U.S. Congress - Senator Jim DeMint, South Carolina (R) 
Senator Jim DeMint
Republican • South Carolina • 5th Term • Sworn In 1999
- 31 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 70 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 49 of 100)
- 111 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 93 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 94 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Mike Lee
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Sen. Richard Durbin
- Votes with party 79%
- Abstains: 2%
Person's Views
- Today: 46
- Past Seven Days: 281
- All-Time: 48,457
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.2191Introduced Mar 15, 2012 22 Views
A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibi...
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S.2186Introduced Mar 13, 2012 32 Views
A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibi...
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S.2173 - National Right-to-Work ActIntroduced Mar 08, 2012 28 Views
A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such a...
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.J.Res.41Introduced May 24, 2012 69 Views
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the nuclear program of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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S.Res.475Senate Passed May 25, 2012 88 Views
A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable E. James Abdnor, former United States Senator and Congressman from the State of South Dakota.
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S.3228 - Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012Introduced May 23, 2012 28 Views
A bill to require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013.
Recent Voting History
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S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012
On Passage of the Bill (S. 2343)May 24, 2012
Nay
(with party)
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S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012
On the Amendment (Alexander Amdt. No. 2153)May 24, 2012 Nay
(against party)
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S.3187 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012
On Passage of the Bill (S. 3187 As Amended)May 24, 2012
Aye
(with party)
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06/01/12
Perry: We don’t need outsiders’ views on Senate race (Are you listening, Sarah Palin?) UPDATE
Gov. David Dewhurst –this time tweaking Sarah Palin, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint and Rick Santorum by suggesting their states could learn a lot from Texas, but Texas doesn’t need their advice on choosing its next U.S. senator. Perry, standing staunchly behind
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Houston Chronicle
05/31/12
Rising Anti-Compromise Republicans Set to Reshape Senate
Outcomes in the Indiana, Texas and Nebraska Republican primaries are raising the odds that South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint will move closer to remaking the ranks of U.S. Senate Republicans in the image of the anti-tax Tea Party-dominated House caucus.
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Bloomberg
05/31/12
Wal-Mart Leaves Conservative ALEC Group
...Ted Cruz, a tea party favorite who garnered the blessing of conservative luminaries such as Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum and Sen. Jim DeMint. Maryland Gay-Marriage Law Likely Headed to Ballot It appears Maryland's same-sex marriage law will head to the No
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Governing
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Perry: We don’t need outsiders’ views on Senate race (Are you listening, Sarah Palin?) UPDATE
Gov. David Dewhurst –this time tweaking Sarah Palin, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint and Rick Santorum by suggesting their states could learn a lot from Texas, but Texas doesn’t need their advice on choosing its next U.S. senator. Perry, standing staunchly behind
Rising Anti-Compromise Republicans Set to Reshape Senate
Outcomes in the Indiana, Texas and Nebraska Republican primaries are raising the odds that South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint will move closer to remaking the ranks of U.S. Senate Republicans in the image of the anti-tax Tea Party-dominated House caucus.
Wal-Mart Leaves Conservative ALEC Group
...Ted Cruz, a tea party favorite who garnered the blessing of conservative luminaries such as Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum and Sen. Jim DeMint. Maryland Gay-Marriage Law Likely Headed to Ballot It appears Maryland's same-sex marriage law will head to the No
Recent Blog Coverage
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05/30/12
Dewhurt, Cruz on attack for runoff | Southwest Journalist
However, he got millions in support from national grassroots groups, including the anti-tax, Washington-based Club For Growth. Cruz also was endorsed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint ...
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kbui
05/30/12
Texas election bolsters Tea Party hopes | M.WashingtonExaminer.com
The Senate's biggest Tea Party champion, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., has been working on behalf of candidates he hopes will push Senate Republicans further to the right, including Mourdock and Cruz. "We must have new, ...
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Susan Ferrechio
05/30/12
Ted Cruz Forces GOP Runoff for Texas Senate Seat
David Dewhurst into a runoff primary election which will decide who represents the Republican Party in a closely watched Texas Senate race. Establishment ... Sarah Palin, South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint and the Tea Party Express. FOX ...
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Al Garcia
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Dewhurt, Cruz on attack for runoff | Southwest Journalist
However, he got millions in support from national grassroots groups, including the anti-tax, Washington-based Club For Growth. Cruz also was endorsed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint ...
Texas election bolsters Tea Party hopes | M.WashingtonExaminer.com
The Senate's biggest Tea Party champion, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., has been working on behalf of candidates he hopes will push Senate Republicans further to the right, including Mourdock and Cruz. "We must have new, ...
Ted Cruz Forces GOP Runoff for Texas Senate Seat
David Dewhurst into a runoff primary election which will decide who represents the Republican Party in a closely watched Texas Senate race. Establishment ... Sarah Palin, South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint and the Tea Party Express. FOX ...
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On December 29, 2009 Jim DeMint was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Following the attempted Christmas Day plane bombing, Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] came under fire for his hold on President Obama's nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration. DeMint has had his hold on the nominee, Erroll Southers, since September. His objection: he thinks Southers would allow TSA workers to unionize.
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