Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2001. The district stretches from the state capital, Columbia, to the Georgia-South Carolina border. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the South Carolina Senate from 1984 to 2001. He is a member of the House Republican Policy Committee and is an Assistant Republican Whip. In September 2009, Wilson received international attention when he interrupted a State of the Union Address by U.S. President Barack Obama to the joint session of Congress by shouting "You lie!" The incident resulted in a formal rebuke by the House of Representatives largely along party lines. Wilson was re-elected in 2010 by a comfortable 9 percentage points over his nearest challenger and when he ran unopposed in the 2012 general election he was re-elected with 96% of the vote. 

July 31st, 1947 in Charleston (Age 76)