Charles A. Wilson Jr.[1] (January 18, 1943 – April 14, 2013) was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district.

[7] In 2004, he ran for the Ohio Senate when incumbent Democrat Greg DiDonato of the 30th District decided to retire after redistricting.

[9] When he decided to retire to run for the U.S. House of Representatives, his son Jason Wilson replaced him.

Ohio state law requires that a candidate for Congress submit 50 valid signatures from constituents in his district to qualify for a place on the primary ballot.

[16] Following the 2010 campaign, Wilson was criticized for giving his staff large bonuses with taxpayer money as he was ending his term.

[17] In November 2011, Wilson filed to run a rematch against Johnson in the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District.

"[22] When asked about the Supreme Court ruling on President Obama's health care law, Wilson said he viewed the tax as a way of encouraging people to buy insurance and was quoted saying: "I look at it as a way of directing people into what would be a good decision for them,"[23] On November 6, 2012, Wilson was defeated by Johnson 53% to 47% in the rematch of their 2010 race in a slightly more Republican-leaning district, drawn after the 2010 census.

[24] It would be over ten years before another Democrat managed even 40 percent of the vote in the 6th (when Michael Kripchak got just over 45% in the 2024 special election).

After entering office, Wilson joined the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate and conservative congressional Democrats.

Wilson's bill would have required that only Class II narcotics prescriptions, like OxyContin, be written on tamper-resistant pads.

On February 21, 2013, Wilson suffered a stroke while vacationing in West Palm Beach, Florida, and was put into a medically induced coma.