Representative · South Carolina's 2nd district

Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson is a Republican representative for South Carolina's 2nd district, in Congress since 2001. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 37, and cast 442 of 449 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Dec 18, 2001
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6755.5%37 of 675 · rank 69 of 43998%442 of 449 · rank 208 of 439350 became law29%99 of 346
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2222.5%30 of 1,222 · rank 216 of 44296%807 of 839 · rank 256 of 442260 became law28%100 of 354
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9972.9%29 of 997 · rank 80 of 44397%533 of 552 · rank 302 of 443260 became law34%113 of 329

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.53+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  2. H.R. 2913: Ukraine Support ActYea
    Jun 4, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 226–195· Against party
  3. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
  4. H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
  5. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–306· Against party
  6. H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 24, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 156–236· Against party
  7. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 128–291· Against party
  8. H.R. 8772: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 11, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 128–289· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

87 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced7789%
  2. Reported by committee11.1%
  3. Passed one chamber910%

Policy areas

  1. International Affairs56
  2. Armed Forces and National Security8
  3. Labor and Employment6
  4. Taxation4
  5. Congress3
  6. Government Operations and Politics2
  7. Education1
  8. Families1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 8775 Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act
    Passed one chamber· Labor and Employment· Sep 16, 2026
  2. H.R. 10354 To impose targeted sanctions on the Houthi terrorists and their supporters, and to support the internationally recognized Government of Yemen in their fight against Houthi terrorists.
    Introduced· Sep 14, 2026
  3. H.R. 10183 SRBIJA Act
    Introduced· International Affairs· Aug 27, 2026
  4. H.Res. 1451 Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
    Introduced· International Affairs· Jul 23, 2026
  5. H.R. 9891 PREVENT ESRD Act
    Introduced· Health· Jul 22, 2026
  6. H.R. 9603 Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act
    Introduced· Education· Jul 15, 2026
  7. H.Res. 1424 Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Lindsey Graham.
    Passed one chamber· Congress· Jul 13, 2026
  8. H.R. 9451 SABER Act of 2026
    Introduced· International Affairs· Jun 24, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to South Carolina's 2nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$5.4B
Per resident
$7,146
Rank in South Carolina
1 of 7
Contract actions
6,162
New awards: 4,825

By fiscal year

  1. 2.5BFY2017
  2. 2.6BFY2018
  3. 2.7BFY2019
  4. 3BFY2020
  5. 3.4BFY2021
  6. 3.7BFY2022
  7. 4.4BFY2023
  8. 4.2BFY2024
  9. 4.1BFY2025
  10. 5.4BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of Energy$4.8B90%
  2. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$219.7M4.1%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Department of the Army$168.2M3.1%
    Department of Defense
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$75.4M1.4%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs$31.7M0.6%
  6. U.S. Coast Guard$7.5M0.1%
    Department of Homeland Security
  7. Railroad Retirement Board$6.5M0.1%
  8. Forest Service$5.5M0.1%
    Department of Agriculture

Top recipients

  1. SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS LLC$3.4B63%
    1 award
  2. SAVANNAH RIVER MISSION COMPLETION, LLC$1.1B20%
    7 awards
  3. BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC$324.5M6.0%
    1 award
  4. PALMETTO GBA, LLC$126.9M2.4%
    16 awards
  5. COMPANION DATA SERVICES LLC$95.7M1.8%
    1 award
  6. SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR BLIND$53.3M1.0%
    2 awards
  7. US FOODS INC$50.3M0.9%
    3,073 awards
  8. MOUNTAIN POINT, LLC$25.5M0.5%
    1 award
  9. RSI NUCLEAR, LLC$16.6M0.3%
    2 awards
  10. FN AMERICA LLC$15M0.3%
    103 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$861.1K
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$182.9K
From committees
$281.5K
85 committees
From contractor PACs
$94.5K
22 PACs · 34% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
dominion energy, inc.dominion energy, inc. political action committee - dominion pac$10KDOMINION ENERGY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$25.5K
bae systemsbae systems inc. political action committee (bae systems usa pac)$8,000BAE SYSTEMS PLCAI match · 99% · the same organization-$88K
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee$8,000LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$13.3B
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$7,500AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac$7,500NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.1B
the boeing companythe boeing company pac$6,000THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization$9B
fluor corporationfluor corporation political action committee (fluor pac)$5,000FLUOR-BWXT PORTSMOUTH LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family-$1.7M
duke energy corporationduke energy corporation employee political action committee (dukepac)$5,000DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$17.5M
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee$5,000RTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$3.9B
milliken & companymilliken & company pac$5,000MILLIKEN & COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$2M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$861.1K$281.5K$94.5K22 PACs · 34% of committee money
2024$881K$395.5K$114.5K23 PACs · 29% of committee money
2022$1M$451.9K$121.8K27 PACs · 27% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
  13. House · South Carolina's 2nd districtDec 18, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
joewilson.house.gov
Phone
202-225-2452
Office
1436 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.