Representative Joe Wilson (R)

Current Office: Representative
District: SC-2
First Elected: 12/18/2001
Next Election: 2012
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Roxanne; 4 Children: Alan, Addison, Julian, Hunter
Birth date: 07/31/1947
Birthplace: Charleston, SC
Home City: Springdale SC
Religion: Presbyterian

Profession

Colonel, South Carolina Army National Guard, 1975-2003 Second District Chair, George W. Bush Presidential Campaign, 2000 Vice Chair, Strom Thurmond Senate Campaign, 1996 Second District Chair, George Bush Presidential Campaign, 1988, 1992 Second District Chair, Strom Thurmond Senate Campaign, 1990 District Chair, Governor Carroll Campbell, 1986 Deputy General Counsel, United States Department of Energy, 1981-1982 Campaign Manager, Congressman Floyd Spence, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982 Springdale Town Judge, 1977-1980 Second District Chair, Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign, 1976 United States Army Reserves, 1972-1975 Founding Partner, Kirkland, Wilson, Moore, Taylor and Thomas Attorney, Kirkland, Wilson, Moore, Taylor and Thomas

Education

JD, University of South Carolina Law School, 1972 BA, Political Science, Washington and Lee University, 1969

Committees

Armed Services
Education and the Workforce
Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Recent Votes

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 1140 Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

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