| Full Name: | Addison 'Joe' Graves Wilson, Sr. |
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| Office: | U.S. House (SC) - District 2, Republican |
| First Elected: | 12/18/2001 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Roxanne; 4 Children: Alan, Addison, Julian, Hunter |
| Birth Date: | 07/31/1947 |
| Birth Place: | Charleston, SC |
| Home City: | Springdale, SC |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
What is the Political Courage Test?
Other or Expanded Principles & Legislative Priorities are entered exactly as the candidate has submitted it. Project Vote Smart does not edit for misspelled words, punctuation or grammar.
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
100% pro-life record in the US Congress and SC Senate |
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| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? |
| No | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
| Other or expanded principles |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget. | |
In order to balance the budget, | |
| No | do you support reducing defense spending? |
| No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? |
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? |
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? |
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
I do support full reporting |
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| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? |
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? |
| No | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? |
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? |
| No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? |
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
| No | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? |
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? |
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
| Other or expanded principles |
Spending | |
Indicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once. | |
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture |
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts |
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense |
| Slightly Decrease | d) Education |
| Greatly Decrease | e) Environment |
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security |
| Maintain Status | g) International aid |
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research |
| Slightly Decrease | i) Scientific Research |
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration |
| Eliminate | k) United Nations |
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare |
| m) Other or expanded categories |
Taxes | |
Indicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once. | |
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes |
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes |
| Slightly Decrease | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) |
| Slightly Decrease | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) |
| Slightly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) |
| Eliminate | f) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) |
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes |
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes |
| k) Other or expanded categories |
| Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding. | |
We must maintain a strong national defense and protect American families by defeating the terrorists overseas. It is also critically important that we strive for energy independence by embracing an "all of the above" energy plan. Finally, Congress should repeal and replace the job-killing healthcare takeover with sensible health insurance reform. |
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