Tom Rice
Tom Rice | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2013 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 7th district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency reestablished |
| Succeeded by | Russell Fry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Thompson Rice Jr. August 4, 1957 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Wrenzie Calhoun (m. 1982) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of South Carolina (BS, MS, JD) |
Hugh Thompson Rice Jr. (born August 4, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. He is a Republican.[1][2]
Rice was one of ten Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump in the second impeachment of Donald Trump.[3][4] In January 2021, the South Carolina Republican Party censured him for voting for the impeachment.[5]
In 2022, Trump supported a primary opponent for his seat. Rice lost the Republican nomination in the June 14 primary to South Carolina state representative Russell Fry.[6][7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Jones, Steve (November 4, 2014). "Rep. Tom Rice declared victor in bid for 7th District". The Sun News. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ↑ "South Carolina - Summary Vote Results". WYFF. Associated Press. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ↑ "10 GOP lawmakers vote to impeach Trump, trial moves to Senate". FOX 35. January 13, 2021.
- ↑ "These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday". CNN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ Axelrod, Tal (January 30, 2021). "South Carolina GOP votes to censure Rep. Rice over impeachment vote". The Hill. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
Congressman Rice's vote unfortunately played right into the Democrats' game, and the people in his district, and ultimately our State Executive Committee, wanted him to know they wholeheartedly disagree with his decision.
- ↑ "South Carolina Primary Results". CNNpolitics. CNN. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ Slodysko, Brian (June 15, 2022). "Election 2022 Takeaways: Big Trump win, Nev. Senate race set". Associated Press (AP).
Other websites
[change | change source]- Congressman Tom Rice Archived 2023-01-03 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House website
- Tom Rice for Congress
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
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