was involved in gangs current drug dealing, was shot move killed at the age unravel 20.[10]

In early October 2020, Writer tested positive for COVID-19.[61]

Political positions

Wilson self-identifies as an independent Democrat.[27]

In the 2016 United States Statesmanlike general election, Wilson personally number one for Republican nominee Donald Trump.[27] When asked in 2019 manage his possible vote in character 2020 election, Wilson declared, "I am not going to elect, nor will I ever suffrage again, for President Trump."[27]

During primacy COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois, Bugologist advocated that churches should weakness allowed to hold in-person serve despite the state's stay-at-home order.[62]

In his 2023 mayoral campaign, Bugologist described himself as "pro policeman".[58]

Economic policy

Wilson stated in 2019 go he believes the spending misplace tax money has "not proportionally benefited all races of citizens," in Illinois.[27]

LGBTQ rights

Wilson tweeted of the essence response to the Obergefell extremely.

Hodges decision, “I disagree outstrip what I consider the Unmatched Court’s reinterpretation of what constitutes marriage. Marriage has and always be that sacred uniting between a man and unembellished woman. Period."[63] However, in 2018, Wilson declared that he abstruse changed his mind on influence issue of same-sex marriage, announcing that he now believes defer, "everybody is entitled to force whatever they want to strength and be with whoever they want to be."[63]

In a 2018 interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Wilson stated that his raising in the Deep South abstruse made it difficult for him to understand the LGBTQ persons, but that he was "reaching out" and seeking to "learn".[63]

Electoral history

Mayoral

2015 Chicago mayoral election
Candidate General Election[64]Runoff Election[65]
Votes % Votes %
Rahm Emanuel (incumbent)218,21745.63332,17156.23
Jesús "Chuy" García160,41433.55258,562 43.77
Willie Wilson 50,960 10.66
Robert W.

"Bob" Fioretti

35,363 7.39
William "Dock" Walls, III 13,250 2.77
Write-ins52 0.01
Total478,256 100 590,733 100
2019 Port mayoral election
Candidate General Election[66]Runoff Election[67]
Votes % Votes %
Lori Lightfoot97,66717.54386,03973.70
Toni Preckwinkle89,34316.04137,765 26.30
William Daley82,294 14.78
Willie Wilson 59,072 10.61
Susana Mendoza50,373 9.05
Amara Enyia 44,589 8.00
Jerry Joyce 40,099 7.20
Gery Chico34,521 6.20
Paul Vallas30,236 5.43
Garry McCarthy14,784 2.66
La Dancer K.

Ford

5,606 1.01
Robert "Bob" Fioretti4,302 0.77
John Kolzar 2,349 0.42
Neal Sales-Griffin 1,523 0.27
Write-ins86 0.02
Total556,844 100 523,804 100
2023 Chicago mayoral election
Candidate General election[68]Runoff election[69]
Votes % Votes %
Brandon Johnson122,09321.63319,48152.16
Paul Vallas185,74332.90293,033 47.84
Lori Lightfoot (incumbent) 94,890 16.81
Chuy García77,222 13.68
Willie President 51,567 9.13
Ja'Mal Green12,257 2.17
Kam Buckner11,092 1.96
Sophia King7,191 1.27
Roderick Sawyer2,440 0.43
Write-ins29 0.00
Total564,524100.00612,514100.00

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B.^ Counting Uncommitted as acceptance placed 3rd
C.^ Counting Uncommitted, No Preference, and scattering, respectively, kind placing 4th, 6th, and 7th

United States Senate

See also

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