Rep. Joe Wilson

About Rep. Joe Wilson

Birthday
07/31/1947    Charleston, SC

Family
Wife: Roxanne; 4 Children: Alan, Addison, Julian, Hunter

Current Residence
Springdale, SC

Education
JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1972
BA, Political Science, Washington and Lee University, 1969

Profession
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
Deputy General Counsel, United States Department of Energy, 1981-1982
Campaign Manager, Congressman Floyd Spence, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982
Judge, Springdale Town, South Carolina, 1977-1980
Second District Chair, Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign, 1976
Served, United States Army Reserves, 1972-1975
Founding Partner/Attorney, Kirkland, Wilson, Moore, Taylor and Thomas

Political
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2001-present
Assistant Republican Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2007
Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, December 18, 2001
Senator, South Carolina State Senate, 1984-­2001
Member, South Carolina Republican Party

Congressional Memberships
Vice Chair, County Registration and Elections Commission, 1973-1974
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
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
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
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Organizational Memberships
Member, State Development Board, 1975-1980
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
President, Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club
Chair, Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club
Member, Chapin Chamber of Commerce
Member, Columbia World Affairs Council
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, Advisory Board, Nations Bank Lexington
Member, Navy League
Member, Falmer Middle School, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Member, Springdale Elementary, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Member, Reserve Officers Association
Member, Advisory Council, Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement
Member, South Carolina Republican Party, Lifetime Member
Member, Shriners
Member, Sinclair Lodge 154
Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans
Member, South Carolina Homebuilders' Association
Member, South Carolina Lung Association
Member, West Metro Chamber of Commerce
Member, Woodmen of the World
Member, Yorktown Association

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Ending Spending Messages To Rep. Joe Wilson

Deborah in Aynor, SC took action on Ending Spending Demands The White House to Stop the Bullying

Merry Beth in Greenville, SC took action on Ending Spending Demands The White House to Stop the Bullying

Barry & Marcia in Fort Mill, SC took action on Ending Spending Demands The White House to Stop the Bullying

Grace in Greenville, SC took action on Ending Spending Demands The White House to Stop the Bullying

"We, the people, ask for your help in this matter!"

John in Lexington, SC took action on Tell the White House and Congress: No New Debt Without Spending Cuts

"No new debt at all. Our full attention must be on reducing the size and scope of the federal government. We the People will then be able to go about the business of keeping this the most inventive and creative people on earth."

John in Lexington, SC took action on Tell Your Senators: Support a Permanent Earmark Ban

"Please end the madness. Without a law against earmarks we cannot trust Congress."

Bruce in Lexington, SC took action on Ending Spending Calls for a Responsible Budget

Richard in Myrtle Beach, SC took action on Ending Spending Calls for a Responsible Budget

"You have an opportunity to help our Nation. Our spending is out of control. We need people like yourself to stand up and make a commitment to cut our debt, not increase it with outrageous spending. As you should already know The new Democratic party is changing the fabric of our nation and we need help."

Glen in Sumter, SC took action on Ending Spending Calls for a Responsible Budget

Someone in Myrtle Beach, SC took action on Ending Spending Calls for a Responsible Budget