- WILSON, JOE THE HON.
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- Experience: House: District 2, 2001-Present
- Home State: South Carolina
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $812,065Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Addison 'Joe' Graves Wilson, Sr.
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Roxanne; 4 Children: Alan, Addison, Julian, Hunter
- Birth Date: 07/31/1947
- Birth Place: Charleston, SC
- Home City: Springdale, SC
- Religion: Presbyterian
Education
- JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1972
- BA, Political Science, Washington and Lee University, 1969
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2001-present
- Member, South Carolina Republican Party
- Assistant Republican Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2007
- Senator, South Carolina State Senate, 1984-¬ 2001
Current Legislative Committees
- Armed Services, Member
- Education and the Workforce, Member
- Foreign Affairs, Member
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Chair
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
- Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- 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
- Former Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
- Member, 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, County Community and Resource Development Committee
- Vice Chair, County Registration and Elections Commission, 1973-74
- Member, Death Tax Elimination Caucus
- Member, House Cancer Caucus
- Member, House Oceans Caucus
- Member, Kurdistan Caucus
- Member, Mongolia Caucus
- Member, Navy-Marine Caucus
- Member, Republican Israel Caucus
- Member, Republican Policy Committee
- Member, Republican Study Committee
- Member, Reserve Components Caucus
- Member, Special Operations Caucus
- Member, Taiwan Caucus
- Member, Tea Party Caucus
- Co-Chair, Victory in Iraq Caucus
- Member, Welfare Reform Task Force
Professional Experience
- Founding Partner, Kirkland, Wilson, Moore, Taylor and Thomas
- Attorney, Kirkland, Wilson, Moore, Taylor and Thomas
- Judge, Springdale Town, South Carolina, 1977-80
- Served, United States Army Reserves, 1972-75
- Deputy General Counsel, United States Department of Energy, 1981-82
- 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
- Campaign Manager, Congressman Floyd Spence, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982
- Second District Chair, Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign, 1976
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Advisory Board, Nations Bank Lexington
- Member, Advisory Council, Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement
- Member, Air Force Association
- Member, Airport High School Parent-Teacher Association
- Member, Alston-Wilkes Society
- Member, American Heart Association
- Member, American Legion
- Member, American Legislative Exchange Council
- Member, American Veterans
- Member, Association of the United States Army
- Member, Boy Scouts
- Member, Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce
- Director, Cayce-West Columbia Jaycees
- Member, Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club
- Chair, Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club
- President, Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club
- Member, Chapin Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Columbia World Affairs Council
- Member, Falmer Middle School, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
- Member, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Member, First Tuesday Republican Club, Lexington
- Member, First Tuesday Republican Club, Richland
- Member, Fourteenth Air Force Association
- Member, Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Kidney Foundation
- Associate, Lexington and Dutch Fork Republican Women's Club
- Member, Lexington Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Lexington County Historical SocietyMember, South Carolina Republican Party, Lifetime Member
- Member, Masons
- Member, Mid-Carolina Mental Health Association
- Member, Military Order of the World Wars
- Member, National Guard Association
- Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
- Member, Navy League
- Member, Reserve Officers Association
- Member, Shriners
- Member, Sinclair Lodge 154
- Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans
- Member, South Carolina Homebuilders' Association
- Member, South Carolina Lung Association
- Member, South Carolina Republican Party, Lifetime Member
- Member, Springdale Elementary, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
- Member, State Development Board, 1975-80
- Member, West Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Woodmen of the World
- Member, Yorktown Association
Additional Information
Awards:
- Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Friend of the Taxpayers, Americans for Tax Reform
- Jefferson Award, U.S. Food Retailers Association
General Survey
Total: 215
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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07/14/2003 | H.R.917 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1830 South Lake Drive in Lexington, South Carolina, as the "Floyd Spence Post Office Building". | 07/14/2003 Became Public Law No: 108-47. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
07/10/2003 | H.R.438 | Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003 | 07/10/2003 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
05/27/2003 | H.R.1996 | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the exemption from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act for certain computer professionals, and for other purposes. | 05/27/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions) |
05/05/2003 | H.R.1870 | Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2003 | 05/05/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) |
05/05/2003 | H.R.648 | Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2003 | 05/05/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) |
05/02/2003 | H.R.1656 | Protecting Employees Against Violence Act | 05/02/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions) |
04/10/2003 | H.Con.Res.150 | Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the protection of religious sites and the freedom of access and worship. | 04/10/2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions) |
03/13/2003 | H.R.225 | Dividend Taxation Elimination Act of 2003 | 03/13/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions) |
03/12/2003 | H.Con.Res.77 | Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the historic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust and commending the Bulgarian people for preserving and continuing their tradition of ethnic and religious tolerance. | 03/12/2003 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
03/06/2003 | H.R.335 | For the relief of Jaya Gulab Tolani and Hitesh Gulab Tolani. | 03/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. (All Actions) |
03/05/2003 | H.R.1049 | Arming Cargo Pilots Against Terrorism Act | 03/05/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions) |
03/03/2003 | H.R.647 | Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act | 03/03/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. (All Actions) |
02/21/2003 | H.R.391 | National Right-to-Work Act | 02/21/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions) |
02/12/2003 | H.R.332 | National Reconstruction Study Area Act | 02/12/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. (All Actions) |
02/05/2003 | H.Con.Res.31 | Welcoming His Majesty Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Kalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, on his visit to the United States in February 2003. | 02/05/2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions) |
02/03/2003 | H.R.331 | Armed Forces Retirement Equity Act | 02/03/2003 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. (All Actions) |
01/07/2003 | H.R.226 | Dividend Taxation Elimination Act of 2003 | 01/07/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
01/07/2003 | H.R.224 | Small Business Expensing Act of 2003 | 01/07/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
01/07/2003 | H.R.223 | Business Expensing Act of 2003 | 01/07/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
11/12/2002 | H.R.5581 | Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2002 | 11/12/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) |
Total: 3296
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