Joe Wilson (politician)

Joe Wilson (2011)

Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson (born July 31, 1947 in Charleston , South Carolina ) is an American politician . Since 2001 he has represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joe Wilson attended Washington and Lee University in Virginia until 1969 . He then studied law at the University of South Carolina at Columbia until 1972 . Between 1972 and 1975 he was a member of the US Army Reserve . He was also a member of the South Carolina National Guard . Wilson worked full-time as a lawyer.

Wilson is a member of the Republican Party . From 1981 and 1982 he was an advisor to the Ministry of Energy . He worked for several years on the staff of US Senator Strom Thurmond and then for Congressman Floyd Spence . Wilson served in the South Carolina Senate between 1984 and 2001 . After Spence's death, he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington DC when the by-election was due in the second district of South Carolina . There he took up his new mandate on December 18, 2001.

As he was re-elected in all subsequent elections, including the one in 2016, he can continue to exercise his mandate today. His most recent legislative period runs until January 3, 2019. Wilson is a staunch opponent of online - gambling . He was also an opponent of President Barack Obama's health care reform . In this context, he caused a sensation on September 9, 2009 when he interrupted Obama's speech in front of both chambers of Congress with the words “You are lying!”. Wilson was officially reprimanded for this by the House of Representatives; later he apologized to the president, which he accepted.

Wilson has four children with his wife Roxanne. He lives in West Columbia privately .

Web links

Commons : Joe Wilson  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Wikisource: Joe Wilson  - Sources and full texts (English)

• Web presence at the congress
• Joe Wilson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Re-election 2016 at Ballotpedia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CNN.com: Rep. Wilson shouts, 'You lie' to Obama during speech
2. ^ The Caucus: House Admonishes Wilson on Outburst