Jim DeMint
Republican
SC
Senator
Last year in office: 2013
Jim DeMint is a former Republican U.S. Senator from South Carolina. DeMint first took office in Congress in 1999 and left office in 2013.
Jim DeMint: Voting Record & Political Positions
Jim DeMint's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 196 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 915, 30 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Jim DeMint Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Health Insurance
- Abortion
- Infrastructure
- Immigration
How Jim DeMint Voted on Recent Bills
- Not Voting on “"Fiscal cliff" bill” (2013-01-02) — Bill Passed
- Yea on “Middle Class Tax Cut Act” (2012-07-25) — Amendment Rejected
- Yea on “Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.” (2012-03-29) — Motion to Proceed Rejected
- Yea on “Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.” (2011-12-14) — Joint Resolution Defeated
- Yea on “Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.” (2011-04-15) — Motion to Proceed Rejected
- Nay on “Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011” (2011-04-05) — Amendment Rejected