Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

SC Scorecard 2021-2022

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

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.

Senate

House

Senate

1. Rental Assistance

Good Vote: No

H3770 Rental Assistance (Passed 41 to 0 on 3/24/2021). 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.

2. ARPA Funds

Good Vote: No

H4408 ARPA Funds (Passed 41 to 0 on 4/19/2022). Authorizes the expenditure of federal funds that have been disbursed to the state in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

3. Vote to Table Constitutional Carry

Good Vote: No

H3094 Amendment 3B Constitutional Carry (Passed 25 to 21 on 5/5/2021). Tables constitutional carry and would leave it so the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.

4. Vote to Table the Elimination of Planned Parenthood Funding

Good Vote: No

H4100 Amendment 16 Planned Parenthood Funding (Rejected to table 23 to 23 on 4/28/2021). Directs that none of the state funds appropriated for family planning shall be expended to directly or indirectly subsidize abortion services or organizations.

5. Vaccine Mandates

Good Vote: Yes

H3126 Vaccine Mandates (Passed 29 to 12 on 4/6/2022). Prohibits state and local government entities from accepting federal funds to enforce illegal federal mask or vaccine mandates. Also, no government body or school district in the state can impose a vaccine mandate.

6. Con Con

Good Vote: No

H3205 Con Con (Passed 27 to 13 on 3/9/2022). Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Brian Adams	R	SD-044	60%	-	-	+	+	+	.
Thomas C. Alexander	R	SD-001	33%	-	-	+	-	+	-
Karl B. Allen	D	SD-007	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sean M. Bennett	R	SD-038	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
George E. "Chip" Campsen, III	R	SD-043	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Richard J. Cash	R	SD-003	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Wes Climer	R	SD-015	60%	-	.	+	+	+	-
Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin	R	SD-005	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Ronnie W. Cromer	R	SD-018	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Tom Davis	R	SD-046	33%	-	-	+	-	+	-
Mike Fanning	D	SD-017	0%	-	-	-	-	.	-
Michael W. Gambrell	R	SD-004	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Billy Garrett	R	SD-010	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Stephen L. Goldfinch	R	SD-034	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms	R	SD-037	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Penry Gustafson	R	SD-027	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Richard A. "Dick" Harpootlian	D	SD-020	20%	-	-	-	-	.	+
Greg Hembree	R	SD-028	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Brad Hutto	D	SD-040	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Darrell Jackson	D	SD-021	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Kevin L. Johnson	D	SD-036	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Michael Johnson	R	SD-016	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Josh Kimbrell	R	SD-011	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Marlon E. Kimpson	D	SD-042	33%	.	.	-	-	.	+
Hugh Leatherman	R	SD-031	NA	.	.	-	-	.	.
Dwight A. Loftis	R	SD-006	80%	-	.	+	+	+	+
Gerald Malloy	D	SD-029	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Shane R. Martin	R	SD-013	75%	-	.	+	+	+	.
A. Shane Massey	R	SD-025	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Margie Bright Matthews	D	SD-045	0%	.	-	-	-	-	.
J. Thomas McElveen, III	D	SD-035	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Mia S. McLeod	D	SD-022	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Harvey S. Peeler, Jr.	R	SD-014	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Luke A. Rankin	R	SD-033	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Mike Reichenbach	R	SD-031	NA	.	-	.	.	+	.
Rex F. Rice	R	SD-002	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Ronnie A. Sabb	D	SD-032	20%	-	-	-	-	.	+
John L. Scott, Jr.	D	SD-019	20%	-	.	-	-	-	+
Sandy Senn	R	SD-041	20%	.	-	-	-	+	-
Nikki G. Setzler	D	SD-026	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Katrina Frye Shealy	R	SD-023	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Vernon Stephens	D	SD-039	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Scott Talley	R	SD-012	50%	.	-	+	+	.	-
Ross Turner	R	SD-008	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin, III	R	SD-009	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Kent M. Williams	D	SD-030	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Tom Young, Jr.	R	SD-024	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	45.2%
Democrat	13.3%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution