Ralph Norman

Republican Representative of South Carolina's 5th district

  • Representative

    South Carolina, district 5

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-5501

@RepRalphNorman

norman.house.gov

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Congresses Served

4

House Terms

June 20, 1953 (71 years old)

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  • 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