Senator James DeMint (R)

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2016
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Debbie; 4 Children
Birth date: 09/02/1951
Birthplace: Greenville, SC
Home City: Greenville SC
Religion: Presbyterian

Profession

Owner, The DeMint Group, Market Research Company, 1983-1998 Strategy Team Member, Inglis Congressional Campaign

Education

MBA, Clemson University, 1981 BS, Communications, University of Tennessee, 1973

Committees

Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Foreign Relations
Joint Economic Committee
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Subcommittee on Economic Policy
Subcommittee on European Affairs
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Women's Issues
Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs

Recent Votes

HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 2343 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

S 1925 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 1789 United States Postal Service Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 2230 Establishes a Minimum 30 Percent Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

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