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South Carolina's Congressional Districts
There are currently seven United States congressional districts in South Carolina. There have been as few as four and as many as nine congressional districts in South Carolina. The and the were lost after the 1840 United States census, 1840 census. The and the were also briefly lost after the Civil War, but both had been regained by the 1880 United States census, 1880 census. Because of the state population growth in the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, South Carolina regained its 7th district, which had remained unused since the American Civil War, Civil War. On January 6, 2023, a three-judge panel from the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina ruled that the current South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 1st district lines were unconstitutional due to Gerrymandering, racial gerrymandering and would have to be redrawn April of that year. The case, ''Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP'', was argued on October 11, 2023, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Carolina Congressional Districts, 118th Congress
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2020 United States House Of Representatives Elections In South Carolina
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the U.S. state, state of South Carolina, one from each of the state's seven South Carolina's congressional districts, congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections, other elections to the House of Representatives, 2020 U.S. Senate elections, elections to the United States Senate and various 2020 U.S. elections#State elections, state and 2020 U.S. elections#Local elections, local elections. Overview District 1 The 1st district straddles the Atlantic coast of the state, and includes most of Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Cunningham (American politician), Joe Cunningham, who flipped the district and was first elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2018. Cunningham narrowly lost his seat to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville ( ; ) is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in South Carolina, sixth-most populous city in the state. The Greenville Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area had 928,195 residents in 2020 and is the South Carolina statistical areas, largest metro area in South Carolina. Greenville is the anchor city of Upstate South Carolina, an economic and cultural region with an estimated population of 1.59 million as of 2023. Greenville was established in 1797 and incorporated in 1831. It is located approximately halfway between Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina, along Interstate 85; its metro area also includes Interstates Interstate 185 (South Carolina), 185 and Interstate 385, 385. Numerous companies have offices within the city; examples include Michelin, Prisma Health, Bon Secours (Virginia & South Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Timmons (politician)
William Richardson Timmons IV (born April 30, 1984) is an American politician, prosecutor, and United States Air Force, Air Force officer serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2019. His district is in the heart of Upstate South Carolina, the Upstate and includes Greenville, South Carolina, Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Spartanburg, and most of their suburbs. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Timmons served as a South Carolina Senate, South Carolina state senator from 2016 to 2018. Timmons is a member of the House Oversight Committee's 2025 Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, to support the associated Department of Government Efficiency. Early life and education In high school at Christ Church Episcopal School, Timmons was the 2001 South Carolina Player of the Year in tennis and won an individual state title in 2002. A native of Greenville, Timmons attended George Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Timmons, Official Portrait, 116th Congress
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District (since 2023)
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in western South Carolina bordering both Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and North Carolina. It includes all of Abbeville County, South Carolina, Abbeville, Anderson County, South Carolina, Anderson, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Edgefield, Greenwood County, South Carolina, Greenwood, Laurens County, South Carolina, Laurens, McCormick County, South Carolina, McCormick, Oconee County, South Carolina, Oconee, Pickens County, South Carolina, Pickens, and Saluda County, South Carolina, Saluda counties and portions of Greenville County, South Carolina, Greenville and Newberry County, South Carolina, Newberry counties. The district is mostly rural, but much of the economy revolves around the manufacturing centers of Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson and Greenwood, South Carolina, Greenwood. Clemson University, the state's second largest by enrollment, is also in the district. With a Cook Partisan Voting Inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Salem, South Carolina
Salem is a U.S. town in Oconee County, South Carolina. The population was 120 at the 2020 United States census. Geography Salem is located at (34.888599, -82.974666). The town lies in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along South Carolina Highway 130, just south of its junction with South Carolina Highway 11. Lake Keowee and Keowee-Toxaway State Park lie just to the east, and Lake Jocassee and Devils Fork State Park lie to the northeast. The North Carolina-South Carolina border passes several miles north of Salem. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km), all of it land. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 126 people, 54 households, and 36 families in the town. The population density was . There were 72 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.24% White, 0.79% African American and 3.97% Native American. Of the 54 households 31.5% had children under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sheri Biggs
Sheryl Lynn Biggs (born March 28, 1970) is an American politician from South Carolina. A Republican, she represents in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Biggs is from Kosciusko, Mississippi. She graduated from Kosciusko High School in 1988, from Carolina Bible College with a bachelor's degree in Christian ministries, and from Samford University with a Doctor of Nursing Practice. Biggs is a nurse practitioner and served in the Mississippi Air National Guard, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. U.S. House of Representatives In January 2024, one day after Jeff Duncan announced that he would not run for reelection for the United States House of Representatives seat for , Biggs declared her candidacy for the seat in the 2024 elections. She advanced to a runoff election against Mark Burns. Biggs defeated Burns in the runoff and won the general election. Tenure Rep. Biggs was sworn in to the 119th United States Congress on January 3, 2025 Committee ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District In Columbia (since 2023)
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is sometimes abbreviated as S. Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Springdale, Lexington County, South Carolina
Springdale is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,744 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Springdale is located at (33.960952, -81.109895). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2), of which 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) is land and 0.03 square mile (0.1 km2) (1.06%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,877 people, 1,206 households, and 869 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,334 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 88.91% White, 7.75% African American, 0.66% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. There were 1,206 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Joe Wilson (American Politician)
Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson Sr. (born July 31, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, his district stretches from Columbia to the Georgia–South Carolina border. He served as the South Carolina state senator from the 23rd district from 1985 to 2001. Wilson is a member of the House Republican Policy Committee and an assistant Republican whip. In September 2009, Wilson interrupted a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama to a joint session of Congress, shouting, "You lie!" The incident resulted in a reprimand by the House of Representatives. Early life and education Wilson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Wray (née Graves) and Hugh deVeaux Wilson. In 1969 he obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from Washington and Lee University, where he joined Sigma Nu. He obtained his Juris Doctor ( J.D.) degree from the University of South Carolina School o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Joe Wilson Official Congressional Photo
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage, based on the novel ''Joe'' (1991) by Larry Brown * Joe (2023 film), an Indian film * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album ''OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
