U.S. Congress - Senator Jim DeMint, South Carolina (R) 
Senator Jim DeMint
Republican • South Carolina • 5th Term • Sworn In 1999
- 31 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 70 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 49 of 100)
- 105 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 93 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 94 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Mike Lee
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Sen. Richard Durbin
- Votes with party 80%
- Abstains: 2%
Person's Views
- Today: 74
- Past Seven Days: 300
- All-Time: 47,684
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.2191Introduced Mar 15, 2012 10 Views
A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibi...
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S.2186Introduced Mar 13, 2012 18 Views
A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibi...
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S.2173 - National Right-to-Work ActIntroduced Mar 08, 2012 29 Views
A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such a...
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.3053Introduced May 09, 2012 40 Views
A bill to require Regional Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Sen...
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S.Con.Res.44Introduced May 08, 2012 78 Views
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth the app...
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S.Con.Res.42Introduced Apr 26, 2012 39 Views
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, revising the appropriate...
Recent Voting History
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On the Nomination (Confirmation John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)Abstain (against party)May 14, 2012
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S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2343)May 08, 2012
Nay
(with party)
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On the Nomination (Confirmation Jacqueline H. Nguyen, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)Abstain (against party)May 07, 2012
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05/15/12
U.S. Senate candidates prep for primary
Stenberg said his support shows how crucial the vote will be. "Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Sen. Jim Demint are supporting me because they see this is a critical race for changing the direction of the country," Stenberg said. "I think, in the end, people will .
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msnbc.com
05/14/12
Primaries will test DeMint's clout
Sen. Jim DeMint’s long march to push his party sharply to the right now hinges on a handful of races that will help determine whether he’ll emerge as a power player in the Senate Republican Conference — or remain on the outskirts of his caucus.
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Politico.com
05/14/12
Perry implicitly rebukes anti-tax group, DeMint's PAC for attacking Dewhurst
Gov. Rick Perry has re-upped his backing of front-runner David Dewhurst for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate by implicitly slamming the Club for Growth Action PAC and U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's super PAC as duplicitous "D.C. insiders" who are trying to hoodw
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Dallas Morning News (blog)
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U.S. Senate candidates prep for primary
Stenberg said his support shows how crucial the vote will be. "Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Sen. Jim Demint are supporting me because they see this is a critical race for changing the direction of the country," Stenberg said. "I think, in the end, people will .
Primaries will test DeMint's clout
Sen. Jim DeMint’s long march to push his party sharply to the right now hinges on a handful of races that will help determine whether he’ll emerge as a power player in the Senate Republican Conference — or remain on the outskirts of his caucus.
Perry implicitly rebukes anti-tax group, DeMint's PAC for attacking Dewhurst
Gov. Rick Perry has re-upped his backing of front-runner David Dewhurst for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate by implicitly slamming the Club for Growth Action PAC and U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's super PAC as duplicitous "D.C. insiders" who are trying to hoodw
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05/14/12
'Real News From The Blaze:' Law of the Sea Treaty | Video ...
Opponents led by Sen. Jim DeMint argue like President Reagan that the United States sovereignty would be subjugated and that the wealth of developed nations would be redistributed to less developed nations. The treaty ...
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Christopher Santarelli
05/14/12
Perry implicitly rebukes anti-tax group, DeMint's PAC for attacking ...
Rick Perry has re-upped his backing of front-runner David Dewhurst for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate by implicitly slamming the Club for Growth Action PAC and U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's super PAC as duplicitous "D.C. ...
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Robert T. Garrett/Reporter
05/14/12
Republicans Zero In On Nebraska's U.S. Senate Seat | KOSU Radio
State Senator Deb Fischer recently received Sarah Palin's endorsement. And, State Treasurer Don Stenberg, who's making his third try tor the Senate, has support from South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint, and the ...
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KOSU News
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'Real News From The Blaze:' Law of the Sea Treaty | Video ...
Opponents led by Sen. Jim DeMint argue like President Reagan that the United States sovereignty would be subjugated and that the wealth of developed nations would be redistributed to less developed nations. The treaty ...
Perry implicitly rebukes anti-tax group, DeMint's PAC for attacking ...
Rick Perry has re-upped his backing of front-runner David Dewhurst for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate by implicitly slamming the Club for Growth Action PAC and U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's super PAC as duplicitous "D.C. ...
Republicans Zero In On Nebraska's U.S. Senate Seat | KOSU Radio
State Senator Deb Fischer recently received Sarah Palin's endorsement. And, State Treasurer Don Stenberg, who's making his third try tor the Senate, has support from South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint, and the ...
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On December 29, 2009 Jim DeMint was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Following the attempted Christmas Day plane bombing, Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] came under fire for his hold on President Obama's nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration. DeMint has had his hold on the nominee, Erroll Southers, since September. His objection: he thinks Southers would allow TSA workers to unionize.
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