The State AG Report

Editors Lori Kalani and Jerry W. Kilgore

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South Carolina Attorney General

Current State AG
Alan Wilson (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2011

Current Leadership Positions
RAGA Executive Committee 2022 - 2023

Alan Wilson was first elected as attorney general in 2010 and was reelected in 2014, 2018 and 2022. Prior to his election, AG Wilson practiced law at the Columbia firm Willoughby & Hoefer, P.A. Before entering private practice, AG Wilson served as an assistant AG in the South Carolina AG’s office and was an assistant solicitor in Lexington County. He also is an officer in the JAG Corps of the South Carolina National Guard and served in Iraq. Early in his career...

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Alan Wilson was first elected as attorney general in 2010 and was reelected in 2014, 2018 and 2022. Prior to his election, AG Wilson practiced law at the Columbia firm Willoughby & Hoefer, P.A. Before entering private practice, AG Wilson served as an assistant AG in the South Carolina AG’s office and was an assistant solicitor in Lexington County. He also is an officer in the JAG Corps of the South Carolina National Guard and served in Iraq. Early in his career, AG Wilson worked for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.

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The AG is an elected position in South Carolina.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / none


Latest South Carolina Attorney General News & Insights

News

AGs Question FDA Plan for Mail-Back Opioid Program

13 Republican AGs wrote a letter to the FDA in response to its Request for Information regarding “In-Home Disposal Systems for Opioid Analgesics,” a proposed mail-back program for leftover opioid products. In the letter, the AGs voiced their concerns that a mail-back program for unused opioids would provide opportunities for drug misuse and diversion, increase…

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Student Loan Scams May Increase in Wake of Biden v. Nebraska

South Carolina AG Alan Wilson and the FCC’s Robocall Response Team are warning consumers about a potential rise in student loan debt scam robocalls and robotexts following the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Biden v. Nebraska, which struck down the Biden administration’s student debt forgiveness plan. AG Wilson and the FCC warn that scammers often…

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Election News

AG Election Roundup

South Carolina: Incumbent AG Alan Wilson has come out ahead in the state’s GOP primary, positioning him as the likely victor in the fall general election. Wilson, first elected in 2010, is currently in his third term in office. No Democrats have entered the race.

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