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Name: Buck Wilton
Gender: Male
Age and DOB: 57 Years Old, July 4, 1949
Hometown: Raymond, NH
Current Residence: Raymond, NH
Political Party: Republican (previously Independent)
Occupation: Businessman, Farmer, Father of Four
Background: Buck Wilton was born in 1949, and served proudly in Vietnam from 1968 to 1971, rising to the rank of First Lieutenant before receiving an honorable discharge due to injury. He returned home with aspirations take over his family's small agricultural supplies business, Wilton Surplus. Using the GI Bill to get a degree in agriculture from the Granite State College, he became CEO of Wilton Surplus following his father's death in a 1978 car crash. Over 28 years under his tenure, Buck built Wilton Surplus into a strong regional company with branches across rural New Hampshire, and is a well-respected public figure because of it. Buck has also used his wealth to make extensive charity contributions, with a focus on orphanages, food banks and services for children - this also includes a scholarship that he personally funds, the Wilton Surplus American Dream Scholarship, which goes to New Hampshire high school students who would be the first in their family to attend college. Buck married his lifelong sweetheart, Lara Wilton nee Wolf, in 1973, and they have four kids together - three sons and a daughter who are now of age. One of his sons, Earnest Wilton (age 26), is a bench player for the Boston Celtics, and another, Carl Wilton (age 22), is currently serving in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, his third son, Buck Jr. (born 1978), died of cancer in 1992. His daughter, Patricia (age 31), currently works as a nurse in Portland, Maine. While Buck Wilton is a political neophyte, he is well-known and respected in rural SE New Hampshire (as mentioned earlier), and has been involved in local government somewhat, using his clout to support local works projects and the like. Wilton has many close friends among the farmers in the area thanks to his business's emphasis on relationships between the client and the seller, and is very willing to hand out discounts to people he likes and trusts. He's also known for occasionally having a fiery temperament, which can be triggered or aggravated by his chronic back pain.
Political Record: Wilton has not been involved much in politics, and thus does not have much of a political record. However (off the public record), he is a Republican of the populist strain, taking centrist positions on economic issues (and notably, on the Iraq War) while remaining socially conservative on issues such as immigration and gun rights. Wilton's campaign is self-described as a 'crusade for the working American'. In terms of on-record votes and political donations, Wilton has generally donated to and supported Republican candidates, particularly John McCain in 2000. However, Wilton voted for Perot in 1992, citing anger at the corporatist two-party duopoly.
Visual Description: 6'1", blue eyes, rugged gray hair, prefers to wear camo jacket and khaki pants, occasionally with army medals
Additional Information: Vietnam War injuries have caused him to have chronic back pain (due to getting shot), currently being treated but may flare up during campaign. Wilton is also known as a generous employer, though he allegedly firing a female worker in 1987 for getting an abortion (currently under wraps).
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