2021-2022 South Carolina Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the South Carolina General Assembly in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Rental Assistance

Disburses funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to assist eligible households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Cost per household: -$139.00/year
H3770 Roll Call 1021983 Passed 96 to 14 on Mar 4, 2021 See 14th Amendment

2. Constitutional Carry

Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
H3096 Roll Call 1046878 Passed 69 to 47 on Apr 7, 2021 See Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment, 10th Amendment, and Declaration of Independence

3. Con Con

Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No
H3205 Roll Call 1178751 Passed 64 to 48 on Mar 29, 2022 See Article V

4. ARPA Funds

Authorizes the expenditure of federal funds that have been disbursed to the state in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Cost per household: -$1,410.00/year
H4408 Roll Call 1200081 Passed 102 to 8 on May 4, 2022 See Article I Section 8 and Declaration of Independence

5. Save Women's Sports Act

Ensures fairness in women's sports in the state and requires the designation of separate sex-specific sports teams to maintain fairness in athletic opportunities for women.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
H4608 Roll Call 1202237 Passed 70 to 33 on May 10, 2022 See Declaration of Independence

6. Abortion Ban

Prohibits abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
H5399 Roll Call 1225144 Rejected 47 to 55 on Aug 30, 2022 See Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, and 14th Amendment

How did they vote?

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Legend: Pro-Freedom Anti-Freedom Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Terry Alexander D 20%
Merita A. "Rita" Allison R 40%
Carl L. Anderson D 17%
Frank Lucas Atkinson D 40%
William H. Bailey R 67%
Nathan Ballentine R 33%
Justin T. Bamberg D N/A
Bruce W. Bannister R 50%
Linda "Lin" Bennett R 40%
Beth E. Bernstein D 17%
Bart T. Blackwell R 20%
Jeff A. Bradley R 33%
Wendy C. Brawley D 17%
Thomas Case Brittain R 20%
Bruce M. Bryant R 17%
James Mikell Burns R 83%
Joseph M. Bustos R 33%
Paula Rawl Calhoon R 25%
Jerry T. Carter R 33%
Micajah P. Caskey R 40%
William M. Chumley R 83%
William Clyburn D 17%
Gilda Cobb-Hunter D 17%
Neal A. Collins R 33%
Bobby J. Cox R 67%
Westley P. "West" Cox R 50%
Heather Ammons Crawford R 50%
Victor M. "Vic" Dabney R 83%
Joseph S. Daning R 25%
Sylleste H. Davis R 50%
Chandra E. Dillard D 17%
Jason T. Elliott R 50%
Shannon S. Erickson R 20%
R. Raye Felder R 20%
Cally R. Forrest R 33%
Russell Fry R 50%
Craig A. Gagnon R 67%
Kambrell Houston Garvin D 17%
Gil A. Gatch R 0%
Leon D. Gilliam R 50%
Wendell G. Gilliard D 17%
Jerry N. Govan D 17%
Patrick B. Haddon R 67%
Kevin Hardee R 50%
Christopher R. Hart D 25%
Jackie E. Hayes D 33%
Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers D 20%
Patricia Moore "Pat" Henegan D 0%
William G. Herbkersman R 50%
William Lee Hewitt R 33%
Jonathon D. Hill R 100%
Davey R. Hiott R 50%
William M. Hixon R 20%
Lonnie Hosey D 17%
Leon Howard D 0%
Chip Huggins R 40%
Kirkman Finlay, III R 0%
William E. "Bill" Sandifer, III R 33%
John Taliaferro "Jay" West, IV R 50%
Jeffrey E. Johnson R 40%
Jermaine L. Johnson D 17%
Kimberly O. Johnson D 17%
Stewart O. Jones R 100%
Wallace H. Jordan R 50%
Joseph H. Jefferson, Jr. D 0%
Max T. Hyde, Jr. R 50%
William Scott Cogswell, Jr. R 25%
Mandy Kimmons R N/A
John R. King D 17%
Roger K. Kirby D 17%
Thomas R. Ligon R 50%
Steven Wayne Long R 83%
Phillip D. Lowe R 40%
James Lucas R 40%
Roy Josiah Magnuson R 100%
Richard "Rick" Martin R N/A
Krystle N. Matthews D N/A
Robert J. May R 83%
Donald Ryan McCabe R 100%
John R. Mccravy R 67%
Annie E. McDaniel D 17%
Sandy N. McGarry R 50%
Timothy A. McGinnis R 40%
Cezar E. McKnight D 25%
JA Moore D 20%
Travis A. Moore R 60%
Adam M. Morgan R 83%
Timothy Alan Morgan R N/A
Dennis Carroll Moss R 67%
V. Stephen "Steve" Moss R 60%
Christopher J. Murphy R N/A
Chardale R. Murray D 20%
Brandon Michael Newton R 50%
Wm. Weston Newton R 33%
Roger A. Nutt R 80%
Melissa Lackey Oremus R 67%
Russell L. Ott D 0%
J. Anne Parks D 20%
Marvin R. Pendarvis D 17%
Thomas E. Pope R 33%
Michael F. Rivers D 17%
Robby Robbins R N/A
Leola C. Robinson D 17%
Seth C. Rose D 17%
James Todd Rutherford D 25%
J. Gary Simrill R 20%
Garry R. Smith R 60%
Marvin M. Smith R 50%
Murrell Smith R 50%
Leonidas E. Stavrinakis D 20%
Tommy Stringer R N/A
Bill Taylor R 40%
Deon T. Tedder D 17%
Anne J. Thayer R 60%
Ivory Torrey Thigpen D 25%
Ashley B. Trantham R 100%
J. David Weeks D 20%
Elizabeth S. Wetmore D 20%
William Walter Wheeler D 33%
W. Brian White R 50%
William R. Whitmire R 50%
Robert Q. Williams D 0%
Shedron D. Williams D 25%
Mark N. Willis R 50%
Christopher Sloan Wooten R 33%
Richard L. Yow R 40%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat17.8%
Republican49.5%
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