All four of his sons have been Eagle Scouts and served in the military, two of them in Iraq.

The congressman from the 2nd District is Joe Wilson, a Republican chosen in a 2001 special election. Wilson grew up in Charleston and graduated from Washington and Lee University and the University of South Carolina law school. He worked as aide to Rep. Floyd Spence, a Republican who represented the 2nd, and then for Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond. Wilson was the deputy general counsel at the U.S. Energy Department during the Reagan administration. He practiced law in West Columbia for 25 years and worked on many campaigns. In 1984, he was elected to the state Senate, where he chaired the Transportation Committee. All four of his sons have been Eagle Scouts and served in the military, two of them in Iraq. In 2001, when Spence died after more than 30 years in the House, Wilson became the frontrunner to replace his longtime friend and mentor and pledged to continue his focus on national defense. He won the Republican primary with 76% of the vote and defeated his Democratic opponent 73%-25%.


Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)


In the House, Wilson has had a mostly conservative voting record.

Barack Obama has done JACK SHIT.

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