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| Jim DeMint | |||
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| U.S. Senator from South Carolina From: January 3, 2005 – Present | |||
| Predecessor | Ernest Hollings | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 4th Congressional District From: January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | |||
| Predecessor | Bob Inglis | ||
| Successor | Bob Inglis | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Debbie DeMint | ||
| Religion | Presbyterian | ||
Jim DeMint, born September 2, 1951 (age 75), was elected on November 2, 2004 as South Carolina’s 55th U.S. Senator. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and education
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.[1]
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 endorsed Republican Mitt Romney. Demint has been a leading conservative critic of President 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", [2] referring to the economic stimulus package.
In 2009, Senator DeMint authored the book "Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide into Socialism."
References
External Links
- U.S. Senator Jim DeMint - Official Site at www.senate.gov
- Jim DeMint: A conservative’s conservative. Michelle Malkin article: [1]