[3] [4] He formerly was the chair of the American Bankers Association, chair of the Ohio Bankers Association, president of Warren County Chamber of Commerce, vice-chair of Otterbein Senior Life, and has served as a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

[6][7] Senator Wilson is a prolific fundraiser for local civic organizations and nonprofits; leading a $4 million campaign for the Countryside YMCA's expansion to become the largest YMCA in the world,[8] a capital campaign for the Ohio Historical Society that resulted in the creation of the Gateway Visitors Center at Fort Ancient, was a leader on a committee for Otterbein Senior Life Community that raised $3.1 million to create its Life Enrichment Center,[9] and serving as co-chair of the capital campaign to create the Warren County Foundation.

Wilson has been named Citizen of the Year by the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce and inducted into both the Butler County and Cincinnati Magazine's Business Hall of Fame.

Winning that seat, she resigned from the Senate effective December 31, 2016, prior to the beginning of the new General Assembly.

Steve Wilson's legislative accomplishments include harsher penalties on public officials convicted of theft,[17] promoting workforce development by streamlining access to certifications necessary for in-demand jobs,[18] combatting fraud and exploitation of Ohio's senior citizens,[19] establishing financial literacy and capitalism course requirements as a condition for graduation for high school students, [20] and modernizing Ohio's notary laws to allow secure virtual notarization.

[21] Senator Wilson has received perfect scores for his work and voting record from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce[22] and the American Conservative Union.