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Joe Wilson Sr.
RWon the General, 2024 South Carolina U.S. House District 2
Won the Primary, 2024 South Carolina U.S. House District 2, Primary Election
Won the General, 2022 South Carolina U.S. House District 2
South Carolina U.S. House, District 2 (2001 - Present)
To be claimed
Co-Chair, Afghanistan Caucus
Member, Air Force Caucus
Co-Chair, Americans Abroad Caucus
Member, Army Caucus
Republican Vice Chair, Boy Scout Caucus
Co-Chair, Bulgaria Caucus
Former Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs, United States House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Composites Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Member, Congressional Coastal Caucus
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
Member, Death Tax Elimination Caucus
Former Vice Chair, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, House Cancer Caucus
Member, House Oceans Caucus
Former Member, Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Kurdistan Caucus
Member, Mongolia Caucus
Member, Navy-Marine Caucus
Member, Republican Israel Caucus
Member, Reserve Components Caucus
Member, Special Operations Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Taiwan Caucus
Member, Tea Party Caucus
Former Member, Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Victory in Iraq Caucus
Co-Chair, Afghanistan Caucus
Member, Air Force Caucus
Co-Chair, Americans Abroad Caucus
Member, Army Caucus
Republican Vice Chair, Boy Scout Caucus
Co-Chair, Bulgaria Caucus
Co-Chair, Composites Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Member, Congressional Coastal Caucus
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
Member, Death Tax Elimination Caucus
Former Vice Chair, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, House Cancer Caucus
Member, House Oceans Caucus
Former Member, Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Kurdistan Caucus
Member, Mongolia Caucus
Member, Navy-Marine Caucus
Member, Republican Israel Caucus
Member, Reserve Components Caucus
Member, Special Operations Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Taiwan Caucus
Member, Tea Party Caucus
Former Member, Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Victory in Iraq Caucus
Member, Armed Services Committee
Member, Education & Labor Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism
Member, Subcommittee on Readiness
Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Astrological Sign:
Leo
— Awards:
Jefferson Award, U.S. Food Retailers Association
Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- No
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan?
- Yes
2. Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan?
- No
1. do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
2. do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
3. do you support reducing Medicaid spending?
- No
4. do you support reducing Medicare spending?
- No
5. Is balancing the budget a legislative priority?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No
Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
3. Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No
4. Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits?
- No
5. Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief?
- No
1. Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
- No
Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production?
- Yes
1. Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
- No
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
- Yes
2. Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
- No
1. Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
2. Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin?
- No
3. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police?
- Yes
Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No
1. Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
- Yes
2. Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes
Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Yes
1. Agriculture
- Greatly Decrease
2. Arts
- Greatly Decrease
3. Defense
- Slightly Increase
4. Education
- Slightly Decrease
5. Environment
- Greatly Decrease
6. Homeland Security
- Maintain Status
7. International aid
- Maintain Status
8. Medical Research
- Maintain Status
9. Scientific Research
- Slightly Decrease
10. Space exploration
- Slightly Decrease
11. United Nations
- Eliminate
12. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease
13. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
14. Capital gains taxes
- Eliminate
15. Corporate taxes
- Greatly Decrease
16. Excise taxes (alcohol)
- Slightly Decrease
17. Excise taxes (cigarettes)
- Slightly Decrease
18. Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
- Slightly Decrease
19. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Eliminate
20. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Greatly Decrease
21. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
22. Inheritance taxes
- Eliminate
23. Payroll taxes
- Maintain Status
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position
Latest Action: House - 06/19/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/14/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Tracker:By Congressman Joe Wilson This Veterans Day is an opportunity to recognize the men and women who sacrifice so much for our freedom. The recent operation in Syria to capture the murderous leader of ISIS shows the continued resolve our servicemembers have when protecting this country. We must honor these sacrifices, although this is a debt that cannot be repaid. While representing South Carolina's Second District in Congress, I will continue fighting to promote efforts that help and protect America's veterans. This Congress, I co-sponsored important legislation to support our veterans and their families. This includes the VA Hiring Enhancement Act, which enforces federal law that already establishes minimum requirements for VA physicians and the Homeless Veterans Families Act, which increases money for services to homeless veterans including money for minor dependents. American veterans deserve our support and I am grateful to fight for them. I also co-sponsored the Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act that required the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance in support of veteran suicide prevention services. Additionally, I am supportive of efforts to cut red tape for military spouses when transferring professional licensing between states due to required moves. I recently met with representatives from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of South Carolina during their September visit. We know we must do better to combat veteran suicide and I am committed to working with the Veterans Administration to ensure access to care. This is a frightening trend and I urge my fellow South Carolinians to reach this Veteran's Day to any veteran experiencing hardship. My team was honored to host Veteran's Hiring Fairs for four consecutive years. We are seeing the dividends of those efforts now in a strong economy and a decrease in veterans unemployment rate. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce cited data showing "the state's annual unemployment rate for veterans declined to 3.3 percent in 2018, down from 3.9 percent in 2017. This is a 15.4 percent drop in the rate year-over-year, and a considerable decrease from the 5 percent unemployment rate in 2016." This is good news for our veterans, our economy, and our state. Thank you to our small businesses and industry partners who value the work ethic of our veterans. I am grateful to be named as a Conferee for the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) where House and Senate members will adjudicate their respective National Defense Authorization Acts to send to the President. I will continue to fight for inclusion of the "Widow's Tax" reform in the final bill; I am determined for the surviving spouses to receive the benefits they deserve -- either through the NDAA or with a stand-alone vote on The Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act. I first introduced this Act to repeal the "Widow's Tax" in 2011. Since then, my team partnered with Veterans Service Organizations and advocates who dedicate countless hours to fight for repeal of this unfair offset. I am grateful that my office is participating in the Veterans History Project, an ongoing effort by the Library of Congress to collect and preserve personal accounts of American war veterans. These narratives keep history alive and allow these important experiences to be accessible for future generations to know first-hand of wartime realities. If you or someone you know is interested in participating, please reach out to our office. I also want to highlight the work of Kassy Alia of Serve & Connect and our first responders. Many veterans return to service as a first responder after separating from the military. As your member of congress, as a veteran, and as a father of four sons who have served in the South Carolina Army National Guard and the Navy overseas, I will continue to fight for and support our nation's veterans and their families.
Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryDaily updatesElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On December 16, 2020, Wilson announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.
Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Wilson voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.
