Tom Rice

For other people named Tom Rice, see Thomas Rice.

Tom Rice
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 7th district
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byConstituency reestablished
Succeeded byRussell Fry
Personal details
Born
Hugh Thompson Rice Jr.

(1957-08-04) August 4, 1957 (age 67)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Wrenzie Calhoun
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(m. 1982)​
Children3
EducationUniversity of South Carolina (BS, MS, JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Hugh Thompson Rice Jr. (born August 4, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. The district serves most of the northeastern corner of the state and includes Myrtle Beach, the Grand Strand, Florence, Cheraw, and Darlington. A Republican, Rice was first elected in 2012 and was a member of the freshman class chosen to sit at the House Republican leadership table. Rice was reelected in 2014, defeating Democratic nominee Gloria Bromell Tinubu in a rematch of the 2012 election.[1][2]

Rice was one of ten Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump in the second impeachment of Donald Trump.[3][4] In January 2021, the South Carolina Republican Party censured him for voting for the impeachment.[5] In 2022, Trump endorsed a primary opponent for his seat.[6] Rice lost the Republican nomination in the June 14 primary to South Carolina state representative Russell Fry, garnering less than 25% of the vote.[7][8]

  1. ^ Jones, Steve (November 4, 2014). "Rep. Tom Rice declared victor in bid for 7th District". The Sun News. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "South Carolina - Summary Vote Results". WYFF. Associated Press. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "10 GOP lawmakers vote to impeach Trump, trial moves to Senate". FOX 35. January 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday". CNN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Axelrod, Tal (January 30, 2021). "South Carolina GOP votes to censure Rep. Rice over impeachment vote". The Hill. Retrieved January 30, 2021. Congressman Rice's vote unfortunately played right into the Democrats' game, and the people in his district, and ultimately our State Executive Committee, wanted him to know they wholeheartedly disagree with his decision.
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  7. ^ "South Carolina Primary Results". CNNpolitics. CNN. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Slodysko, Brian (June 15, 2022). "Election 2022 Takeaways: Big Trump win, Nev. Senate race set". Associated Press (AP).