Justin Marshall Wilson (born March 11, 1979) is an American politician who was the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, from 2019 to 2025.[1] Before that, he served on the Alexandria City Council, including a term as vice mayor from 2016 to 2019.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Party. On December 1, 2023, he announced that he would not seek re-election in 2024.[2]
Wilson was elected to the Alexandria City Council in 2007 but lost his bid for re-election in 2009. He was elected to the council for a second time in the 2012 election, and was re-elected in 2015. As the council member with the highest vote total in the 2015 election, he served as vice mayor for the following council term.[1][3]
In the 2018 Democratic mayoral primary, Wilson defeated the incumbent mayor and fellow Democrat Allison Silberberg, by a margin of 52% to 47%.[4][5] No other candidate qualified for the November general election ballot, so Wilson ran unopposed, although write-in votes were permitted; Wilson received 93% of the votes cast.[3]
In a rematch, Wilson defeated Allison Silberberg in the 2021 Democratic primary, 57% to 43%. Wilson defeated the Republican nominee, Annetta Catchings, in the general election, by a margin of 68% to 31%.[6]
Because Alexandria's mayor is only part-time, Wilson also works for Amtrak as a senior director of vendor and contract management.
Personal life
Wilson married Alex Crawford-Batt in 2001, three years after meeting her at a Democratic state convention while in college.[7] They have two children.[3][8]
Electoral history
2009
2009 Alexandria City Council Election, general election[9]
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