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Summary

Senator Joel B. Lourie

Full Name: Joel B. Lourie
Office: State Senate (SC) - District 22, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Rebecca; 2 Children: Rachel, Sam
Birth Date: 09/24/1962
Birth Place: Columbia, SC
Home City: Columbia, SC
Religion: Jewish

Recent Key Votes

H 3584 - Cigarette Tax Increase
Legislation (Yea)

May 13, 2010 - -Authorizes that the revenue raised from the surtax be distributed as follows (Sec. 1):-$5 million annually to the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer ...

H 3584 - Cigarette Tax Increase
Legislation (Yea)

April 14, 2010 - -Authorizes that the revenue raised from the surtax be distributed, as follows (Sec. 1):-$5 million annually to the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer ...

H 3305 - Requiring Secret Ballot Elections
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)

March 10, 2010

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Recent Public Statements

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Positions 78%
2012 South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee Positions 38
2009 South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Positions 80%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($7,370.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Joel Lourie refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Joel B. Lourie's South Carolina State Legislative Election 2004 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/email.php?T=M&C=1124999865

Capitol Website
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1124999865

District Website
http://joellourie.com/

Capitol
601 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-212-6116

District
Post Office Box 6212
Hopkins, SC 29061
Phone: 803-787-5802

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