Ralph Norman
Republican Representative of South Carolina's 5th district
Representative
South Carolina, district 5
June 26, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
South Carolina, district 5
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
South Carolina, district 5
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
South Carolina, district 5
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
4
Congresses Served
4
House Terms
June 20, 1953 (71 years old)
Birthday
- Served as U.S. Representative for South Carolina’s 5th congressional district since 2017
- Previously served as the South Carolina state representative for the 48th district from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2017
- Won a special election to Congress in 2017 after Mick Mulvaney’s appointment as director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Ranked as the 28th wealthiest member of Congress in 2019 with a net worth of $18.3 million
- Ranked as the most conservative member of the 117th Congress by Govtrack.us as of February 2023
- Advocated for the implementation of martial law to prevent the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden in January 2021
- Holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Presbyterian College
- Is a real estate developer by profession
- Has been involved in several controversies, including making a joke about sexual assault allegations during the Kavanaugh hearings and displaying a loaded firearm during a public meeting
- Attended the Conservative Political Action Conference during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing pandemic concerns for missing votes in Congress
- Elected chair of the Conservative Opportunity Society in 2021
- Fined for not wearing a face mask in the House Chamber during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Criticized for having a significant amount of PPP loan debt forgiven while criticizing student loan debt forgiveness
- Supported efforts to impeach President Joe Biden and co-sponsored resolutions to impeach other high-ranking officials
- Voted against awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6
- Voted against establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday and against a bill for Afghan visas and Capitol Hill security
- Co-sponsored legislation prioritizing U.S. border security over military assistance to Ukraine
- Voted in favor of removing U.S. troops from Syria and Somalia
- Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
- Holds committee assignments on Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, and the Budget
- Member of several caucuses including the Republican Study Committee, Freedom Caucus, and Congressional Solar Caucus
- Married with four children and 17 grandchildren, and identifies as Presbyterian