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Summary

Senator John E. Courson

Full Name: John E. Courson
Office: State Senate (SC) - District 20, Republican
First Elected: 1984
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Elizabeth; 3 Children: James, Elizabeth, Harris
Birth Date: 11/21/1944
Home City: Columbia, SC
Religion: Episcopalian

Recent Key Votes

S 434 - Prohibiting DHHS From Reducing Provider Rates
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)

March 1, 2011 - -Requires the state to provide that all proposed changes in provider rates must include the estimates of the projected dollar coast savings by source of ...

H 3584 - Cigarette Tax Increase
Legislation (Nay)

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 (Nay)

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 ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($92,960.00)
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Courson 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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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/email.php?T=M&C=422727222

Capitol Website
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0422727222

General Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-E-Courson/112654315415501

Capitol
412 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-212-6250 (Work)
Phone: 803-256-7853 (Home)

District
Post Office Box 142
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: 803-256-7853 (Home)
Phone: 803-212-6250 (Work)

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