Joe Wilson
U.S. Representative
Republican, South Carolina
- Date of Birth: July 31, 1947
- Birthplace: Charleston, S.C.
- Place of Residence: Springdale, S.C.
- First Elected: 2001
Committee Assignments:
House Committee on Armed Services, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, House Committee on Foreign AffairsCongressional District 2
South Carolina
2nd Congressional District
Campaign Fundraising
2009 - Present| Top 5 Organizations | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $10,000 | $8,300 | $18,300 |
| AT&T Inc | $10,000 | $4,500 | $14,500 |
| Southeastern Freight Lines | $0 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| Boeing Co | $10,000 | $250 | $10,250 |
| Scana Corp | $9,500 | $750 | $10,250 |
| Top 5 Industries | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| Retired | $0 | $169,477 | $169,477 |
| Republican/Conservative | $6,000 | $102,540 | $108,540 |
| Health Professionals | $40,000 | $53,300 | $93,300 |
| Real Estate | $10,000 | $69,076 | $79,076 |
| Lawyers & Law Firms | $9,750 | $38,650 | $48,400 |
Joe Wilson in the News
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Milligan: Who Will Teach Congress to Behave?
August 02, 2011
Misbehaving parents and football players must learn to be civil—when will Washington learn? -
Fenn: Are Republicans and the Tea Party Serious?
July 13, 2011
Now is a time for give and take. - The Bipartisan Social Security Demagoguery Must End Now The recent Social Security demagoguery that has been propagated by Mitt Romney and other big-government apologists is truly repugnant. Accusing those who desire to preserve and expand personal retirement - of eliminating Social Security for seniors is akin to an arsonist blaming firefighters for fanning the flames. It was the very big-government statists like Romney who obfuscated and corrupted the original intent of Social Security; it is the modern day constitutional conservatives who desire to solve the SS insolvency - with a solution that corrects those vices. On October 29, 1936, in a campaign speech that was rife with virulent…
- Rep. Joe Wilson admits climate change is man-made If your diary covers an election or elected official, use election tags, which are generally the state abbreviation followed by the office. CA-01 is the first district House seat. CA-Sen covers both senate races. NY-GOV covers the New York governor's…
- Huntsman endorsed by S.C. attorney general Wilson GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman picked up the endorsement today of South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, the son of congressman Joe Wilson. The younger Wilson said he supports Huntsman, a former Utah governor and U.S. ambassador to China, as…
