• WILSON, JOE THE HON.
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
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 215
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/04/2011 H.R.179 To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that certain former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits. 02/04/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
02/04/2011 H.R.178 Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act 02/04/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
01/05/2011 H.R.185 Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011 01/05/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/05/2011 H.R.184 Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2011 01/05/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/20/2010 H.Res.1491 Congratulating the University of South Carolina Gamecocks on winning the 2010 NCAA Division I College World Series. 07/20/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/30/2010 H.R.4944 Siding with America's Patients Act 04/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/29/2010 H.Con.Res.271 Commemorating the 43rd anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. 04/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/18/2010 H.R.4525 To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include all members of the uniformed services who are retired under chapter 61 of such title for disability, regardless of the members' disability rating percentage. 02/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
01/25/2010 H.R.4427 To provide a pay increase of 1.9 percent for members of the uniformed services for fiscal year 2011. 01/25/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
01/12/2010 H.R.2189 Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2009 01/12/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
01/12/2010 H.R.206 State Defense Force Improvement Act 01/12/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.  (All Actions)
01/04/2010 H.R.4219 National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 01/04/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
11/03/2009 H.Con.Res.207 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the victory of the United States in The Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. 11/03/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/20/2009 H.R.3194 For the relief of Sainey H. Fatty. 07/20/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
06/12/2009 H.R.2537 Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2009 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
05/04/2009 H.R.216 Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2009 05/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.  (All Actions)
04/27/2009 H.R.1864 To provide a pay increase of 3.4 percent for members of the uniformed services for fiscal year 2010. 04/27/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
04/23/2009 H.R.2063 To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to use repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to pay down the public debt, and for other purposes. 04/23/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/17/2009 H.R.972 To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that certain former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits. 03/17/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
03/16/2009 H.R.209 Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2009 03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
Total: 3296
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.2581 Verify First Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2823 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act
05/22/2017 H.R.1625 Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/22/2017 H.R.695 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.341 Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017 H.R.2390 PLO Accountability Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.256 Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
05/17/2017 H.J.Res.66 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. Passed Yea
05/05/2017 H.R.2186 EL CHAPO Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2358 Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2192 To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. Passed Yea
05/04/2017 H.R.1809 Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.1808 Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.1644 Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act Passed Yea
05/03/2017 H.R.1180 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Passed Aye
05/02/2017 H.R.2052 PRIVATE Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2232 Promoting Equality and Accountability at the United Nations Act of 2017
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