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'''Hugh Thompson Rice Jr.''' (born August 4, 1957) is the current representative of South Carolina's 7th district since its establishment in 2013.
'''Hugh Thompson Rice Jr.''' (born August 4, 1957) is the current representative of South Carolina's 7th district since its establishment in 2013.
==Tenure==
Rice was a moderate Republican who did not have really any stand-out votes that broke from most Republicans until 2021. In 2021, he voted to object both [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Arizona]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html</ref> He was however a turncoat and later voted for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-impeachment/index.html</ref> In response, South Carolina Republicans censured him.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536623-south-carolina-gop-votes-to-censure-rep-rice-over-impeachment-vote?fbclid=IwAR1cjQ628c91ilLSSjltDUuAKmLBSAE1R1VFNlXkRzUtTG63gAQt7lt686Q&rl=1</ref>