Terry Wilson
Representative · State house · Texas · District 20
Republican
Biography
Colonel Terry Wilson, US Army (Ret.), was born in Odessa, Texas. He is a committed husband and father, and a decorated combat veteran. Terry retired from the Army after serving over 30 years, where he was a highly regarded senior leader within the Department of the Army. He is well versed in major weapons systems development, as well as command and control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. As a Department of Defense Acquisition Executive, he managed research, development, and manufacturing programs with multi-billion-dollar budgets and partnered in systems development with major corporations and universities. Terry gained a reputation of exceeding performance expectations while delivering needed capability that was ahead of schedule and under budget. He has extensive experience in providing leadership, balancing budgets, and working with Congress, Homeland Defense, the State Department, and foreign governments. Since retirement, he has leveraged that experience as an advocate for exceptional and talented small businesses, helping them break through bureaucracy to deliver technology to our warfighters.
On the record
- Education
- Texas A&M University, BS in Business Administration; Air War University, MS in Strategic Logistics Plans and Management
- Profession
- Colonel (Retired); Department of Defense Acquisition Executive
- Born
- 1964-08-28
- Birthplace
- Odessa, TX
- Religion
- Baptist
- Family
- Married; two sons.
Contact
- Capitol office
- Room E2.722, P.O. Box 12910, Austin, TX 78711 · 512-463-0309
- Phone
- 512-463-0309
- terry.wilson@house.texas.gov