Tom Rice

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Six months into President Joe Biden’s presidency, a voter in Horry County wanted to know who won the November 2020 election, and he wanted the answer to come directly from his representative, Republican U.S. House Rep. Tom Rice. “Joe Biden,” said Rice, who represents the state’s...

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-Charleston, and U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, R-Myrtle Beach, were part of the small group of Republicans who voted to repeal the nearly two-decade-old war powers measure given to the president following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., ends the...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Republican Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has been a reliable conservative during his five terms in Congress, and he was a strong supporter of President Donald Trump and his agenda. As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rice helped draft what became...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — State Rep. William Bailey will seek re-election to the General Assembly instead of running for the 7th District congressional seat, he said in an announcement made June 14. Elected to the State House of Representatives in 2018 and re-elected in 2020, Bailey said he will file...

The field of challengers against incumbent U.S. congressman Tom Rice expanded this week, with former Myrtle Beach, S.C. mayor Mark McBride announcing his intention to enter the crowded race. So far, though, Rice has managed to avoid attracting a potentially top tier rival in his bid for a fifth term in office.

Myrtle Beach, SC — Former Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark Struthers McBride Wednesday announced that he is running for U.S. Congress against incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Rice in South Carolina’s 7th district primary. “After serving two terms as the Mayor of Myrtle Beach and earning a reputation for putting the safety...

MYRTLE BEACH — Former Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride announced his intention on June 3 to run for the congressional seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rice. “After serving two terms as the mayor of Myrtle Beach and earning a reputation for putting the safety of the city’s citizens first, I’m excited to continue my public service in the United States Congress,” McBride said in a release about his intention to seek the GOP nomination in 2022.

FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — Even though traditional Memorial Day ceremonies were canceled due to COVID-19 it didn't stop people from visiting the Florence National Cemetery to honor the veterans buried there. South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice was one of the many to visit the cemetery and lay a wreath to...

FLORENCE, S.C. – With the COVID-19 pandemic maybe winding down, U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina is ready to get back to the reason he ran for Congress in the first place: jobs. During his appearances, Rice often references that the name plate on his desk says jobs, jobs,...

Joe Biden’s budget proposal will not receive support from South Carolina’s U.S. senators or the congressman representing most of the Pee Dee. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina’s senior senator, said that Biden’s proposal was dead on arrival, just like all other presidential budget proposals. “It is insanely expensive,” Graham said in...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has yet again found himself among a small group of Republicans voting with Democrats. On Wednesday, Rice was among 35 Republicans who voted to create a commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The move defied the wishes of both House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and former President Donald Trump. Trump urged Republicans to oppose the legislation he called a “Democrat trap.” The other five Republicans in South Carolina’s House delegation voted against creating the independent commission. Democrats have said the panel is crucial to reckoning what happened the day a violent mob of Trump’s supporters smashed into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden’s victory.

COLUMBIA — Only one of the six House Republicans in South Carolina's congressional delegation voted to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, with the others arguing that ongoing investigations by federal authorities are sufficient. U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, who was also the...