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| − | '''Hugh Thompson Rice Jr.''' (born August 4, 1957) is the current | + | '''Hugh Thompson Rice, Jr.''' (born August 4, 1957), is the current [[United States Representative]] for [[South Carolina]]'s 7th district since its establishment in 2013. |
==Tenure== | ==Tenure== | ||
| − | Rice was a | + | Rice was a [[Moderate Republican]] who did not have really any stand-out votes that broke from most Republicans until 2021. In 2021, he voted to object both [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Arizona]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html</ref> He was however a turncoat and later voted for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-impeachment/index.html</ref> In response, South Carolina Republicans censured him.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536623-south-carolina-gop-votes-to-censure-rep-rice-over-impeachment-vote?fbclid=IwAR1cjQ628c91ilLSSjltDUuAKmLBSAE1R1VFNlXkRzUtTG63gAQt7lt686Q&rl=1</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:12, April 15, 2021
| Hugh Thompson Rice, Jr. | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 7th district
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | None |
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| Born | August 4, 1957 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 3 |
Hugh Thompson Rice, Jr. (born August 4, 1957), is the current United States Representative for South Carolina's 7th district since its establishment in 2013.
Tenure
Rice was a Moderate Republican who did not have really any stand-out votes that broke from most Republicans until 2021. In 2021, he voted to object both Pennsylvania and Arizona.[1] He was however a turncoat and later voted for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.[2] In response, South Carolina Republicans censured him.[3]
References
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-impeachment/index.html
- ↑ https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536623-south-carolina-gop-votes-to-censure-rep-rice-over-impeachment-vote?fbclid=IwAR1cjQ628c91ilLSSjltDUuAKmLBSAE1R1VFNlXkRzUtTG63gAQt7lt686Q&rl=1