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340 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-6121 Fax: 202-228-5143
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| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | SC | Republican |
| See All 4 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
- Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Housing, Transportation and Community Development
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
- Science, Technology, and Innovation
- Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
- Senate Foreign Relations
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
|
H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 On the Motion (Motion to Table Motion to Commit H.R. 2918 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions ) |
Nay (with party)
June 25, 2009 |
| On the Nomination (Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State ) |
Nay (with party)
June 25, 2009 |
| On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Counsel of the Department of State ) |
Nay (with party)
June 24, 2009 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
- Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
- Republican least often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
- Votes with party: 94% (Ranks 55 of 100)
- Abstains: 1% (Ranks 10 of 100)
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Jim DeMint in the News
July 03, 2009 S.C. Senator Defends Ouster Of Honduran President
... WASHINGTON (AP) ― South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras. Zelaya was ousted in a military coup after he ignored a Supreme Court order to halt a con
July 03, 2009 SLED review clears Sanford
US Sen. Jim DeMint said in Greenville on Thursday that he's talked to Sanford and âI've told him I thought it was impossible for him to continue as a leader ...
July 03, 2009 Upstart Rubio's Senate run bucks GOP etiquette
"People are going to know Marco better and better," US Sen. Jim DeMint, RS.C., said this week in a conference call. "I'm betting on Marco to win this whole ...
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Jim DeMint in the Blogs
July 04, 2009 race42008.com » Blog Archive » POWER RANKINGS: July
9) Jim DeMint - The purity candidate to say the least, Senator DeMint is as about as conservative as they get, and if the party is truly headed to a purge of moderates, then Senator DeMint stands in good position to be king of what ...
Source: race42008.com
July 04, 2009 Pathology as ideology: A unified theory of GOP behavior | Doc ...
Delusion: Sen. Jim DeMint. Arrested development: Sarah Palin. Sexual obsession: Sen. David Vitter. Sociopath: George W. Bush. Megalomania: Too numerous to list. Paranoia, thy name is Cheney. Sen. Jim Bunning and Rep. ...
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July 03, 2009 SC senator defends ouster of Honduran president (AP) | 7KLnet News
SC senator defends ouster of Honduran president (AP). By admin on July 3, 2009. AP - South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras. ...
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Featured Members of Congress
On August 13, 2008 Jim DeMint was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Sen. Jim DeMinnt (R-SC), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, recently announced that 36 senators have signed a letter and vowed to actively oppose a renewal of the offshore oil drilling ban that expires on October 1st. “The overwhelming majority of Republican Senators have pledged to protect October 1 as American Energy Freedom Day so we can reduce dependence on foreign oil and lower the cost of gas at the pump,” said Senator DeMint. A similar letter has been signed by 136 House Republicans.
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Scana Corp ($78,725)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $1,931,660 | 21.3 % |
| Misc Business | $1,137,423 | 12.5 % |
| Other | $1,105,807 | 12.2 % |
| Health | $999,611 | 11.0 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $912,697 | 10.0 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $781,942 | 8.6 % |
| Construction | $542,579 | 6.0 % |
| Transportation | $448,915 | 4.9 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $427,096 | 4.7 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $386,049 | 4.2 % |
| Agribusiness | $362,112 | 4.0 % |
| Defense | $46,050 | 0.5 % |
| Labor | $5,000 | 0.1 % |
| Total: | $9,086,941 |
