Joe Wilson
Republican United States House Representative from South Carolina
Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson Sr. (born July 31, 1947) is an American politician. He has been the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2001.
Joe Wilson | |
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 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district | |
| Assumed office December 18, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Floyd Spence |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 23rd district | |
| In office January 8, 1985 – December 18, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Jake Knotts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Addison Graves Wilson July 31, 1947 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Roxanne McCrory (m. 1978) |
| Children | 4, including Alan |
| Education | Washington and Lee University (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
| Website | House website |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service |
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| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 218th Mechanized Infantry Brigade |
From 1985 to 2001, he was in the South Carolina Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party.
He was a member of the House Republican Policy Committee and was an Assistant Republican Whip.[2]
Wilson is known for interrupting a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama to the joint session of Congress by shouting "You lie!".[3][4]
On September 10, 2024, Wilson was hospitalized in Washington, D.C. for "stroke-like symptoms" after collapsing at an event.[5]
References
change- ↑ Staff. "Once a Soldier ... Always a Soldier" (PDF). Legislative Agenda. Association of the United States Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Joe Wilson – Congressman Joe Wilson's Biography". Joewilson.house.gov. July 31, 1947. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ↑ "CNN, Politics, retrieved 14 September 2009". Cnn.com. September 10, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ↑ "Carter: Obama a target for racism". English.aljazeera.net. 2009-09-16. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ↑ Nobles, Ryan; Wong, Scott (September 10, 2024). "Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina in the hospital after collapse". NBCNews.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
Other websites
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Media related to Joe Wilson (U.S. politician) at Wikimedia Commons
- Congressman Joe Wilson official U.S. House website
- Joe Wilson for U.S. Congress
- Joe Wilson at Curlie
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "Congressman with military ties backs Iraq war" Darran Simon, Medill News Service, February 18, 2004
- "Don’t Turn Back the Page on Border Security" Op-ed by Joe Wilson, Palmetto Scoop, February 3, 2008
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