Biography:
— Senator and a Representative from South Carolina.
— Born in Central, Pickens County, S.C., July 9, 1955.
— Graduated from Daniel High School, Central, S.C. 1973.
— B.A., University of South Carolina, Columbia 1977.
— J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law 1981.
— United States Air Force 1982-1988.
— South Carolina Air National Guard 1989-1995.
— United States Air Force Reserves 1995-present.
— Lawyer, private practice.
— Assistant county attorney, Oconee County, S.C. 1988-1992.
— City attorney for Central, S.C. 1990-1994.
— Member of the South Carolina state house of representatives 1992-1994.
— Elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2003).
— One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1998 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against President William Clinton.
— Was not a candidate for reelection in 2002, but was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002.
— Reelected in 2008, 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027.
— Chair, Committee on the Judiciary (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress), Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).
— Was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.