Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Joe Wilson
- Office
- U.S. representative for South Carolina’s 2nd district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Springdale, SC
- Born
- 1947
- In Congress
- House since 2001 · 24 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- WILSON, JOE THE HON.
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
South Carolina, District 2
Official websiteFacebookYouTubeX (Twitter)InstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H2SC02059 · Principal campaign committee: JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · South Carolina District 2 | $1,017,185.81 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · South Carolina District 2 | $880,967.81 | Won the general election (40.3%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · South Carolina District 2 | $1,020,327.32 | Won the general election (60.01%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · South Carolina District 2 | $1,686,288.77 | Won the general election (55.7%) |
Total raised$1,017,185.81
Total spent$924,450.10
Cash on hand$137,248.89
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$200,000.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$428,831.2942%
- PACs and other committees$359,500.0035%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$200,000.0020%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$24,130.082%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,724.440%
Self-funding: $200,000.00 (20% of money raised): $0.00 given and $200,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$16,737.644%
- Contributions over $200$380,754.4996%
- Itemized from inside South Carolina$180,079.7847%
- Itemized from other states$201,223.8153%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Maryland $47,550.00 · Michigan $33,250.00 · California $31,250.00 · Florida $28,250.00 · Virginia $13,270.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea496
Voted nay141
Did not vote37 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored35
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored352
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10354 To impose targeted sanctions on the Houthi terrorists and their supporters, and to support the internationally recognized Government of Yemen in their fight against Houthi terrorists.
Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determi… - H.R. 10183 SRBIJA Act
Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Latest action Aug 27, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, i… - H.Res. 1451 Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 9891 PREVENT ESRD Act
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak… - H.Res. 1424 Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Lindsey Graham.
Introduced Jul 13, 2026 · Latest action Jul 13, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. - H.R. 9603 Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act
Introduced Jul 9, 2026 · Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16. - H.R. 9450 Countering Russian Trafficking Act
Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 9451 SABER Act of 2026
Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 9256 Ending Child Soldiers in Africa Act
Introduced Jun 10, 2026 · Latest action Jun 10, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, … - H.R. 8775 Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act
Introduced May 12, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Received in the Senate.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Readiness
- Strategic Forces
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Higher Education and Workforce Development
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Europe
- Middle East and North Africa
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
91 committees reported giving $290,494.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$9,994.00
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MILLIKEN & COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,500.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$4,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TTX PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LEONARDO DRS PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- SOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDPAC$2,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HBI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION PAC (FSA PAC)PAC$1,500.00
- TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCPAC$1,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PACPAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ARENTFOX SCHIFF CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND (AFSPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THOROUGHBRED PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELBIT AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY PAC (CMC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN STATES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CALIFORNIANS FOR FREEDOMConnected PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HAMPTON LUMBER MILLS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HAMPTON LUMBER PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR MIDDLE EAST RIGHTS - MIDDLE EAST RIGHTS & INTEGRITY PAC (ACMER MERIT PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
The race
South Carolina U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe the Wilson (R) | $1,017,185.81 | $137,248.89 | 2026-10-14 |
| Roger Keith Pruitt (D) | $33,589.47 | $5,807.79 | 2026-05-20 |
| Zyon Deshon Khalifa (D) | $29,039.07 | $7,148.35 | 2026-09-30 |
| Zyon Deshon Khalifa (D) | $29,039.07 | $7,148.35 | 2026-09-30 |
| Hampton Redmond (R) | $18,984.05 | $11.02 | 2026-09-30 |
| Samuel Luther Gibbons IV (R) | $6,303.64 | $1,406.09 | 2026-09-30 |
| Roger David Robinson Jr. (D) | $4,373.98 | $64.40 | 2026-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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