Trey Gowdy

Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is an American lawyer, former prosecutor, and statesman presently serving as the US Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district. He embarked on a legal career in a clerical position in the South Carolina Court of Appeals and then served the District of South Carolina as a federal prosecutor in the early 1990's. Serving in the post for around six years, he prosecuted various federal crimes and attained highest performance ratings that can be achieved by a federal prosecutor, two years in succession. A member of the Republican Party and the Tea Party movement, he served as Solicitor for South Carolina's 7th Judicial Circuit before his election to Congress. Gowdy, as US House Representative since 2011, serves on the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ethics, Education and the Workforce and Judiciary. He is also the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. He also serves as Chairman of a House Select Committee to investigate events surrounding the Benghazi terrorist attack in 2012.