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American pol

Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy official congressional photo.jpg
Chair of the House Oversight Committee
In function
June 13, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by Jason Chaffetz
Succeeded by Elijah Cummings
Chair of the House Benghazi Committee
In role
May 8, 2014 – July viii, 2016
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded past Position abolished
Member of the U.South. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 4th district
In function
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by Bob Inglis
Succeeded by William Timmons
Personal details
Born

Harold Watson Gowdy 3


(1964-08-22) August 22, 1964 (age 57)
Greenville, S Carolina, U.South.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s)

Terri Dillard

​

(m. 1989)​
Children 2
Teaching Baylor University (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)
Website www.treygowdy.com

Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III (born August 22, 1964) is an American television set news personality, sometime politician, and one-time federal prosecutor who served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. His district included much of the Upstate region of South Carolina, including Greenville and Spartanburg.

Before his congressional career, Gowdy served every bit a federal prosecutor in the District of Due south Carolina from 1994 to 2000 and then as the solicitor (commune attorney) for Southward Carolina's 7th Judicial Circuit, comprising Spartanburg and Cherokee counties, from 2000 to 2010. From 2014 to 2016, Gowdy chaired the United states House Select Committee on Benghazi which was partly responsible for discovering the beingness of Hillary Clinton'due south private email server.[1] His investigative committee spent over two and a half years and $vii.eight million investigating the events surrounding the 2012 Benghazi set on, ultimately finding no evidence of specific wrong-doing past then-Secretary of Land Clinton.[2] [3] [4] Gowdy pressed for the prosecution of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign.[five] From 2017, he chaired the House Oversight Commission.

On January 31, 2018, Gowdy appear that he would not seek re-election in 2018 and that he intended to pursue a legal career instead of politics.[6] [1] He has since joined the police business firm Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough,[vii] and likewise joined Pull a fast one on News every bit a contributor,[eight] and was promoted in 2021 to host, first, Fox News Primetime,[9] and then Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy.

Early life and education [edit]

Gowdy was born on August 22, 1964, in Greenville, S Carolina. He is the son of Novalene (built-in Novalene Evans) and Harold Watson "Hal" Gowdy Jr., Medico.[ten] [eleven] He grew up in Spartanburg,[12] where, as a young homo, he delivered newspapers for the local daily and worked at the community market.[thirteen] Gowdy graduated from Spartanburg High Schoolhouse in 1982 and earned a Available of Arts in history from Baylor University in 1986. While at Baylor, he was a member of Kappa Omega Tau. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989.[thirteen]

Legal career [edit]

Gowdy worked as judicial law clerk for John P. Gardner on the South Carolina Courtroom of Appeals as well as for federal judge G. Ross Anderson of the Usa District Court for the Commune of South Carolina. He and then went into individual practice at Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough[7] in Greenville, South Carolina, earlier being appointed an Assistant United States Attorney in April 1994. Gowdy received the Postal Inspector's Honor for the successful prosecution of J. Mark Allen, ane of "America's Most Wanted" suspects.

In February 2000, he left the United States Attorney's Office to run for 7th Circuit Solicitor. He defeated incumbent Solicitor Holman Gossett[14] in the Republican primary. He ran unopposed in the general ballot. Gowdy was re-elected in 2004 and 2008, both times unopposed. During his tenure, he appeared in four[xv] episodes of the tv plan Forensic Files, likewise as Dateline NBC and SCETV.[xvi] He prosecuted the full set of criminal cases, including seven capital punishment cases.

U.S. House of Representatives [edit]

Elections [edit]

2010 [edit]

In the summertime of 2009, Gowdy, announced that he would challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis in the Republican primary for South Carolina's 4th congressional district.

Despite a 93% lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union,[17] Inglis angered the conservative wing of the Republican Party by taking stances that were perceived to be more moderate than those he had taken when he commencement represented the district from 1993 to 1999; besides opposing elements in his own party on issues including climatic change, he attracted attention every bit a member of the Judiciary Committee for providing the deciding vote that prevented a measure designed to protect the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Fidelity from coming to the House floor. Gowdy was one of several candidates in the 2010 primary who ran well to Inglis' right.[xviii] Inglis had drawn five Republican challengers, including Gowdy. In the June 2010 primary, Gowdy ranked showtime with 39% of the vote, curt of the fifty% majority threshold to win outright and avert a run-off. Inglis received 27% of the vote. Jim Lee got 14%, State Senator David Fifty. Thomas got 13%, and former Historian of the United states Firm of Representatives Christina Jeffrey was concluding with vii% of the vote.[19] [20]

In the run-off election, Gowdy defeated Inglis 70–30%.[21] The 4th district was considered and then heavily Republican that information technology was widely presumed Gowdy had clinched a seat in Congress with his chief victory.[22] Gowdy defeated Democratic nominee Paul Corden 63–29%.[23]

2012 [edit]

Gowdy ran for re-election to a 2d term against Democrat Deb Morrow.[24] During redistricting post-obit the 2010 census, i proposed map saw large portions of Gowdy'due south home county of Spartanburg County cut out of the commune, while leaving all of Greenville Canton inside the district. Gowdy was initially quoted as being "disappointed" with the version, even though the redrawn quaternary would have been as solidly Republican equally its predecessor. The final map moved a portion of Greenville Canton to the tertiary district while leaving almost all of Spartanburg County in the 4th district (except for a sliver that was moved to the 5th commune). Gowdy was quoted as being "pleased" with this version, since Greenville and Spartanburg counties remained linked. Roll Call rated his district as Safe Republican in 2012.[25] Gowdy easily secured a second term, defeating Morrow 65–34%.[26]

2014 [edit]

Gowdy ran for re-ballot over again in 2014. His only opponent was Libertarian Curtis E. McLaughlin.[27] He was reelected with 85% of the popular vote.

2016 [edit]

In the Nov 2016 ballot, Gowdy faced Democrat Chris Fedalei, a 26-yr-erstwhile attorney. Trey Gowdy defeated Chris Fedalei with 67% of the vote to retain his seat.[28]

Tenure [edit]

According to Politician, during his tenure in Congress, Gowdy was "considered 1 of the GOP'south most versatile and skilled legal experts, owing to his background as a federal prosecutor."[29] While chairing the House Oversight Committee, Gowdy tackled loftier-profile investigations.[29] Democrats criticized Gowdy for conducting his investigations in a partisan fashion.[29] Afterwards Trump became president, Gowdy defended the FBI and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election to the dismay of Trump supporters.[29] However, in a June 2018 hearing, Gowdy urged Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to wrap up the special counsel investigation.[30] Rosenstein rejected the suggestion, saying the special counsel investigation should finish "accordingly".[thirty] Democrats criticized Gowdy for not fully pursuing investigations into potential conflicts of interest in the Trump White Business firm or investigating the White House security clearance process.[31]

In August 2011, during the 2011 The states debt ceiling crunch, Gowdy opposed Speaker John Boehner'due south debt limit neb, and he voted against the final debt ceiling agreement.[32] He also opposed the 2011 defense authorization bill, citing concerns about the prospect of Americans beingness detained without trial on national security grounds.[33] In December 2010, he told Congressional Quarterly that he would support a measure only if its sponsor could demonstrate that the Constitution gave the government the power to act in a detail realm.[34]

Gowdy worked on the Commission on the Judiciary, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Commission on Education and the Workforce. Gowdy oft speaks on the flooring of the House on issues ranging from Operation Fast and Furious to his support for reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

In 2012, he received the Defender of Economical Freedom award from the fiscally bourgeois 501(c)iv organisation Club for Growth. The accolade is given to members of Congress who have the year's highest ranking, according to the Club for Growth's metrics. Gowdy scored 97 out of 100, and was one of 34 congressmen given the award.[35] [36]

An ardent social conservative, Gowdy considers himself "pro-life plus." He not just believes "in the sanctity of life," but argues that "the strategy should exist broader than waiting for the Supreme Court to revisit Roe 5. Wade."[37]

Gowdy signed the Contract from America, which aims to defund, repeal, and supervene upon the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, limit United States Ecology Protection Agency regulations, enact a reform of the federal tax code, laissez passer a balanced upkeep subpoena and end earmarks.[38] [39]

In May 2018, Gowdy challenged President Trump's accusation that the FBI had spied on his 2016 presidential campaign.[29] Equally a effect of this, Gowdy was attacked by various Trump allies; Politico reported that Gowdy was "about lone, getting little support from his Firm colleagues."[29] [36] In June 2018, Speaker Paul Ryan came out in back up of Gowdy, saying that Gowdy'southward cess was "accurate".[40]

At a July 2018 congressional hearing, Gowdy suggested venial on behalf of FBI agent Peter Strzok and said that Strzok had shown bias in favor of Hillary Clinton and against Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential ballot and that this shaped his work for the FBI.[41] During the hearing, Gowdy repeatedly pressed Strzok almost a text message in which Strzok said "nosotros'll stop Trump".[41] Strzok stated that a "Nosotros'll stop Trump" text message was written late at night and off-the-cuff shortly subsequently controversial remarks made by Trump towards the family unit of an American war veteran, and that the message reflected Strzok'south belief that Americans would not vote for a candidate who engaged in such "horrible, disgusting behavior".[41] Strzok said the bulletin "was in no mode—unequivocally—whatsoever suggestion that me, the FBI, would take any activity whatsoever to improperly touch the balloter process for whatever candidate."[41] Strzok added that he knew of information during the 2016 presidential campaign that could have damaged Trump just that he never contemplated leaking it.[41] Strzok said that the investigation into him and the Republicans' related rhetoric was misguided and played into "our enemies' campaign to tear America autonomously."[41]

Legislation [edit]

On March 4, 2014, Gowdy introduced the ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014 into the House.[42] The bill would give the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate the power to sue the President of the United States in a federal commune court to clarify a federal police (that is, seek a declaratory judgment) in the outcome that the executive branch is not enforcing the police.[43] [44] House Republicans argued that the nib was necessary because the Obama Administration refused to enforce the laws.[45] H.R. 4138 has passed the Firm but failed to become law.

Commission assignments [edit]

  • Committee on the Judiciary
    • Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice
    • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations (Chairman)
  • Committee on Oversight and Authorities Reform (Chairman)
    • Subcommittee on Wellness Intendance, Benefits and Administrative Rules
    • Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence[46]

Caucus memberships [edit]

  • Republican Study Committee[47]

Presidential politics [edit]

In July 2015, Republican nominee Donald Trump named Gowdy as a possible nominee for U.s. Attorney Full general in a Trump cabinet.[48] In late December 2015, Gowdy endorsed Senator Marco Rubio for president, praising him as a rarity amidst elected officials for having kept his entrada promises.[49] Gowdy'south endorsement strained his relations with Donald Trump'south campaign; Trump said that Gowdy had "failed miserably on Benghazi".[50] [51] Rubio withdrew from the race in March 2016, after losing his abode state of Florida to Trump. Two months later, on May 20, Gowdy endorsed Trump for president, admitting that while he was a "Rubio guy", he would support the presumptive Republican nominee.[52] After the May 2017 dismissal of FBI Managing director Comey, Gowdy was existence considered for his replacement. However, the veteran representative told Chaser General Sessions that he wanted to remain in his congressional seat.[53]

On December one, 2017, the Congressional Office of Compliance said that while Gowdy was acting every bit chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, a quondam congressional aide who declared he was fired in part because he was not willing to focus his investigative work on Hillary Clinton (a accuse which was afterward dropped) and considering he was absent-minded from the position while fulfilling an Air Strength Reserve assignment, reached a settlement with Congress and the Firm Employment Counsel. An attorney for the former aide stated that "I can confirm that my customer is i person who brought a veterans status discrimination and retaliation suit against Congress and that the case settled on terms that were satisfactory to my customer." It was alleged by Elise Viebeck of ''PowerPost'' that Rep. Gowdy was responsible for use of taxpayer funds to pay the merits against the authorities.[54]

Personal life [edit]

Gowdy is married to Terri (born Terri Dillard)[55] Gowdy, a former Miss Spartanburg and 2nd runner up for Miss South Carolina.[56] The couple have 2 children, Watson and Abigail. As of January 2019, Terri Dillard Gowdy was a starting time-grade teacher in the Spartanburg School District.[7]

Balloter history [edit]

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External links [edit]

  • Trey Gowdy at Curlie
  • Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  • Profile at Vote Smart
  • Financial data (federal part) at the Federal Election Committee
  • Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Contour at Spartanburg County Government site
U.S. Business firm of Representatives
Preceded past

Bob Inglis

 Member of the U.S. Firm of Representatives
from South Carolina's fourth congressional commune
2011–2019 		Succeeded by

William Timmons
New function Chair of the Business firm Benghazi Committee
2014–2016 		Position eliminated
Preceded by

Jason Chaffetz

 Chair of the Firm Oversight Committee
2017–2019 		Succeeded by

Elijah Cummings

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