Timmons spent four years working for the 13th Circuit solicitor's office. In this role, Timmons focused on serving victims of domestic violence and helped create one central court for all domestic violence cases in Greenville County. A small business owner, Timmons owns Swamp Rabbit CrossFit and Soul Yoga, and he previously operated the law firm Timmons & Company, LLC. In 2016, Timmons challenged longtime state senator Mike Fair in the Republican primary for a Greenville-area district. He finished first in the primary with 49.5 percent of the vote, fewer than 100 votes shy of winning the nomination outright. He then defeated Fair in the runoff with 65 percent of the vote, and faced no major-party opposition in the November general election.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2018 general election
Timmons was elected in the 2018 mid-term election to replace retiring Republican incumbent Trey Gowdy in South Carolina's 4th congressional district, his campaign slogan was "Washington is broken". On June 10, 2018, Timmons placed second in a 13-candidate primary–the real contest in this heavily Republican district–receiving 19.2% of the vote. On June 28, 2018, Timmons defeated former state senator Lee Bright in the runoff, receiving 54.2% of the vote to become the Republican nominee. He did not have to give up his state senate seat to run for Congress; South Carolina state senators serve four-year terms that run concurrently with presidential elections. Timmons went on to face Brandon Brown in the November general election. Timmons defeated Brown, receiving 59.5% of the vote. Timmons became one of the youngest U.S. representatives from South Carolina since 1972.
Tenure
Timmons was sworn into office on January 3, 2019 in the midst of a government shutdown. He cosponsored legislation to require Congress to balance the budget, defund Planned Parenthood, support Gold Star Families, strengthen national defense, and promote school choice. Timmons serves on the Financial Services Committee, where he introduced legislation seeking to counter China’s efforts to expand its 5G influence in countries receiving assistance from international financial institutions. He was elected by his classmates to represent the freshman class on the Republican Steering Committee. He introduced legislation proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Trump Impeachment
Timmons has shown support for President Donald Trump during the Democratic-controlled house impeachment process, quoted as saying about the whole process, "It is very, very, very broken". He followed that by saying he thinks the process will be fair in the Senate and casts the opposition to impeachment as "bipartisan".
