Heather Wilson



Heather Ann Wilson (born December 30, 1960) is an American politician, government official, and academic administrator serving as the president of the University of Texas at El Paso. She previously served as the 24th Secretary of the United States Air Force from 2017 through 2019. Wilson was the president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City from 2013 to 2017, and she was the first female military veteran elected to a full term in Congress. She was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2009.

Quotes

 * You knew what you were doing. You knew that shock and indecency creates a buzz that moves market share and lines your pockets.
 * "Blame Game Over TV Indecency", CBS News
 * Confronting then Viacom CEO Mel Karmazin over the Janet Jackson Superbowl half-time show incident at a hearing on Capitol Hill, February 12 2004.