Candidate · U.S. House, District 2
Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson, Sr.
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Current office
- U.S. Representative, South Carolina District 2 (since 2001)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative; attorney
Background
- B.A. in political science, Washington and Lee University (1969); J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law (1972). source: en.wikipedia.org
- U.S. Army Reserve (1972-1975) and South Carolina Army National Guard (1975-2003); retired as a colonel. source: en.wikipedia.org
- South Carolina Senate, District 23, 1985-2001. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Elected to the U.S. House in a December 2001 special election; seeking a 14th full term after winning the June 9, 2026 Republican primary. source: wtoc.com
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