Senator Jim DeMint

Republican  •  South Carolina  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 1999
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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

Source: Houston Chronicle
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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.

Source: Bloomberg
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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

Source: Governing
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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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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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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 ...

Source: Al Garcia
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