Lawrence D. Wilder Jr.

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Lawrence Douglas Wilder Jr. (born February 17, 1962) is a former Virginia politician and lawyer from Richmond. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 70th district, from May 1992 to January 12, 1994. He is the son of former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder. He earned a BA and JD from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Southern California. He worked as a lawyer and later in state government, and currently works in the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.

In 1989, Wilder Jr. was the treasurer for his father's gubernatorial campaign. In 2007 he pleaded guilty to unlawful and willful neglect of duty for failing to file full and accurate campaign reports, including failing to account for more than $170,000 in funds and filing a false 1999 report. He was fined $2,500 and had an additional $2,000 suspended per count, with a 12-month suspended jail term for each charge. His attorney said a drug problem from 1992 to 1999 affected his actions. In 2000 he also pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. The Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney said Wilder Sr. was responsible and Wilder Jr. was taking the fall.

Wilder is unmarried and has no children.