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Joe Wilson

Party
Republican
Office Held:
US House, SC
Office Sought:
US House, SC
WILSON, Addison Graves (Joe), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., July 31, 1947; B.A., Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., 1969; J.D., University of South Carolina, 1972; United States Army Reserves, 1972-1975; South Carolina Army National Guard; lawyer, private practice; Deputy General Counsel, Department of Energy, 1981-1982; staff for United States Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina; staff for United States Representative Floyd Spence of South Carolina; member of the South Carolina state senate, 1984-2001; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Floyd Spence, reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (December 18, 2001-present).

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$634,704 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

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Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's March 31, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $634,704 #341 of 1319 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $503,614 #567 of 1319 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $136,641 #205 of 1319 House candidates
  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through 2011. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.
  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    84% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.
  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars
  • Top Contributors

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View all campaign finance data for Joe Wilson Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time