Biography
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: Judiciary (Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet; Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security & Investigations); Oversight & Government Reform (Intergovernmental Affairs); Select Intelligence (Emerging Threats; NSA & Cybersecurity)
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Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Republican
House Seniority: 126th ranked House Republican
Twitter: 837,803 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
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)
Votes
173,201
89,964
3,390
%
64.9%
33.7%
1.3%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Trey Gowdy (R)
Curtis McLaughlin (LIBERT)
Votes
126,452
21,969
%
84.8%
14.7%