And my little state of S.C. has plenty of Tea Party politicians.....one RINO senator and one communist democrat representative.
....and there's only 37 states with a Tea Party movement????......what's wrong with the other 20?
Jim DeMint, Republican U.S. Senator (2005–2012) and the founder of the Senate's Tea Party Caucus.[81] In January 2012, Jim Davenport of The Huffington Post described DeMint as "a dean of the influential and well-funded tea party movement".[82]
Jeff Duncan, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.[31]
Trey Gowdy, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 4th congressional district (2011–present). In July 2011, Kara Brandeisky of The New Republic described Gowdy as a "Tea Party congressman".[83]
Nikki Haley, Republican Governor of South Carolina (2011–present). Haley was elected in 2010 with tea party support,[84] and in her 2012 book Can't Is Not an Option wrote "one of the main reasons that the Tea Party and I are such a natural fit is that they understand the importance of putting principles before politics".[85]
Mick Mulvaney, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 5th congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.[12] Mulvaney successfully challenged Democratic incumbent John Spratt in 2010, receiving the backing of the tea party.[86]
Mark Sanford, Republican Governor of South Carolina (2003–11) and U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district (2013-present). Sanford has described himself as "Tea Party before the Tea Party was cool".[87]
Tim Scott, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district (2011–2012), U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2012-present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.[12]
Joe Wilson, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district (2011-present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.[88] In November 2009 Wilson spoke at tea party events at Ford Mansion in Morristown, New Jersey[89] and at Capitol Hill.[90]
Tom Davis[91]