Congressman trey gowdy biography

Trey Gowdy was born in Greenville, South Carolina and grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina.  He is the son of Hal and Novalene Gowdy and has three sisters: Laura, Caroline, and Elizabeth.  

He graduated Spartanburg High School in 1982, Baylor University in 1986, with a degree in history, and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989, where he was a member of the scholastic honor society “Order of the Wig and Robe.” 

After law school he clerked for a judge on the South Carolina Court of Appeals and then for a United States District Court trial judge.

From 1994-2000, as a federal prosecutor, Trey prosecuted the full range of federal crimes including narcotics trafficking, bank robbery, car jacking, kidnapping, child pornography cases, and the murder of a federal witness.

He was awarded the Postal Inspector’s Award for the successful prosecution of J. Mark Allen, one of “America’s Most Wanted” suspects. He also received the highes