William Timmons (politician)
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Trey Gowdy |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 6th district | |
In office November 14, 2016 – November 9, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Mike Fair |
Succeeded by | Dwight Loftis |
Personal details | |
Born | William Richardson Timmons IV April 30, 1984 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | George Washington University (BA) University of South Carolina (MA, JD) |
Website | House website |
Military service | |
Branch/service | South Carolina Air National Guard |
Years of service | 2018–present |
Rank | First lieutenant |
William Richardson Timmons IV (born April 30, 1984) is an American attorney, entrepreneur, and politician from South Carolina. He is the United States representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district. The district is located in the heart of the Upstate and includes Greenville, Spartanburg, and most of those cities' suburbs.
He served as a state senator in the South Carolina Senate from the 6th district from 2016 to 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1][2]
Early life and education
A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Timmons attended George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, where he earned a degree in international affairs and political science. He earned a Juris Doctor and a master's degree in international studies from the University of South Carolina. He is a lifelong member of Christ Church in Greenville, and serves as a first lieutenant in the South Carolina Air National Guard.
Early career
Timmons spent four years working for the 13th Circuit solicitor's office. He owns Swamp Rabbit CrossFit and Soul Yoga, and he operates the law firm Timmons & Company, LLC.
In 2016, Timmons challenged longtime state senator Mike Fair in the Republican primary for a Greenville-area district. He finished first in the primary with 49.5 percent of the vote, fewer than 100 votes shy of winning the nomination outright.[3] He then defeated Fair in the runoff with 65 percent of the vote,[4] and faced no major-party opposition in the November general election.[5]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2018 general election
Timmons was elected in the 2018 mid-term election to replace retiring Republican incumbent Trey Gowdy in South Carolina's 4th congressional district, his campaign slogan was "Washington is broken".[6][7] On June 10, 2018, Timmons placed second in a 13-candidate primary–the real contest in this heavily Republican district–receiving 19.2% of the vote. On June 28, 2018, Timmons defeated former state senator Lee Bright in the runoff, receiving 54.2% of the vote to become the Republican nominee. He did not have to give up his state senate seat to run for Congress; South Carolina state senators serve four-year terms that run concurrently with presidential elections.
Timmons went on to face Brandon Brown in the November general election. Timmons defeated Brown, receiving 59.5% of the vote.[8][9] Timmons became one of the youngest U.S. representatives from South Carolina since 1972.[10]
Tenure
Trump Impeachment
Timmons has shown support for President Donald Trump during the Democratic-controlled house impeachment process, quoted as saying about the whole process, "It is very, very, very broken" (referring to his 2018 campaign slogan "Washington is broken"). He followed that by saying he thinks the process will be fair in the Senate and casts the opposition to impeachment as "bipartisan".[11]
Committee assignments
- United States House Committee on Financial Services
- Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
- House Republican Steering Committee
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lee Bright | 16,641 | 24.9 | |
Republican | William Timmons | 12,818 | 19.2 | |
Republican | Dan Hamilton | 12,445 | 18.6 | |
Republican | Josh Kimbrell | 7,422 | 11.1 | |
Republican | James Epley | 5,365 | 8.0 | |
Republican | Stephen Brown | 5,057 | 7.6 | |
Republican | Shannon Pierce | 2,436 | 3.6 | |
Republican | Mark Burns | 1,650 | 2.5 | |
Republican | Claude Schmid | 1,405 | 2.1 | |
Republican | Dan Albert | 510 | 0.8 | |
Republican | John Marshall Mosser | 454 | 0.7 | |
Republican | Justin David Sanders | 352 | 0.5 | |
Republican | Barry Bell | 199 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 66,754 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Timmons | 37,014 | 54.29 | |
Republican | Lee Bright | 31,170 | 45.71 | |
Total votes | 68,184 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William Timmons | 145,321 | 59.57% | −7.62% | |
Democratic | Brandon Brown | 89,182 | 36.56% | +5.55% | |
American | Guy Furay | 9,203 | 3.77% | N/A | |
N/A | Write-Ins | 244 | 0.10% | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 56,139 | 23.01% | −13.17% | ||
Total votes | '243,950' | '100.0%' | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
References
- ^ "William Timmons". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ "William Timmons". SC State House website. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=816827
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=819455
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=816782
- ^ Lovegrove, Jamie (May 5, 2018). "In crowded GOP primary to replace Trey Gowdy, conservatives vie for Trump voters". The Post & Courier. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ jlovegrove@postandcourier.com, Jamie Lovegrove. "SC's 7 congressmen split along party lines as House votes to impeach Trump". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "South Carolina Election Results: Fourth House District". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ contact@scytl.com, scytl. "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ "William Timmons moves into Trey Gowdy's seat in SC's 4th Congressional District". The Greenville News. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ jlovegrove@postandcourier.com, Jamie Lovegrove. "SC's 7 congressmen split along party lines as House votes to impeach Trump". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Unofficial Results". 2018 Statewide General Elections November 6, 2018. South Carolina Election Commission. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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External links
- Congressman William Timmons official U.S. House website
- William Timmons for Congress
- William Timmons at Ballotpedia
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- 1984 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American politicians
- Elliott School of International Affairs alumni
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina
- Politicians from Greenville, South Carolina
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- South Carolina lawyers
- South Carolina National Guard personnel
- South Carolina Republicans
- South Carolina state senators
- South Carolina state solicitors
- University of South Carolina alumni
- United States Army officers