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'''Jim DeMint''' (born September 2, 1951) was elected on November 2, 2004 as [[South Carolina|South Carolina’s]] 55th [[United States|U.S.]] [[Senator]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]]. DeMint was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, he earned his Bachelor degree from the University of [[Tennessee]] and received his Master degree from Clemson University. <ref>[http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Biography.Home&Biography_id=8b5cf6a0-3ead-436a-92cd-40e85e712f74 Short Biography]</ref>

'''Jim DeMint''' (born September 2, 1951) was elected on November 2, 2004 as [[South Carolina|South Carolina’s]] 55th [[United States|U.S.]] [[Senator]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]].  

 

DeMint was born and raised in Greenville, [[South Carolina]], he earned his Bachelor degree from the University of [[Tennessee]] and received his Master degree from Clemson University. He owned a market research firm in Greenville, The DeMint Group.<ref>[http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Biography.Home&Biography_id=8b5cf6a0-3ead-436a-92cd-40e85e712f74 Short Biography]</ref>

==United States Senate==  

==United States Senate==  

Jim DeMint has dedicated his life in public service to defending the values that have made America great -- individual 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, 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 of 2007, DeMint was ranked by National Journal as the most conservative United States Senator in their [[conservative]]/[[liberal]] rankings.

Jim DeMint has dedicated his life in public service to defending the values that have made America great -- individual 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, 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 of 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 has endorsed Republican [[Mitt Romney]].

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