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Joe Cunningham

Joe Cunningham served as a representative for South Carolina (2019-2021).

  • Democratic
  • South Carolina
  • District 1
  • Former
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Role Representative

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State South Carolina

Representing constituents across the South Carolina delegation.

District District 1

District insights and legislative focus areas.

Service period 2019-2021

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

Joe Cunningham served as a Representative from South Carolina in the United States Congress from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Joe Cunningham contributed to the legislative process during 1 term in office.

Joe Cunningham’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Joe Cunningham participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Joseph Kendrick Cunningham (born May 26, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for South Carolina’s 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Cunningham narrowly defeated Republican state representative Katie Arrington in the 2018 general election for South Carolina’s 1st congressional district. After one term in Congress, he lost his 2020 re-election bid in another narrow race to Republican state representative Nancy Mace. He was then the Democratic nominee in the 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election, losing to incumbent Republican governor Henry McMaster.

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