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 byConstituency reestablished
Succeeded byRussell Fry
Personal details
Born
Hugh Thompson Rice Jr.

(1957-08-04) August 4, 1957 (age 69)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Wrenzie Calhoun
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(m. 1982)​
Children3
EducationUniversity 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.

Rice was one of ten Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump in the second impeachment of Donald Trump. In January 2021, the South Carolina Republican Party censured him for voting for the impeachment.

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.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "South Carolina - Summary Vote Results". WYFF. Associated Press. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "10 GOP lawmakers vote to impeach Trump, trial moves to Senate". FOX 35. January 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ "These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday". CNN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "South Carolina Primary Results". CNNpolitics. CNN. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ Slodysko, Brian (June 15, 2022). "Election 2022 Takeaways: Big Trump win, Nev. Senate race set". Associated Press (AP).

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