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Joe Wilson

U.S. Representative · South Carolina · District 2

RepublicanBioguide W000795

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Overview

Chamber: House
State / territory: South Carolina
District: 2
Affiliation: Republican
Congress: 119th Congress
Bioguide ID: W000795

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Congressional service

Congressional service history

119th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2025–Present

118th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2023–2025

117th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2021–2023

116th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2019–2021

115th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2017–2019

114th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2015–2017

113th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2013–2015

112th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2011–2013

111th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2009–2011

110th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2007–2009

109th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2005–2007

108th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2003–2005

107th Congress · House

South Carolina · District 2 · 2001–2003

Official Biography

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Addison “Joe” Graves Wilson was born in Charleston, South Carolina. After graduating from the High School of Charleston, he received his undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and completed his law degree at the University of South Carolina. A real estate attorney by trade, Joe was a founding partner of the West Columbia law firm Kirkland, Wilson, Moore, Taylor & Thomas.

His career in public service officially began when he served on the staffs of South Carolina legends Senator Strom Thurmond and Congressman Floyd Spence. As part of the visionary Ronald Reagan administration, Joe was Deputy General Counsel to the United States Department of Energy Secretary and former South Carolina Governor, Jim Edwards.

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Congress.gov record updated: Aug 21, 2026, 07:40 UTC
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Legislative activity

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Sponsored legislation: 346
Cosponsored legislation: 4,758

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Current Committee Assignments

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Committee on Armed Services

Readiness
Strategic Forces

Committee on Education and Workforce

Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Higher Education and Workforce Development

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Middle East and North Africa
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