Biography

Political Highlights: S.C. House, 1993-95; U.S. House of Representatives, 1995-2003; sought Republican nomination for president, 2016
Born: July 9, 1955; Seneca, S.C.
Residence: Seneca
Religion: Southern Baptist
Family: Single
Education: U. of South Carolina, B.A. 1977; U. of South Carolina, attended 1977-78; U. of South Carolina, J.D. 1981
Elected: 2002
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Commerce-Justice-Science; Defense; Energy-Water; Labor-HHS-Education; State-Foreign Operations - Ranking Member; Transportation-HUD); Budget; Environment & Public Works (Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, & Regulatory Oversig; Clean Air, Climate, & Nuclear Safety; Transportation & Infrastructure); Judiciary (Criminal Justice & Counterterrorism; Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, & Federal Rights; Immigration, Citizenship, & Border Safety; Privacy, Technology, & the Law)
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Roll Call Vitals

District Rating: Safe Republican
House Seniority: 14th ranked Senate Republican
Twitter: 107,817 followers

Election History

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