James Warren "Jim" DeMint (born September 2, 1951) is the junior United States Senator from South Carolina, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leading member in the Tea Party movement.
Date of Birth
- 1951-09-02
Place of Birth
- Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America
Political Party
- Republican Party
Profession
- Politician
Religion
- Presbyterian Church in America
- Presbyterianism
Education
- University of Tennessee
- Clemson University
Government
- United States Senator
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Justice Department delays swimming pool rule until after election
… deductions are available to help businesses of all sizes offset any costs of ADA compliance.” South Carolina Republican Sen . Jim DeMint introduced a bill in March, co-sponsored by South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, “to prohibit the …
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Ted Cruz can unite the right
… endorsed by Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, George Will, Mark Levin, Jim DeMint , James Dobson, Sean Hannity, Ron Paul, FreedomWorks ..... elected officials like Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint and Justin Amash in that fight — a fight crucial to putting …
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Nebraska sets stage for Kerrey, Fischer race
… part, has argued that he is the only “genuine, life-long conservative” in the race. He won the backing of Sen . Jim DeMint of South Carolina but failed during his fourth run for Senate since 1996. ___ Associated Press writers Stephen Ohlemacher …
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Why conservatives look poised to miss an opportunity in Nebraska
… while Sarah Palin has backed state sen. Deb Fischer . (Previously, FreedomWorks, The Club for Growth, and Sen . Jim DeMint ’s PAC had all backed State Treasurer Don Stenberg .) Psychologists call this the paralyzing problem of too many …
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Why a Mourdock win could ignite a conservative spark
… if he goes on to win the general election — Mourdock would join a growing bloc of conservative senators, including Sens. Jim DeMint , Mike Lee , Marco Rubio , Rand Paul , Ron Johnson , et al. But a Mourdock win on Tuesday could also embolden national conservatives …
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The Deal with Jack Hunter: CISPA and other unintentional tyrannies
… Show on Sirius XM. Hunter is the co-author of “The Tea Party Goes to Washington” by Sen. Rand Paul, assisted Sen . Jim DeMint with his book “Now or Never: How to Save America from Economic Collapse” and writes the Paulitical Ticker blog …
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Santorum endorses Bruning in bitter Nebraska GOP Senate primary
… way from the Midwest. In November, South Carolina Sen . Jim DeMint endorsed Bruning’s opponent, State Treasurer Don Stenberg ..... will be a strong ally of pro-growth senators like Jim DeMint of South Carolina or Mike Lee in Utah,” the Club …
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‘Telling revelation’ about Obama’s inauguration night actually old news
… same dinner which included Republicans like Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, South Carolina Sen . Jim DeMint and Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn. The Huffington Post wrote that the scene in Draper’s book “provides a telling …
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Marco Rubio’s liberal foreign policy
… with the same overextended foreign policies of Bush and Obama, even as our debt mounts. Tea party senators like Rand Paul, Jim DeMint and Mike Lee have voted for big cuts and balanced budgets on multiple occasions, but not Rubio. When big-government hawk …
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Tea party petering out in South Carolina
… s capital to rally against the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the health care law. Leaders like South Carolina Sen . Jim DeMint spurred on the movement and sought to be its voice inside the marble halls of the U.S. Capitol. Now it appears that …
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