Addison (Joe) Graves Wilson is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives serving the 2nd Congressional District of South Carolina.http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400433 He began serving after winning a special election held in December 2001 to fill a vacancy left by the death of former Congressman, Floyd Spence.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000795 Wilson’s district includes the capital city of Columbia and extends south and east, including the cities of Beaufort and Hilton Head Island.http://www.joewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=37 He won reelection in the 2010 election after he beat both Democratic challenger Rob Miller and Libertarian challenger Eddie McCain.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/2010-race-maps/house 

During a live speech to Congress on health care in September 2009, Wilson shouted “You lie” to President Barack Obama, which caused Obama to address the comment and elicited some boos from other members of Congress.http://articles.cnn.com/2009-09-09/politics/joe.wilson_1_rep-wilson-illegal-immigrants-outburst?_s=PM:POLITICS After the speech, Wilson apologized for his comment, saying he let his emotions get the best of him.http://articles.cnn.com/2009-09-09/politics/joe.wilson_1_rep-wilson-illegal-immigrants-outburst?_s=PM:POLITICS 

Wilson serves on the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor Committees. He also is co-chair of the Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Americans Abroad  and Victory in Iraq Caucuses and serves on the Republican Policy Committee.http://www.joewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=40 

Wilson was born on July 31, 1947 in Charleston, SC.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000795  In 1969 he received a bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, and completed law school at the University of South Carolina in 1972.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000795 He then served in the United States Army National Guard from 1972 to 1975.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000795  

After being discharged from the service, Wilson started a private real estate law firm, and served as Deputy General Counsel for the Department of Energy from 1981 to 1982.http://www.joewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=40 He then was a staff member for United States Senator Strom Thurmond and Representative Floyd Spence, both of South Carolina.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000795 Wilson served in the South Carolina State Senate from 1984 until he was elected to Congress.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000795 

Wilson and his wife, Roxanne, have four sons and five grandchildren.http://www.joewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=40 

During his tenure in Congress, Wilson has drafted legislation surrounding such issues as national security, veterans and the economy.http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery  He also has spoken out on energy independence and health care reform.http://www.joewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=36 In 2009, Wilson voted to have unborn babies protected under the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  The National Education Association has given Wilson a 10% rating on his education voting record.http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Joe_Wilson.htm