Jim DeMint

Jim DeMint
DeMint in 2005
President of the Heritage Foundation
In office April 4, 2013 – May 2, 2017
Preceded by	Edwin Feulner
Succeeded by	Edwin Feulner
United States Senator from South Carolina
In office January 3, 2005 – January 2, 2013
Preceded by	Fritz Hollings
Succeeded by	Tim Scott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Bob Inglis
Succeeded by	Bob Inglis
Personal details
Born	James Warren DeMint (1951-09-02) September 2, 1951 (age 72) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Debbie Henderson ​ (m. 1973)​
Children	4
Education	University of Tennessee (BA) Clemson University (MBA)
Jim DeMint's voice Jim DeMint on the importance of ideas in his farewell speech Recorded December 20, 2012

James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) is an American businessman, author, and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from South Carolina and as president of The Heritage Foundation. A leading figure in the Tea Party movement, DeMint is a member of the Republican Party and is the founder of the Senate Conservatives Fund.

DeMint served as the United States representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1999 to 2005. He was elected to the U.S. Senate from South Carolina in 2004 and reelected in 2010. DeMint served in the Senate until January 2, 2013, when he stepped down to become president of The Heritage Foundation. On May 2, 2017, DeMint resigned his position at Heritage at the request of its board. He later became a senior advisor to Citizens for Self-Governance and the founding chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute.