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'''Samuel Philip Wilson''', known as '''Phil Wilson''' (born October 5, 1967) , was the [[Texas]] Secretary of State]], the state's chief elections officer, from 2007 to 2008. He was appointed effective July 1, 2007, by [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]]. Wilson was the 106th person to hold the position and the fifth individual to have served since Perry assumed the governorship in December 2000. On June 11, 2008, Wilson announced his resignation, effective July 6, to "pursue other opportunities."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.tx.us/about/newsreleases/2008/061108.shtml|title=Secretary Wilson Announces He is Stepping Down|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=June 11, 2008; no longer online}}</ref> Wilson became senior vice president for public affairs for Luminant, an electric energy company.<ref>Lyle C. Brown et al, ''Practicing Texas Politics'' (Wadsworth Cengage Publishers, 2010), p. 330.</ref>
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