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Summary

Senator John Wesley Matthews, Jr.

Full Name: John Wesley Matthews, Jr.
Office: State Senate (SC) - District 39, Democratic
First Elected: 1984
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Geraldine; 5 Children: Cynthia John, Michael Andre, Stephanie, John Wesley III, Brian
Birth Date: 04/21/1940
Birth Place: Bowman, SC
Home City: Bowman, SC
Religion: United Methodist

Recent Key Votes

H 3992 - Congressional Redistricting
Legislation (Yea)

June 29, 2011

H 3700 - 2011-2012 Budget
Legislation (Yea)

June 22, 2011

H 3003 - Voter ID
Legislation (Nay)

May 11, 2011 - Requires voters to present one of the following forms of photo identification prior to voting (Sec. 2): Valid and current South Carolina driver's ...

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Recent Public Statements

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011-2012 The Club for Growth Positions 0%
2012 South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Positions 75%
2012 South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee Positions 39
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Lawyers & Lobbyists ($10,100.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Matthews, Jr. 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=1186363494

Capitol Website
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1186363494

Capitol
613 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: 803-212-6056

District
Post Office Box 142
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: 803-829-2383 (Home)

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