Robert "Bob" Wilson

A candidate for State Representative, Pos. 2, Legislative District 7 (Northeastern Washington) in the 2012 Washington General Election

Party: Republican

Age: 62

City: Ione, WA

Career: Retired in 2009 after 25 years in U.S. Border Patrol, including six as the supervisor of the patrol’s office in Metaline Falls. Wrote book aimed at young teens about a boy with leukemia.

Education: Graduated from Sunnyside High School. Earned bachelor’s in wildlife biology from Washington State University.

Political experience: Ran for Pend Oreille County Sheriff.

Family: Divorced. Has school-age daughter and two adult children.