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Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Vivian Osborn; 2 Children
Birth date: 10/13/1947
Birthplace: Charleston, SC
Home City: Summerville SC
Religion: Methodist

Education

MBA, Harvard Business School, 1981 JD, New York University School of Law, 1974 BS, United States Air Force Academy, 1969

Profession

United States Air Force, Regular Officer, 1969-1974 Editor, New York University Law Review, 1971-1973 Attorney Author United States Air Force Reserve, Major Founder/President, various entrepreneurial companies

Committees

Agriculture and Natural Resources
Corrections and Penology
Fish, Game and Forestry
Judiciary
Labor, Commerce and Industry

H 3992 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 3700 2011-2012 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

H 3003 Voter ID
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

S 20 Immigration Enforcement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 434 Prohibiting DHHS From Reducing Provider Rates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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H 3992 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 3700 2011-2012 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

H 3003 Voter ID
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

S 20 Immigration Enforcement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 434 Prohibiting DHHS From Reducing Provider Rates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 3003 Voter ID
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 4657 2010-2011 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

H 3584 Cigarette Tax Increase
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

H 3584 Cigarette Tax Increase
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 3305 Requiring Secret Ballot Elections
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 3272 Property Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 351 State Ports Authority Amendments
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

H 3560 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

S 351 State Ports Authority Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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