Joel Lourie (born September 24, 1962)[1] is a former Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 22nd District from 2004 until 2017.
He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1998 through 2004.
Joel Lourie was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina.
He is married to Rebecca Baum, and has 2 children, Rachel and Sam.
[3] In 2021, Lourie and former Democratic Senator Vincent Sheheen started a new podcast on South Carolina politics, Bourbon in the Backroom.