Ralph Norman | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2017 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district | |
Assumed office June 20, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mick Mulvaney |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 48th district | |
In office November 3, 2009 – February 16, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Carl Gullick |
Succeeded by | Bruce M. Bryant |
In office January 2005 – January 2007 | |
Preceded by | Becky Richardson |
Succeeded by | Carl Gullick |
Personal details | |
Born | Ralph Warren Norman Jr. June 20, 1953 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Elaine Rice (m. 1974) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Presbyterian College (BS) |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | House website |
Ralph Warren Norman Jr. (born June 20, 1953) is an American real estate developer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2017.[1] His district includes most of the South Carolina side of the Charlotte metropolitan area, along with outer portions of the Upstate and Midlands. A member of the Republican Party, Norman served as the South Carolina state representative for the 48th district from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2017.
Norman won a special election after Mick Mulvaney vacated his seat in Congress upon being appointed director of the Office of Management and Budget by President Donald Trump. As of August 2024, with a net worth of $20.0 million, Norman is the 20th wealthiest member of Congress.[2] Govtrack.us ranked Norman as the most conservative member of the 117th Congress as of February 2023.[3]
He advocated for the implementation of martial law to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden in January 2021.[4][5]