- WILSON, JOE THE HON.
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- Experience: House: District 2, 2001-Present
- Home State: South Carolina
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $812,065Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Addison 'Joe' Graves Wilson, Sr.
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Roxanne; 4 Children: Alan, Addison, Julian, Hunter
- Birth Date: 07/31/1947
- Birth Place: Charleston, SC
- Home City: Springdale, SC
- Religion: Presbyterian
Education
- JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1972
- BA, Political Science, Washington and Lee University, 1969
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2001-present
- Member, South Carolina Republican Party
- Assistant Republican Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2007
- Senator, South Carolina State Senate, 1984-¬ 2001
Current Legislative Committees
- Armed Services, Member
- Education and the Workforce, Member
- Foreign Affairs, Member
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Chair
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
- Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- 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
- Former Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
- 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
- Vice Chair, County Registration and Elections Commission, 1973-74
- 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
Professional Experience
- Founding Partner, Kirkland, Wilson, Moore, Taylor and Thomas
- Attorney, Kirkland, Wilson, Moore, Taylor and Thomas
- Judge, Springdale Town, South Carolina, 1977-80
- Served, United States Army Reserves, 1972-75
- Deputy General Counsel, United States Department of Energy, 1981-82
- 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
- Campaign Manager, Congressman Floyd Spence, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982
- Second District Chair, Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign, 1976
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Advisory Board, Nations Bank Lexington
- Member, Advisory Council, Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement
- 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
- Chair, Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club
- President, Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club
- Member, Chapin Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Columbia World Affairs Council
- Member, Falmer Middle School, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
- 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, Navy League
- Member, Reserve Officers Association
- Member, Shriners
- Member, Sinclair Lodge 154
- Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans
- Member, South Carolina Homebuilders' Association
- Member, South Carolina Lung Association
- Member, South Carolina Republican Party, Lifetime Member
- Member, Springdale Elementary, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
- Member, State Development Board, 1975-80
- Member, West Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Woodmen of the World
- Member, Yorktown Association
Additional Information
Awards:
- Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Friend of the Taxpayers, Americans for Tax Reform
- Jefferson Award, U.S. Food Retailers Association
General Survey
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