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U.S. Representative for South Carolina’s 2nd District

Joe Wilson

Republican 13th term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.0M raised · top PACs: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Federal Political Committee, Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, BWX Technologies Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 3 of 50 party-line votes (6%; most Republicans: 7%)
98LoyaltyMed 98
95AttendMed 98
13BipartMed 12
7BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2001–now
24 years in CongressMore senior than 92% of the House
Committees
  • Armed Services 2nd majority
  • Education and Workforce 2nd majority
  • Foreign Affairs 3rd majority
Age
79

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date493533556747
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2623541,23532

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Armed Forces and National Security 39% no bills
Health 14% 3%
International Affairs 11% 74%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Health and International Affairs; bills go to International Affairs and Labor and Employment.

  • He talks most about: Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), International Affairs, Cancer Awareness (Health), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration).
  • 34 bills sponsored, most on International Affairs.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberArmed Services Committee2nd majority
MemberEducation and Workforce Committee2nd majority
MemberForeign Affairs Committee3rd majority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 92% of the House, in the majority.

  • 24 years in Congress: more senior than 92% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

26% · peer median 13%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Wilson.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

26% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 13%); closest in his party: Johnson and Barr.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 32 · expected 17.5
Action in committee 5 · expected 6
Beyond committee 5 · expected 4.5
Passed House 3 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 129 of 433 in the House

1.17expected 1.16 · average member 1.00

3 of 32 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.17 against a peer median of 1.16.

  • On the move: H.R. 8775 (passed a chamber), H.R. 9603 (out of committee), H.R. 7668 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.53

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 7 times (peer median 11).

  • Position: +0.53, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 3 of 50, Congress 2 of 143, International Affairs 1 of 14.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Wilson$1.0M raised40%35%22%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

42% of what he raised came from individuals; 2% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.0M raised, 35% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 19.3 points.

44 PACs of the 71 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Defense.

  1. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Federal Political Committee52% D
  2. Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina0% D
  3. BWX Technologies21% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

116 bills

Wilson voted Yea on 53, Nay on 2, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 59 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.