# Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson is a Republican member of the U.S. House for South Carolina’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, South Carolina’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2001-12-19
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: W000795
- FEC candidate IDs: H2SC02059

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000795 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

6.7% of Wilson’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.1 times the House Republican average of 2.1%.

## What Wilson says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,634 classified statements: 1,332 posts on X, 254 Congressional Record speeches, 38 press releases, 10 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Wilson | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.7% | 2.1% | 15 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 12.4% | 15.1% | 141 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 69.2% | 67.7% | 106 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.9% | 8.9% | 123 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 31.1% | 37.4% | 161 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 4.8% | 3.0% | 47 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 68% (House Republicans 9.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 39% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 9.5% (House Republicans 19%); Energy 7.3% (House Republicans 8.6%); Economics and Public Finance 7.2% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.01 (standard error 0.01), from 1,887 donors and 7,378 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.4% (97.1%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 352. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 93 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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… (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10354
- H.R. 10183: SRBIJA Act (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10183
- 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… (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1451
- H.R. 9891: PREVENT ESRD Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9891
- H.Res. 1424: Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Lindsey Graham. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1424
- H.R. 9603: Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9603
- H.R. 9450: Countering Russian Trafficking Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9450
- H.R. 9451: SABER Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9451
- H.R. 9256: Ending Child Soldiers in Africa Act (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9256
- H.R. 8775: Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act (passed one chamber, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8775

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.0M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 4.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 47% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Türkiye Caucus Co-Chair Statement Celebrating National Day · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://joewilson.house.gov/media/press-releases/turkiye-caucus-co-chair-statement-celebrating-national-day
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeWilson/status/2114399933725806821
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeWilson/status/2114460764065222822
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeWilson/status/2113648649041523036
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoeWilson/status/2113000497858712008
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepJoeWilson/status/2112604367538815373
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeWilson/status/2112214893466173495
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeWilson/status/2111263828683940096
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeWilson/status/2111519431968858616
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeWilson/status/2110765249884454993

## Links

- Official site: https://joewilson.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJoeWilson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoeWilson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjoewilson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepJoeWilson
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000795

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000795