WILSON, JOE THE HON.

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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%; Write a Review

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

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 215

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/08/2017	H.R.2521	South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017	06/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.Res.253	Expressing gratitude and appreciation for the entry of the United States into World War I.	05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. (All Actions)
05/17/2017	H.R.2487	To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the housing treatment of members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and dependents undergoing a permanent change of station in the United States, and for other purposes.	05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.Res.248	Commending the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 NCAA National Championship.	04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/03/2017	H.Res.92	Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.	04/03/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	H.Res.234	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of effective education in civics and government in elementary and secondary schools throughout the Nation.	03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/03/2017	H.Res.165	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio.	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/24/2017	H.R.846	Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act	02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
02/14/2017	H.R.1030	Cyber Attack Standards of Measurement Study	02/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). (All Actions)
02/07/2017	H.R.903	To restrict funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, and for other purposes.	02/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
01/31/2017	H.R.701	SPY Car Study Act of 2017	01/31/2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.R.433	Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
01/06/2017	H.R.355	Protecting American Families' Retirement Advice Act	01/06/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
10/19/2016	H.R.6123	To congressionally designate the museum to preserve the stories, knowledge, and history of the Medal of Honor to be constructed in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, as the National Medal of Honor Museum.	10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	H.Res.920	Calling for revisions to the existing rules of engagement under Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan.	09/28/2016 Referred to House Armed Services (All Actions)
09/20/2016	H.R.6068	To prohibit funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in the event the United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution prohibiting activities counter to the object and purpose of the Treaty.	09/20/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
07/06/2016	H.Res.806	Expressing condolences for the killing of the British Member of Parliament (MP) Jo Cox.	07/06/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.4022	National Labor Relations Board Reform Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
02/12/2016	H.Con.Res.78	Expressing the sense of Congress that the President in consultation with the Department of the Treasury should apply economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that can be linked to cyberattacks against United States entities.	02/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. (All Actions)
11/06/2015	H.R.3994	SPY Car Study Act of 2015	11/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)

Total: 3296

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
09/18/2007	H.J.Res.50	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the contribution of the USO to the morale and welfare of the members of the Armed Forces and their families.
09/17/2007	H.Res.653	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the concept of nonviolence and the teachings of Gandhi remain relevant and instructive in today's world and the United States should take an active role in disseminating the message of nonviolence through education and public awareness.
09/17/2007	H.Res.583	Recognizing the remarkable example of Sir Nicholas Winton who organized the rescue of 669 Jewish Czechoslovakian children from Nazi death camps prior to the outbreak of World War II.
09/17/2007	H.Res.518	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.
09/11/2007	H.R.2954	Secure Borders FIRST (For Integrity, Reform, Safety, and Anti-Terrorism) Act of 2007
08/09/2007	H.R.3427	To prohibit the revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met.
09/11/2007	H.R.98	Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007
09/10/2007	H.Res.648	Supporting the goals and ideals of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Day.
09/10/2007	H.Res.257	Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.	Passed	Yea
09/06/2007	H.Res.638	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations should forthwith take the procedural actions necessary to amend Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to establish India as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
09/05/2007	H.Res.575	Commending the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their continued committment to holding elections and broadening political participation, and for other purposes.
08/10/2007	H.Res.499	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administration should rigorously enforce the laws of the United States to substantially reduce illegal immigration and greatly improve border security.
08/09/2007	H.R.1335	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 508 East Main Street in Seneca, South Carolina, as the "S/Sgt Lewis G. Watkins Post Office Building".
08/08/2007	H.Res.541	Recognizing the Marines of Company M (or "Mike Company") of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division on the occasion of their 25th Annual Reunion.
08/04/2007	H.R.3457	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns free of charge.
08/03/2007	H.R.3442	Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007
08/03/2007	H.R.957	To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed.	Passed	Yea
08/02/2007	H.Res.607	Extending best wishes to the people of India as they celebrate the 60th anniversary of India's independence from the British Empire.
07/31/2007	H.Res.582	Recognizing the South Carolina Aquarium's Sustainable Seafood Initiative and the benefits it provides to coastal South Carolina, South Carolina fishermen, South Carolina restaurants, and the consumers of seafood in coastal South Carolina, and for other purposes.
07/30/2007	H.Res.511	Congratulating the men's volleyball team of the University of California, Irvine, for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball National Championship.

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