District: South Carolina - 4th District Political Highlights: assistant U.S. attorney, 1994-00; S.C. 7th Circuit solicitor, 2001-10 Born: August 22, 1964; Greenville, S.C. Residence: Spartanburg Religion: Baptist Family: Wife, Terri Gowdy; two children Education: Baylor U., B.A. 1986; U. of South Carolina, J.D. 1989 Elected: 2010 Committee Assignments: Ethics; Judiciary (Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet; Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security & Investigations); Oversight & Government Reform (Intergovernmental Affairs); Select Intelligence (Emerging Threats; NSA & Cybersecurity) Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Republican House Seniority: 126th ranked House Republican Twitter: 594,515 followers State Clout: South Carolina is 12th on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Trey Gowdy (R) Paul Corden (D) Dave Edwards (CNSTP) Rick Mahler (LIBERT) C. Walters (GREEN)
Votes
137,586 62,438 11,059 3,010 2,564
%
63.5% 28.8% 5.1% 1.4% 1.2%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Trey Gowdy (R) Deb Morrow (D) Jeff Sumerel (GREEN)
