| 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. He is a wealthy attorney whom Trump described as “a total fool ... laughed at in Washington.”[1]
In March 2022, Rice called Trump a "would-be tyrant" and Rice drew an analogy between the pro-Trump rally on January 6, 2021 in the Capitol to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as follows:
| “ | If you want a congressman who supports political violence in Ukraine or in the United States Capitol, who supports party over country, who supports a would-be tyrant over the constitution, and who makes decisions based solely on re-election, then [Hice's primary opponent] Russell Fry is your candidate.[1] | ” |
Tenure
Rice was a run-of the mill Republican who did not have really any stand-out votes that broke from most Republicans until 2021. In 2021, he voted to object to both Pennsylvania and Arizona electoral votes.[2] He was however a turncoat and later voted for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, along with nine other Republican representatives, including Liz Cheney of Wyoming.[3] In response, South Carolina Republicans censured him.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/13/trump-tyrant-south-carolina-rally-tom-rice-nancy-mace-capitol-attack
- ↑ 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
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