Christine S. Wilson

In 2018, President Donald Trump selected Wilson to serve as a member of the FTC, and she assumed office later that year.

Wilson has long been involved in Republican Party politics. Wilson donated $2,700 to Ted Cruz's presidential campaign in 2016 and $2,500 to Cruz’s Senate campaign in 2011. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Wilson served on the antitrust committee that advised John McCain’s presidential campaign.

While at Georgetown, she served as a law clerk at the FTC Bureau of Competition, and later joined the agency as chief of staff to FTC Chair Tim Muris. During this period, she became an associate of future U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, who at the time was serving as head of the Office of Policy Planning within the FTC. Wilson later became a donor to Cruz's 2012 Senate and 2016 presidential campaigns.

Christine Smith Wilson (born May 15, 1970) is an American attorney who serves on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Wilson was appointed to this position in 2018 by President Donald Trump and was confirmed by the Senate in April 2018. She replaced Maureen Ohlhausen. Since the resignation of Noah J. Phillips in October 2022, Wilson has been the sole Republican on the FTC.

Christine Alyssa Bishop Smith was born May 15, 1970 in Orlando, Florida. Wilson received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and studied law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where she graduated cum laude.