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Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson

RRepublicanSC-2 · Representative
60
/ 100
Average
Attendance94
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone7
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency100
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson

RepublicanSC-2 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.530)
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Joe Wilson is a Republican Representative from SC, District 2. He has served 24 years in Congress across 13 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 98.5% of the time. This member has 2 misconduct entries in our database.

24
Years in Office
13
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Joe

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.

Call 202-225-2452Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

98.5%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
8 votes against party
5.9%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
16
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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2
Misconduct Entriesⓘ

How Joe Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+2.6% vs avg
98.5%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+2.3% vs avg
5.9%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+3.0 vs avg
16
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Armed ServicesHouse Committee on Education and WorkforceHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-05-20

$205,889
Cash on Handⓘ
$762,822
Total Receiptsⓘ
$601,446
Disbursementsⓘ
$319,417
Individual Donors
$217,500
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2001–2027House · SC-2 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

SC-2 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

743,300
Population
$72,306
Median Income
39.0
Median Age
35.7%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 62.7%Black 26.1%Hispanic 7.1%Asian 2.2%