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REPUBLICAN

U.S. Representative · South Carolina 5th District

Ralph
Norman

Member of CongressCurrent Term: 2025–2027Congress.gov ↗︎Official site ↗︎

Terms served

House

Years in Congress

8.9y

Since 2017

Bills sponsored

176

All time

Bills cosponsored

1992

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 176 bills all time · Cosponsored: 1992 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

6 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

House

House Committee on Financial Services

Member

Financial Institutions

Member

Housing and Insurance

Member

House Committee on Rules

Member

Legislative and Budget Process

Member

House Committee on the Budget

Member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 20 staffers · 1 intern

Staff · 20· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Barry S. Adickes	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	May 23, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Leslie A. Allen	CASEWORKER	Jul 18, 2017 to Dec 31, 2025
Rebecca M. Duberstein	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2025
Sophie C. Espinoza	SHARED STAFF	Jun 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
William F. Gault	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Feb 11, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
William H. Greer IV	STAFF ASSISTANT	Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
MacKenzie C. Gresham	CASEWORKER	Apr 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Catherine R. Hicklin	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF - CASEWO	Apr 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Christie D. Humphries	CASEWORKER	Feb 7, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025
Carol S. Kresse	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Mar 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Isaac T. Lawson	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Mar 13, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Sophie E. Lyczek	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Nov 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Darcy J. Merline	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jun 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Joseph E. Mott	CHIEF OF STAFF	Mar 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Janey C. Olohan	PRESS ASSISTANT	Dec 18, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Griffin M. Rabon	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	May 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Karen A. Schmitt	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025
Hannah M. Singleton	SCHEDULER	Mar 3, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Carter Threatt	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Nov 29, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
Julianne M. Young	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Interns · 1

Name	Role	Dates	Source
Grace A. MeisenhelterIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 53 staffers · 46 interns

Alumni staff · 53· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Abigail Angelos	SCHEDULER	Feb 17, 2023 to Nov 12, 2023
Zachary C. Barnes	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jun 27, 2017 to Jun 15, 2018
Cally M. Barry	SENIOR ADVISOR & COMMUNICATION	Jun 9, 2025 to Nov 14, 2025
Braden B. Beck	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Jan 22, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
Melissa L. Brown	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Annelise M. Butler	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Mar 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Jessica T. Cahill	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
William P. Cantrell	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Aug 1, 2023 to Feb 18, 2025
Alexander A. Crane	PRESS SECRETARY	Oct 12, 2021 to May 15, 2022
Keshia N. Dewitt	DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CASEWORK	Jul 1, 2020 to Jun 3, 2021
Kathryn J. Doherty	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2020 to Jan 30, 2020
Grace R. Dysart	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021
Joseph C. Edgar	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 2, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
Sarah K. Ehrenfield	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Jun 1, 2020 to Jun 30, 2020
Harry G. Fones	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
Daleta J. Frye	SCHEDULER/OFFICE MANAGER	Aug 14, 2017 to Oct 14, 2017
Matthew J. Furlow	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Aug 21, 2017 to Mar 31, 2018
Grace S. Galvin	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Charles A. Gross	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Sep 1, 2022 to Feb 24, 2023
Hali R. Gruber	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 17, 2023 to May 18, 2023
Kimberly P. Hammond	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY / OFFIC	Aug 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020
Kellie J. Hartl	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jul 3, 2017 to Feb 28, 2023
James A. Higginbotham	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	May 3, 2021 to Oct 6, 2021
Jacob D. Hilkin	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR LEGI	Mar 1, 2022 to Jan 30, 2023
Meghan R. Holland	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	Nov 1, 2018 to Aug 25, 2019
Simon Brinkmann Joenler	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2020 to Aug 29, 2021
Austin D. Livingston	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 20, 2025
Sophie C. MacHalec	SCHEDULER/LEGISLATIVE ASSISTAN	Nov 16, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024
Patrick J. Mahan	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Dec 9, 2020 to Jan 2, 2021
Nicole E. McGrath	COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER	Jun 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Logan B. McVey	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jul 1, 2017 to Feb 16, 2018
Darin B. Miller	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Derrick A. Miller	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Aug 1, 2019 to Mar 31, 2023
Michael R. Neece	DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT OUTREACH	Apr 1, 2019 to Jan 30, 2021
David L. O'Neal	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Feb 1, 2022 to Jul 12, 2022
Justin S. Ouimette	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 1, 2019 to Feb 28, 2021
Mark D. Palmer	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 8, 2017 to Jul 12, 2022
Amber D. Peoples	SCHEDULER	Sep 1, 2017 to Jul 21, 2019
Jennifer E. Piekarz	PRESS ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 10, 2022
Mark D. Piland	CHIEF OF STAFF	Oct 16, 2018 to Jan 4, 2025
Marie G. Price	SCHEDULER	Jun 8, 2021 to Jul 31, 2022
Timothy H. Reitz	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Feb 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Dominique L. Ritter	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Nov 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Lauren M. Scirocco	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Feb 3, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
Christopher D. Stevens	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 30, 2021 to Jan 30, 2025
Carissa K. Taylor	DISTRICT SCHEDULER/OFFICE MANA	Apr 1, 2019 to Jun 16, 2019
Mason P. Veal	STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRES	Aug 1, 2019 to Aug 7, 2020
Nicole E. Wagner	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Aug 1, 2024 to Sep 27, 2024
William P. Watkins	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	May 1, 2023 to Jan 2, 2025
Walter G. Whetsell Jr.	SENIOR ADVISOR	May 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2018
Melika M. Willoughby	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jun 1, 2020 to Jul 3, 2020
John S. Wilson	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
Cesar I. Ybarra	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jul 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024

Alumni interns · 46· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Robert M. Ayres	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 20, 2021 to Jun 13, 2021
James C. Barbaccia Jr.	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 22, 2022 to Dec 20, 2022
Jeremy M. Bays	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 17, 2022 to Aug 26, 2024
Jeffrey Beaudoin	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 23, 2022 to May 31, 2022
Anne M. Bell	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 29, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Hannah L. Benfield	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2023 to Aug 9, 2023
Terese E. Berente	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 14, 2025 to Oct 10, 2025
Emily C. Bishop	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2022 to Jul 14, 2022
Connor I. Buckless	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 9, 2023 to Aug 2, 2024
Benjamin M. Byrd	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 26, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Riley G. Cagle	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 25, 2021 to Oct 3, 2021
Anna W. Clark	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Dec 17, 2022 to Jan 2, 2023
Katherine I Clippard	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 28, 2020 to May 28, 2020
Henry J. Coates	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 1, 2020 to Dec 11, 2020
Jose A. Contreras	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 22, 2024 to Oct 14, 2024
Michael P. Decker	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 10, 2023 to Dec 8, 2023
Melanie J. Delgado	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 12, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
Liam J. Downer-Sanderson	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 14, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019
Patrick J. Dumas	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 12, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Madison C. Fike	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 16, 2023 to Jul 26, 2023
Colton H. Fontenot	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 14, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021
Sarah E. Grigg	PAID INTERN	Aug 30, 2018 to Dec 7, 2018
Kasey L. Griggs	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 10, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023
Dorothy H. Hall	PAID INTERN	Dec 13, 2020 to Dec 15, 2020
Janet M. Holecek	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 17, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Emma Iskhakov	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 15, 2025 to Mar 14, 2025
Emma F. Jensen	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 20, 2021 to Dec 10, 2021
Samuel A. Johnson	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 5, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
Emily A. Jolley	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 10, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Peter L. Joseph	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 25, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022
Lorelei N. Legg	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 4, 2024 to Feb 9, 2024
Dennis Lodolce	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 23, 2025 to May 15, 2025
Michael J. Manucy	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Matthew R. Nelson	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 15, 2025 to May 1, 2025
Sarah T. Paine	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 28, 2022 to Jan 2, 2023
Elizapearl W. Philpot	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 15, 2022 to Aug 15, 2022
Robert S. Raley	PAID INTERN	Nov 1, 2017 to Jan 1, 2018
Brady M. Ryan	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 10, 2021 to Apr 16, 2021
Nicholas S. Soule	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 28, 2021 to Feb 27, 2022
Justin C. Stapleton	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jul 9, 2020 to Sep 4, 2020
Blake K. Thelander	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 4, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Slambrook Jacqueline F. Van	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 2, 2023 to Oct 27, 2023
Charles S. Williams	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 16, 2019
Paul M. Windsor	PAID INTERN	Apr 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019
Spencer V. Woodall	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 3, 2023 to May 15, 2023
Zachary W. Zimba	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 6, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

9 trips · $15,296 combined disclosed value.

Dallas, TX

House gift travel filing

State Freedom Caucus Foundation

Sep 5, 2025 to Sep 7, 2025

$480

United Kingdom

House gift travel filing

Heritage Foundation

Feb 15, 2025 to Feb 19, 2025

$8,213

Orlando, FL

House gift travel filing

Conservative Partnership Institute, Inc.

Feb 7, 2025 to Feb 9, 2025

$480

Dallas, TX

House gift travel filing

State Freedom Caucus Foundation

Sep 5, 2024 to Sep 8, 2024

$480

West Palm Beach, FL

House gift travel filing

Club for Growth

Mar 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2023

$3,299

Orlando, FL

House gift travel filing

Conservative Partnership Insitute

Feb 9, 2023 to Feb 12, 2023

Pending

Amelia Island, FL

House gift travel filing

Conservative Partnership Insitute

Feb 14, 2022 to Feb 14, 2022

$1,936

Amelia Island, FL

House gift travel filing

Conservative Partnership Institute

Feb 10, 2022 to Feb 10, 2022

$408

Miami, FL

House gift travel filing

Conservative Partnership Institute, Inc.

Feb 11, 2021 to Feb 13, 2021

Pending

Chapter VI