South Carolina Attorney General

Alan Wilson was elected South Carolina’s 51st Attorney General on November 2, 2010, re-elected to a second term on November 4, 2014, re-elected to a third term on November 6, 2018, and re-elected to a fourth term on November 8, 2022. Since being elected, Wilson has focused on keeping South Carolina’s families safe, defending their freedom, and protecting their futures.

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The South Carolina Attorney General serves as South Carolina’s Chief Prosecutor, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Securities Officer.

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Mar 24, 2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up for farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court

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He joined Iowa and 22 other states supporting a challenge to a Massachusetts law that bans the sale, and even transportation, of any pork that was produced in violation of Massachusetts hog housing space requirements.

Mar 23, 2026

Upstate men arrested on 17 Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges

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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Harrison Todd Dawson, 19, of Anderson, and Andrew Paul Varnadore, 46, of Greer.

Mar 23, 2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson asks federal government to make fentanyl money laundering on payment apps a national security priority

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He and a bipartisan group of attorneys general today asked the president and the federal government to take action to address the issue of drug traffickers using messaging apps like WeChat and its Chinese-based sister app, WeiXin, to facilitate fentanyl trafficking and money laundering.

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