William Timmons

Timmons was elected in the 2018 mid-term election to replace retiring Republican incumbent Trey Gowdy in South Carolina's 4th congressional district: his campaign slogan was "Washington is broken."[8][9] On June 10, 2018, Timmons placed second in a 13-candidate primary–the real contest in this heavily Republican district–receiving 19.2% of the vote. On June 28, 2018, Timmons defeated former state senator Lee Bright in the runoff, receiving 54.2% of the vote to become the Republican nominee. He did not have to give up his state senate seat to run for Congress; South Carolina state senators serve four-year terms that run concurrently with presidential elections.

Timmons went on to face Brandon Brown in the November general election. Timmons defeated Brown, receiving 59.5% of the vote.[10][11] Timmons became one of the youngest U.S. representatives from South Carolina since 1972.[12]

Timmons was sworn into office on January 3, 2019 in the midst of a government shutdown. He cosponsored legislation to require Congress to balance the budget, defund Planned Parenthood, support Gold Star Families, strengthen national defense, and promote school choice.[13]

Timmons serves on the Financial Services Committee, where he introduced legislation seeking to counter China's efforts to expand its 5G influence in countries receiving assistance from international financial institutions. He was elected by his classmates to represent the freshman class on the Republican Steering Committee.[14]

He introduced legislation proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve (H.J.Res.86).[15]

Timmons supported President Donald Trump during the Democratic-controlled House impeachment process, quoted as saying about the whole process, "It is very, very, very broken" (referring to his 2018 campaign slogan "Washington is broken"). He followed that by saying he thought the process would be fair in the Senate and cast the opposition to impeachment as "bipartisan."[16]

In December 2020, Timmons was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives who signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden prevailed[17] over incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of the election held by another state.[18][19][20]

In January 2021, Timmons announced he would object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden as President.[21] When Congress re-convened after the storming of the United States Capitol, Timmons voted to object to the Electoral College results.[22]

• Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
• House Republican Steering Committee