Jim DeMint
| Jim DeMint | |||
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| U.S. Senator from South Carolina From: January 3, 2005 – December 2012 | |||
| Predecessor | Ernest Hollings | ||
| Successor | Tim Scott | ||
| U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 4th Congressional District From: January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | |||
| Predecessor | Bob Inglis | ||
| Successor | Bob Inglis | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Debbie DeMint | ||
| Religion | Christian | ||
Jim DeMint, born September 2, 1951 (age 72), served as the head of the Heritage Foundation from December 2012 to May 2017. He was elected on November 2, 2004 as South Carolina's junior U.S. Senator. An outspoken conservative, he was the conservative leader in the U.S. Senate. DeMint started the very successful Senate Conservatives Fund to raise, from small donors, millions of dollars for conservative candidates, and in July 2012 left that fund to start a Super PAC.[1]
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Early life and education
DeMint was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, he earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee and received his master's degree from Clemson University. He owned a market research firm in Greenville, the DeMint Group.[2] He remains a member of the Presbyterian Church in America.
United States Senate
DeMint has dedicated his life in public service to defending the values that have made America great -- liberty, free markets and faith. He currently serves on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. DeMint has worked with President George W. Bush to pass tax relief measures, and he cast important votes to end the marriage penalty, repeal the death tax, and increase the amount of money workers can contribute to retirement savings plans. In March 2007, DeMint was ranked by National Journal as the most conservative United States Senator in their conservative/liberal rankings. In the 2008 Presidential election, he endorsed Republican Mitt Romney, then supported the John McCain campaign.
Demint has been a leading conservative critic of President Barack Hussein Obama's policies, saying about his health care plan: "The last time the President made grand promises and demanded passage of a bill before it could be reviewed, we ended up with the colossal stimulus failure and unemployment near 10 percent",[3] referring to the economic stimulus package.
In 2009, Senator DeMint authored the book Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide into Socialism
DeMint announced his resignation from the Senate in December 2012 to become the head of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.[4] He was succeeded by Congressman Tim Scott.
9/12 March On Washington
DeMint attended the September 12th, 2009 TEA party organized in Washington D.C. He spoke at the rally saying he'd had enough of "Alice in Wonderland" politicians promising more programs at the risk of financial disaster.[5]
Term Limits
DeMint is a champion for his belief that the Constitution should be amended to include term limits for Congress. There are many in Congress who pretty much have guaranteed lifetime seats if they want them, corrupted by special interests. DeMint says "Washington politicians are like fruit on the vine: the longer they hang around, the more rotten they get." [6]
Con Con
In June 2017, after leaving the Heritage Foundation, DeMint joined The Convention of States Project, which supports a Con Con.[7][8][9]
DeMint is the son-in-law of the late James M. Henderson.
References
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78061.html
- ↑ Short Biography
- ↑ http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=99867a17-09e2-6f21-b777-8f3d2bac8879
- ↑ Sen. Jim DeMint will step down from Senate, CNN, December 6, 2012
- ↑ Tea Party Express Takes Washington By Storm, Fox News, September 12, 2009
- ↑ DeMint tries to ban 'permanent politicians', Washington Times, November 11, 2009
- ↑ Beavers, Olivia (June 12, 2017). DeMint eyes 'new mission' for Tea Party: Changing the Constitution. The Hill. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ↑ Wegmann, Philip (June 15, 2017). Jim DeMint moves on to new endeavors after Heritage Foundation: 'I don't need 300 people'. Washington Examiner. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ↑ Mason, Ian (June 14, 2017). Former Senators DeMint and Coburn Lay Out Vision to Amend Constitution. Breitbart News. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
External links
- U.S. Senator Jim DeMint - Official Site at www.senate.gov
- Jim DeMint: A conservative's conservative. Michelle Malkin article: [1]
