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William R. Timmons IV

U.S. House · SC-4 · Republicans · since 2025

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Candidate for U.S. House · SC-4

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Biography

Overview

William R. Timmons IV is a Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 4th district, serving since 2019. He previously served as a South Carolina state senator from 2016 to 2018. Born April 30, 1984, Timmons is a former prosecutor who worked for the 13th Circuit solicitor's office focusing on domestic violence and other crimes. He holds degrees from George Washington University, the University of South Carolina, and NYU.

Career

Timmons was elected to replace retiring Rep. Trey Gowdy in 2018 and has been re-elected three times. He cosponsored legislation on constitutional term limits, China's 5G influence in developing nations, and government efficiency. In July 2024, his questioning of former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle during an oversight hearing gained national attention and preceded her resignation. He is a member of the Republican Study Committee.

Prior political experience

Timmons was first elected to Congress in 2018, winning a competitive Republican primary with 19.2% in a 13-candidate field and defeating Lee Bright in the runoff with 54.2%. He won the general election with 59.5% against Democrat Brandon Brown. In 2020, he won renomination unopposed and the general election with 61.6% against Kim Nelson. In 2022, he won renomination with 52.7% in a four-candidate primary and was re-elected unopposed. In 2024, he won renomination 51.6%-48.4% against Adam Morgan (endorsed by conservative House Republicans and former Sen. Jim DeMint) and was re-elected in the general election. He is running for re-election in 2026 and has pledged this will be his last re-election campaign before retiring in 2028.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress+0.600

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
+0.051
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 345 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
4thU.S. House SC-42025–presentIn progressWilliam R. Timmons IV—
3rdU.S. House SC-42023–2025Term endedWilliam R. Timmons IVWilliam R. Timmons IV
2ndU.S. House SC-42021–2023Term endedWilliam R. Timmons IVWilliam R. Timmons IV
1stU.S. House SC-42019–2021Term ended—William R. Timmons IV

Committee assignments

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024U.S. House SC-4Pending59.73%