Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for U.S. House, SC-2, South Carolina
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Economy, fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget
- Peace through strength and national security
- Energy infrastructure and advanced energy innovation
Joe Wilson has represented South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District since 2001, per his official House biography. A Charleston native and University of South Carolina law graduate, he practiced real estate law in West Columbia, served on the staffs of Senator Strom Thurmond and Congressman Floyd Spence, was a deputy general counsel at the U.S. Department of Energy under President Reagan, served 17 years in the South Carolina Senate and retired as a Colonel after 31 years in the Army Reserves and South Carolina Army National Guard, per the campaign site.
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