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{{Officeholder
|name=Jim DeMint
|image=Jim DeMint.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Debbie DeMint
|religion=Presbyterian
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=South Carolina
|terms=January 3, 2005 – Present
|preceded=Ernest Hollings
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=South Carolina
|district=4th
|terms=January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2005
|preceded=Bob Inglis
|former=n
|succeeded=Bob Inglis
}}
}}
'''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]].
'''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]].
==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. In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], he has endorsed Republican [[Mitt Romney]].
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 endorsed Republican [[Mitt Romney]].
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