Recent events
2025-07-03
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[statement] Wilson enthusiastically supported H.R. 1 (OBBBA) calling it legislation that will 'unleash American energy dominance, extend the Trump Tax Cuts, create jobs, and bring common sense back to the government.'…
2025-07-03
Votes
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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)) on 2025-07-03: Wilson admitted two days before the vote that he had only read summaries of the bill, telling Raw Story 'we have to trust the leadership.' The CBO…
2025-07-03
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[statement] When asked by Raw Story on July 1, 2025 whether he had read the full text of the Senate-amended version of Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' — the multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation legislation — Wilson…
2025-07-01
Stated positions
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[platform] Wilson positions himself as a constitutional conservative who demands careful deliberation on legislation. As a senior House member since 2001 and chairman of a key Foreign Affairs subcommittee, his public…
2025-05-01
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[platform] Wilson prides himself on being accessible and accountable to constituents, maintaining multiple district offices and regularly holding town halls across SC-02.
2025-04-11
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Joe Wilson filed filing with the SEC on 2025-04-11. Accession number: N/A.
2024-12-31
Transactions
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Top career contributor: American Israel Public Affairs Cmte (AIPAC) at $175,550 ($162,650 from individuals, $12,900 from PAC). Other top contributors include Blue Cross/Blue Shield ($155,274), Nelson, Mullins et al…
2024-12-31
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Career total raised (2001-2024): $17,405,354. Top contributing industry: Health Professionals at $691,903, followed by Real Estate ($631,461), Lawyers/Law Firms ($620,012), Retired ($560,961), and Defense Aerospace…
2024-12-31
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Quiver Quantitative estimates Wilson's net worth at approximately $1.60 million. Ballotpedia reports $428,000 (2022). OpenSecrets 2018 disclosure ranged from -$564,992 to $1,239,994. The wide range reflects the…
2024-10-17
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AIPAC earmarked $133,000+ for Wilson in the 2024 election cycle — 127 earmarked donations, up from 32 in 2022 and zero prior. Most support came after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. AIPAC spokesman Marshall…
2024-04-20
Votes
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Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Wilson voted for $26.38 billion in military aid to Israel. His top career donor is AIPAC ($175,550), and he chairs the…
2024-04-20
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Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Wilson voted for every Ukraine aid measure since the Russian invasion in February 2022, including the 2024 $61 billion…
2023-09-30
Votes
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Voted yea on H.R. 5525 (Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 (Government Funding CR)) on 2023-09-30: Wilson emerged as the only GOP member from South Carolina's House delegation to vote for the short-term continuing…
2023-05-31
Votes
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Voted yea on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on 2023-05-31: Wilson was one of only two South Carolina Republicans (with Jeff Duncan) to vote for the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal, joining 149…
2021-06-15
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Wilson's former legislative director moved to work for AIPAC in 2021, underscoring the close personnel overlap between his office and the pro-Israel lobby. His office's connection is described as 'so close' by the Post…
2021-01-06
Votes
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[vote] Wilson was one of three South Carolina congressmen who objected to the certification of the 2020 Electoral College results on January 6, 2021, declaring there was an 'open invitation for fraud' in the…
2021-01-06
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Voted yea on H.J.Res. 11 (Objection to Arizona Presidential Electoral College Results) on 2021-01-06: Wilson was one of three South Carolina congressmen who objected to the Electoral College certification hours after…
2021-01-01
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[platform] Wilson has been a career-long critic of the national debt and deficit spending, having campaigned on fiscal conservatism since winning office in 2001. He has repeatedly called for deficit reduction and…
2001-12-18
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Wilson is a former U.S. Army lawyer (Reserve and South Carolina Army National Guard), South Carolina State Senator (1984-2001), and has represented SC-02 since his December 18, 2001 special election win following the…
