Ralph Norman
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district |
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Assumed office June 26, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Mick Mulvaney |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 48th district |
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In office November 3, 2009 – February 16, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Carl Gullick |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Bryant |
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In office January 2005 – January 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Becky Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Carl Gullick |
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Ralph Warren Norman Jr. June 20, 1953 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Rice |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Presbyterian College (BS) |
| Website | House website |
Ralph Warren Norman Jr. (born June 20, 1953) is an American real estate developer, politician, and a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th congressional district . He served as a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. In February 2017, Norman vacated his seat to launch a U.S. congressional bid. Norman defeated Archie Parnell 51.1% to 47.9% in the South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election, 2017.
He was born in York County, South Carolina, and currently resides in Rock Hill, where he is a real estate developer at the Warren Norman Company, a business founded by and named after Norman's father. He and his wife, Elaine have 4 children and 15 grandchildren.
In 2004, Norman was elected to serve District 48 in the South Carolina House of Representatives, winning a three-way Republican primary outright with 52% of the vote. After one term, Norman chose not to run for reelection so he could become the 2006 Republican candidate in an unsuccessful bid for U.S. Congress in South Carolina's South Carolina's 5th congressional district against John Spratt.
On November 3, 2009, Ralph Norman defeated Democrat Kathy Cantrell in a special election to reclaim his old seat.
In December 2016 he announced that he will run for the United States House of Representatives for South Carolina's 5th congressional district seat of Mick Mulvaney, who joined the Trump administration, in the 2017 special election.
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