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Joe Wilson
Official portrait, 2016
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromSouth Carolina's2nddistrict
Assumed office
December 18, 2001
Preceded byFloyd Spence
Member of theSouth Carolina Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 8, 1985 – December 18, 2001
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJake Knotts
Personal details
Born
Addison Graves Wilson

(1947-07-31)July 31, 1947(age 76)
Charleston, South Carolina,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Roxanne McCrory
​
(m.1978)​
Children4, includingAlan
EducationWashington and Lee University(BA)
University of South Carolina(JD)
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1972–2003[1]
RankColonel
UnitUnited States Army Reserve(1972–1975)
South Carolina Army National Guard(1975–2003)
Joe Wilson's voice
Joe Wilson speaks on theAbraham Accords
Recorded September 16, 2020

Addison Graves"Joe"Wilson Sr.(born July 31, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as theU.S. representativeforSouth Carolina's 2nd congressional districtsince 2001. A member of theRepublican Party,his district stretches fromColumbiato the Georgia–South Carolina border. He served as theSouth Carolina state senatorfrom the 23rd district from 1985 to 2001.

Wilson is a member of theHouse Republican Policy Committeeand an assistant Republicanwhip.[2]

In September 2009, Wilson interrupted aspeech by U.S. President Barack Obamato ajoint session of Congress,shouting, "You lie!"[3]The incidentresulted in a reprimandby the House of Representatives.[4]

Early life and education[edit]

Wilson was born inCharleston, South Carolina,the son of Wray (née Graves) and Hugh deVeaux Wilson.[5]In 1969 he obtained a bachelor's degree in political science fromWashington and Lee University,where he joinedSigma Nu.[6]He obtained hisJuris Doctor(J.D.) degree from theUniversity of South Carolina School of Lawin 1972.[7][8]

Early career[edit]

From 1972 to 1975, Wilson served in theUnited States Army Reserve.Thereafter, he was a Staff Judge Advocate in theSouth Carolina Army National Guardassigned to the218th Mechanized Infantry Brigadeuntil retiring from military service as acolonelin 2003.[9]

A real estate attorney, Wilson co-accounted the law firm Kirkland, Wilson, Moore, Taylor & Thomas[10]inWest Columbia,where he practiced for over 25 years. He was also a municipal judge inSpringdale, South Carolina.[11]

Wilson was active in South Carolina Republican politics when the party barely existed in the state. He took part in his first Republican campaign in 1962, when he was 15 years old. He served as an aide toSenatorStrom Thurmondand to his district's congressman,Floyd Spence.

In 1981 and 1982, during the first term of theReagan administration,Wilson served as deputy general counsel for former governorJim Edwardsat theU.S. Department of Energy.Wilson is also a graduate ofMorton Blackwell'sLeadership Institutein Arlington, Virginia.[12]

South Carolina Senate[edit]

Wilson was elected to theSouth Carolina Senatein 1984 as a Republican fromLe xing ton Countyand reelected four times, the last three times unopposed. By this time, Le xing ton County had become one of the most Republican counties in the state. He never missed a regular legislative session in 17 years. After the Republicans gained control of the chamber in 1996, Wilson became the first Republican to chair the Senate Transportation Committee. He was a member ofColumbia College's board of visitors andCoker College's board of trustees.

During his tenure in the South Carolina Senate, Wilson was the primary sponsor of bills including the following: establishing a National Guard license plate,[13]providing paid leave for state employees to perform disaster relief services,[14]and requiring men aged 18–26 to register for theSelective Service Systemwhen applying for a driver's license.[15]In 2000, Wilson was one of seven senators to vote against removing theConfederate battle flagfrom being displayed over the state house.[16]

U.S. House of Representatives[edit]

Committee assignments[edit]

Official House photo portrait (109th Congress)
Wilson withPresidentGeorge W. Bushin 2002

As of the 118th Congress, Wilson served on threestanding committeesand various subcommittees overseeing specific areas of legislation. He serves on theCommittee on Armed Services,for which he is also a member of theSubcommittee on ReadinessandSubcommittee on Strategic Forces.[17]He serves on theCommittee on Education and the Workforce,for which he also is a member of theSubcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.[18]As a member of theCommittee on Foreign Affairs,Wilson serves on theSubcommittee on Europe[19]and Chairs theSubcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia.[20][21]Wilson serves as the Chair of theU.S. Helsinki Commission.[22]Wilson is a member of theRepublican Study Committee,[23]Chair of the RSC National Security and Foreign Affairs Task Force,[24]and a member of theTea Party Caucus.

On June 27 2024, Wilson announced he will run for the Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.[25]

Caucus memberships[edit]

Like his former Boss, Spence, Wilson is an ardent social and fiscal conservative.[39]

In 2003, Wilson voted for theMedicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act,including its Section 1011 authorizing $250,000 annually of taxpayer money to reimburse hospitals for treatment of illegal immigrants. In 2009, he changed to his current position of opposing public funds for health care of illegal immigrants.[40]

Legislation[edit]

Wilson has sponsored and co-sponsored a number of bills concerning teacher recruitment and retention, college campus fire safety, National Guard troop levels, arming airline pilots, tax credits for adoptions, tax credits for living organ donors, and state defense forces. As of January 2006, eight bills he co-sponsored have passed the House,[41]including H.R. 1973, theSenator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005,making safe water and sanitation an objective of U.S. assistance to developing countries.[42]

Wilson is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of onlinepoker.In 2006, he co-sponsored H.R. 4411, theGoodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act,[43]and H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act.[44]

Wilson has cited as one of his proudest congressional achievements the Drafting Business Expensing Act of 2003,[citation needed]which allows businesses to immediately write off 50% of the cost of business equipment and machinery. This bonusdepreciationprovision was extended for 2008 and 2009 in two separate stimulus bills.[45][46]He also spearheaded the Drafting Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003, which offers higher education loan forgiveness to math, science and special education teachers in schools with predominantly low-income student populations.[47]He cites as his most important vote theJobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.[47]

In 2015, Wilson cosponsored a resolution toamend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.[48]

Wilson sponsored H.R. 6202, the American Tech Workforce Act of 2021, introduced by RepresentativeJim Banks.The legislation would establish a wage floor for the high-skill H-1B visa program, thereby significantly reducing employer dependence on the program. The bill would also eliminate the Optional Practical Training program that allows foreign graduates to stay and work in the United States.[49]

"You lie!" outburst during Obama address[edit]

Wilson's interruption of President Obama's address (at 00:15)

On September 9, 2009, during a nationally televised joint address to Congress by PresidentBarack Obama,Wilson shouted "You lie!"[50][51][52][53]after Obama, while outlining his proposal forreforming health care,said, "There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false—the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally."[54]

Obama's chief of staffRahm Emanuelimmediately approached senior Republican lawmakers and asked them to identify the heckler and urge him to apologize immediately.[55]Members of Congress from both parties condemned the outburst. "Totally disrespectful", said SenatorJohn McCainof Wilson's utterance. "No place for it in that setting or any other and he should apologize immediately."[56][57]Wilson said later in a statement:

This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President's remarks regarding the coverage of undocumented immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the President's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the President for this lack of civility.[58]

Obama accepted his apology. "I'm a big believer that we all make mistakes", he said. "He apologized quickly and without equivocation and I'm appreciative of that."[59]

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House Democrats called on Wilson to issue a formal apology on the House floor.[60]House Majority WhipJim Clyburnsaid, "This is about the rules of the House". House Majority LeaderSteny Hoyersaid, "What's at issue here is of importance to the House and of importance to the country... This House cannot stay silent".

Wilson refused to apologize to the House of Representatives, saying in a televised interview, "I believe one apology is sufficient."[61]Congressional Republicans agreed, and opposed further action. Minority LeaderJohn Boehnersaid, "I think this is a sad day for the House of Representatives... I think this is a political stunt aimed at distracting the American people from what they really care about, which is health care."[62]On September 15, the House approved a "resolution of disapproval" against Wilson by a 240–179 vote almost exactly along party lines.[63]

Wilson said that his outburst reflected his view that Obama's bill would provide government-subsidized benefits to illegal immigrants.[64]Severalfact-checkingorganizations wrote that Wilson's view was inaccurate becauseHR 3200expressly excludes undocumented aliens from receiving government-subsidized "affordability credits".[65][66][67]The nonpartisanCongressional Research Serviceagreed that people would need to be lawfully present in the U.S. in order to be eligible for the credits, but noted that the bill did not bar non-citizens from buying their own health insurance coverage through thehealth insurance exchange.[68][69]The Obama administration said that, in the final bill, undocumented immigrants would not be able to participate in the Exchange.[70]Such language was included in theSenate Finance Committee's version of the bill,America's Healthy Future Act.[71][72]

After the incident, Wilson and Democrat Rob Miller, his 2010 general election opponent, experienced a significant upswing in campaign donations. In the week after Wilson's outburst, Miller raised $1.6 million, about three times his 2008 donations,[73]while Wilson raised $1.8 million.[74]

Apology for remarks about hatred of America[edit]

On a 2002 live broadcast of theC-SPANtalk showWashington Journal,Wilson and RepresentativeBob Filnerwere discussingIraqiweapons of mass destruction.When Filner noted that the U.S. provided Iraq with "chemical and biological weapons" in the 1980s, Wilson stated that this idea was "made up" and told Filner, "This hatred of America by some people is just outrageous. And you need to get over that." Wilson apologized for his remarks in statements to the press.[75][76]

Apology for remarks about Strom Thurmond's daughter[edit]

In 2003,Essie Mae Washington-Williamsrevealed she was the daughter of Wilson's former employer, SenatorStrom Thurmond,and Thurmond's black maid. Wilson was among those who publicly doubted her assertion that Thurmond had a childout of wedlock.Wilson said even if her story were true, she should not have revealed it because "it's asmear"on Thurmond's image and was a way to" diminish "Thurmond's legacy.[77]After Thurmond's family acknowledged the truth of Washington-Williams's revelation, Wilson apologized, but said that he still thought that she should not have revealed that Thurmond was her father.[78]

Texas v. Pennsylvania[edit]

In December 2020, Wilson was one of 126 Republican members of theHouse of Representativesto sign anamicus briefin support ofTexas v. Pennsylvania,a lawsuit filed at theUnited States Supreme Courtcontesting the results of the2020 presidential election,in whichJoe Bidendefeated[79]incumbentDonald Trump.The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lackedstandingunderArticle III of the Constitutionto challenge the results of an election held by another state.[80][81][82]

House SpeakerNancy Pelosiissued a statement that called signing the amicus brief an act of "election subversion." She also reprimanded Wilson and the other House members who supported the lawsuit: "The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this lawsuit brought dishonor to the House. Instead of upholding their oath to support and defend the Constitution, they chose to subvert the Constitution and undermine public trust in our sacred democratic institutions."[83][84]

Other notable events[edit]

Wilson speaking atCPAC,2016.
Wilson (second from right) withIsraeliPrime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu(fourth from right) and SpeakerNancy Pelosi(third from left).

In November 2009, theNew York Timesreported that Wilson and RepresentativeBlaine Luetkemeyermade identical written statements, reading, "One of the reasons I have long supported the U.S. biotechnology industry is that it is a homegrown success story that has been an engine of job creation in this country. Unfortunately, many of the largest companies that would seek to enter the biosimilar market have made their money by outsourcing their research to foreign countries like India." The statement was originally drafted by lobbyists forGenentech,now a Swissbiotechnologyfirm, but founded and still headquartered inSan Francisco, California.[85]

Wilson supported President Trump's 2017executive orderto impose a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, saying that the order would "secure our borders and keep American families safe from terrorist attacks."[86]

On April 10, 2017, a Wilsontown hall meetingatAiken Technical CollegeinGraniteville, South Carolinawas interrupted by activists chanting "you lie" as Wilson asserted that theAffordable Care Actwas causing people to be denied health services.[87]

In 2018, a segment with Wilson aired as part ofSacha Baron Cohen's Showtime series,Who is America?.Wilson endorses "Kinderguardians", a nonexistent program to teach and arm schoolchildren as young as 3 to protect themselves in the classroom.[88]Advocating toddler carry, he says on camera, "A 3-year-old cannot defend itself from an assault rifle by throwing aHello Kittypencil case at it ".[89]

In January 2023, Wilson proposed a bill to direct "theFine Arts Boardto obtain a bust of thePresident of Ukraine,Volodymyr Zelenskyy,for display in the House of Representatives wing of the United States Capitol ".[90][91][92]

Veterans[edit]

ThePACT ACTwhich expandedVAbenefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their military service, received a "nay" from Wilson.[93]Regarding cannabis, despite lobbying fromVSOssuch as theDAV[94]Wilson also voted against2022 MORE Act.[95][96]

Electoral history[edit]

South Carolina Senate (1984-2000)[edit]

1984South Carolina Senate23rd district election[97]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson 19,144 77.85%
Democratic Jim Leslie 2,754 11.20%
Write-in Norma Russell 2,392 9.73%
Libertarian Jan L. Chapman 298 1.21%
Write-in 2 0.01%
Total votes 24,590 100.00%
1988South Carolina Senate23rd district election[98]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 23,790 83.28%
Democratic Frank A. Barton 4,771 16.70%
Write-in 4 0.01%
Total votes 28,565 100.00%
Republicanhold
1992South Carolina Senate23rd district election[99]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 27,595 99.87%
Write-in 36 0.13%
Total votes 27,631 100.00%
Republicanhold
1996South Carolina Senate23rd district election[100]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 26,979 100.00%
Total votes 26,979 100.00%
Republicanhold
2000South Carolina Senate23rd district election[101]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 35,241 100.00%
Total votes 35,241 100.00%
Republicanhold

United States House of Representatives (2001-2022)[edit]

Wilson was elected in 2001 in a special election caused by the death of Floyd Spence, his former Boss. Wilson once said that a dying Spence called him from his hospital bed and asked him to run.[102]

In a crowded five-way Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district—Wilson tallied 75% of the vote. He won the December 18 special election with 73% of the vote.[103]

2001South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtspecial election Republican primary[104]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson 34,646 75.51%
Republican Joe Grimaud 6,784 14.79%
Republican Stew Butler 1,881 4.10%
Republican Richard Chalk 1,455 3.17%
Republican Clide T. Cobb 1,115 2.43%
Total votes 45,881 100.00%
2001South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtspecial election[105]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson 40,355 73.09%
Democratic Brent Weaver 14,035 25.42%
Libertarian Warren Eilertson 420 0.76%
Constitution Steve Lefemine 404 0.73%
Write-in 1 0.00%
Total votes 55,214 100.00%
Republicanhold

Wilson won election to a full term in 2002 with 84% of the vote, facing four minor-party candidates.[103][106]

2002South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[107]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 144,149 84.12%
United Citizens Mark Whittington 17,189 10.03%
Libertarian James A. Legg 9,650 5.63%
Write-in 371 0.22%
Total votes 171,359 100.00%
Republicanhold

Wilson was mentioned as a possible candidate for retiring SenatorFritz Hollings's seat in 2004, but decided to run for a second House term. He defeatedDemocraticnominee Michael Ellisor andConstitution Partynominee Steve Lefemine with 65% of the vote.[103]Wilson got 181,862 votes to Ellisor's 93,249 and Lefemine's 4,447, with 312 write-ins.[108]

2004South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[109]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 181,862 64.98%
Democratic Michael R. Ellisor 93,249 33.32%
Constitution Steve Lefemine 4,447 1.59%
Write-in 312 0.11%
Total votes 279,870 100.00%
Republicanhold

In 2006, Wilson defeated Ellisor again, with 62.7% of the vote.[110]

2006South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[111]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 127,811 62.64%
Democratic Michael R. Ellisor 76,090 37.29%
Write-in 151 0.07%
Total votes 204,052 100.00%
Republicanhold

In 2008, Wilson was reelected, defeating the Democratic nominee, Iraq War veteran Rob Miller, 54% to 46%.[112]It was the closest race in the district in 20 years, and the closest race Wilson had faced in 24 years as an elected official. He survived by winning his native Le xing ton County by 33,000 votes, more than the overall margin of 26,000 votes.

2008South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtRepublican primary[113]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 44,783 85.12%
Republican Phil Black 7,831 14.88%
Total votes 52,614 100.00%
2008South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[113]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 184,583 53.74%
Democratic Rob Miller 158,627 46.18%
Write-in 276 0.08%
Total votes 343,486 100.00%
Republicanhold

Challenged by Miller, Libertarian nominee Eddie McCain, and Constitution Party nominee Marc Beaman,[114]Wilson was reelected in 2010 with 53% of the vote.

2010South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtRepublican primary[115]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 64,973 83.41%
Republican Phil Black 12,923 16.59%
Total votes 77,896 100.00%
2010South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[116]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 138,861 53.48%
Democratic Rob Miller 113,625 43.76%
Libertarian Eddie McCain 4,228 1.63%
Constitution Marc Beaman 2,856 1.10%
Write-in 102 0.04%
Total votes 259,672 100.00%
Republicanhold

Redistricting made the 2nd somewhat more compact. It lostBeaufortandHilton Head Island.To make up for the loss in population, it absorbed all ofAiken Countyand a slice ofOrangeburg County.

In the general election, Wilson ran unopposed and was reelected with 96% of the vote.

2012South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtRepublican primary[117]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 23,062 80.58%
Republican Phil Black 5,557 19.42%
Total votes 28,619 100.00%
2012South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[118]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 196,116 96.27%
Write-in 7,602 3.73%
Total votes 203,718 100.00%
Republicanhold

Challenged by Democratic nominee Phil Black and Labor Party nominee Harold Geddings III,[119]Wilson was reelected in 2014 with 62% of the vote.

2014South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtRepublican primary[120]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 43,687 81.61%
Republican Eddie McCain 9,842 18.39%
Total votes 53,529 100.00%
2014South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[121]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 121,649 62.45%
Democratic Phil Black 68,719 35.28%
Labor Harold Geddings III 4,158 2.13%
Write-in 282 0.14%
Total votes 194,808 100.00%
Republicanhold

Challenged by Democratic nominee Arik Bjorn and American Party nominee Eddie McCain,[122]Wilson was reelected in 2016 with 62% of the vote.

2016South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[123]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 183,746 60.25%
Democratic Arik Bjorn 105,306 34.53%
Green Arik Bjorn 4,146 1.36%
Total Arik Bjorn 109,452 35.89%
American Eddie McCain 11,444 3.75%
Write-in 354 0.12%
Total votes 304,996 100.00%
Republicanhold

Challenged by Democratic nominee Sean Carrigan and American Party candidate Sonny Narang, Wilson was reelected in 2018 with 56.3% of the vote.[124]

2018South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[125]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 144,642 56.25%
Democratic Sean Carrigan 109,199 42.47%
American Sonny Narang 3,111 1.21%
Write-in 187 0.07%
Total votes 257,139 100.00%
Republicanhold

Challenged by Democratic nomineeAdair Ford Boroughsand Constitution Party candidate Kathleen K Wright, Wilson was reelected in 2020 with 55.66% of the vote.[126]

2020South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtRepublican primary[127]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 55,557 74.12%
Republican Michael Bishop 19,397 25.88%
Total votes 74,954 100.00%
2020South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[128]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 202,715 55.66%
Democratic Adair Ford Boroughs 155,118 42.59%
Constitution Kathleen K. Wright 6,163 1.69%
Write-in 219 0.06%
Total votes 364,215 100.00%
Republicanhold

Challenged by Democratic nominee Judd Larkins, Wilson was reelected in 2022 with 60.1% of the vote.[129]

2022South Carolina's 2nd congressional districtelection[130]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 147,699 60.01%
Democratic Judd Larkins 98,081 39.85%
Write-in 346 0.14%
Total votes 246,126 100.00%
Republicanhold

Personal life[edit]

Stephen H. Boineau
David A. Weisiger
Wilson is descended from slave-owners Stephen H. Boineau andDavid A. Weisigerand was named after Weisiger.

AnAssociate Reformed Presbyterian,[131]Wilson and his wife, Roxanne Dusenbury McCrory Wilson, have four sons and six grandchildren.

Wilson was named after Confederate brigadier generalDavid A. Weisiger,the uncle of his great-great-grandmother, and his great-great-grandfather Stephen H. Boineau owned 16 slaves. Wilson stated that Weisiger "was not a plantation owner; he was a bank cashier", but Weisiger owned seven slaves in Virginia.[132]

In a 2005 guest article onRediff,Wilson wrote that his father, Hugh, was a member of theFlying Tigersin World War II.[133]The Wilson family attends First Presbyterian Church in Columbia.[131][11]

See also[edit]

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