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

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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.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
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

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.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
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

House

1. Rental Assistance

Good Vote: No

H3770 Rental Assistance (Passed 96 to 14 on 3/4/2021). 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 102 to 8 on 5/4/2022). Authorizes the expenditure of federal funds that have been disbursed to the state in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

3. Abortion Ban

Good Vote: Yes

H5399 Abortion Ban (Rejected 47 to 55). Prohibits abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.

4. Save Women's Sports Act

Good Vote: Yes

H4608 Save Women's Sports Act (Passed 70 to 33 on 5/10/2022). 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.

5. Con Con

Good Vote: No

H3205 Con Con (Passed 64 to 48 on 3/29/2022). Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

6. Constitutional Carry

Good Vote: Yes

H3096 Constitutional Carry (Passed 69 to 47 on 4/7/2021). Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Terry Alexander D HD-059 20% ----+.
Merita A. "Rita" Allison R HD-036 40% --.+-+
Carl L. Anderson D HD-103 17% ----+-
Lucas Atkinson D HD-057 40% --.+-+
William H. Bailey R HD-104 67% --++++
Nathan Ballentine R HD-071 33% ---+-+
Justin T. Bamberg D HD-090 NA ..-..-
Bruce W. Bannister R HD-024 50% --++-+
Linda "Lin" Bennett R HD-114 40% --.+-+
Beth E. Bernstein D HD-078 17% ----+-
Bart T. Blackwell R HD-081 20% --.+--
Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley R HD-123 33% ---+-+
Wendy C. Brawley D HD-070 17% ----+-
Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr. R HD-107 20% ---.-+
Bruce M. Bryant R HD-048 17% ---+--
James Mikell "Mike" Burns R HD-017 83% +-++++
Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos R HD-112 33% ---++-
Paula Rawl Calhoon R HD-087 25% --.+-.
Jerry T. Carter R HD-003 33% ---+-+
Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV R HD-089 40% .--+-+
William M. "Bill" Chumley R HD-035 83% +-++++
William "Bill" Clyburn D HD-082 17% ----+-
Gilda Cobb-Hunter D HD-095 17% ----+-
William Scott Cogswell, Jr. R HD-110 25% .--.+-
Neal A. Collins R HD-005 33% ---+-+
Westley P. "West" Cox R HD-010 50% .-.+-+
Bobby J. Cox R HD-021 67% -.+..+
Heather Ammons Crawford R HD-068 50% --++-+
Victor M. "Vic" Dabney R HD-052 83% ++++-+
Joseph S. Daning R HD-092 25% +--..-
Sylleste H. Davis R HD-100 50% --++-+
Chandra E. Dillard D HD-023 17% ----+-
Jason Elliott R HD-022 50% --++-+
Shannon S. Erickson R HD-124 20% --.+--
R. Raye Felder R HD-026 20% --.+--
Kirkman Finlay, III R HD-075 0% ---.--
Cally R. "Cal" Forrest R HD-039 33% ---+-+
Russell W. Fry R HD-106 50% --++-+
Craig A. Gagnon R HD-011 67% --++++
Kambrell H. Garvin D HD-077 17% ----+-
Gil Gatch R HD-094 0% ---.--
Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam R HD-042 50% --++-+
Wendell G. Gilliard D HD-111 17% ----+-
Jerry N. Govan, Jr. D HD-095 17% ----+-
Patrick B. Haddon R HD-019 67% +-++-+
Kevin Hardee R HD-105 50% -.+.-+
Christopher R. "Chris" Hart D HD-073 25% ---.+.
Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes D HD-055 33% .-+.-.
Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers D HD-031 20% -.--+-
Patricia Moore "Pat" Henegan D HD-054 0% --.-.-
William G. "Bill" Herbkersman R HD-118 50% --++-+
Lee Hewitt R HD-108 33% ---+-+
Jonathon D. Hill R HD-008 100% ++.+++
David R. Hiott R HD-004 50% --++-+
William M. "Bill" Hixon R HD-083 20% ---+-.
Lonnie Hosey D HD-091 17% ----+-
Leon Howard D HD-076 0% ..--.-
Chip Huggins R HD-085 40% --.+-+
Max T. Hyde, Jr. R HD-032 50% --++-+
Joseph H. Jefferson, Jr. D HD-102 0% ------
Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr. D HD-070 17% ----+-
Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson R HD-058 40% --+.-+
Kimberly O. Johnson D HD-064 17% ----+-
Stewart O. Jones R HD-014 100% .+++.+
Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. R HD-063 50% --++-+
Mandy Kimmons R HD-097 NA -....+
John Richard C. King D HD-049 17% ----+-
Roger K. Kirby D HD-101 17% ----+-
Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon R HD-043 50% --++-+
Steven Wayne Long R HD-037 83% +-++++
Phillip D. Lowe R HD-060 40% --.+-+
James Lucas R HD-065 40% --.+-+
Josiah Magnuson R HD-038 100% .+++++
Richard "Rick" Martin R HD-040 NA -....+
Krystle N. Matthews D HD-117 NA -.-...
Robert J. "RJ" May, III R HD-088 83% ++++-+
Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr. R HD-096 100% ++++++
John R. McCravy, III R HD-013 67% --++++
Annie E. McDaniel D HD-041 17% ----+-
Sandy N. McGarry R HD-044 50% --++-+
Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis R HD-056 40% --+.-+
Cezar E. McKnight D HD-101 25% --..+-
Travis A. Moore R HD-033 60% .-++-+
JA Moore D HD-015 20% .---+-
T. Alan Morgan R HD-018 NA ..+...
Adam M. Morgan R HD-020 83% ++++-+
Dennis C. Moss R HD-029 67% --++++
V. Stephen "Steve" Moss R HD-030 60% .-++-+
Chris Murphy R HD-098 NA ...+.+
Chardale R. Murray D HD-116 20% --.-+-
Wm. Weston J. Newton R HD-120 33% ---+-+
Brandon Newton R HD-045 50% --++-+
Roger A. Nutt R HD-034 80% .-++++
Melissa Lackey Oremus R HD-084 67% +-++-+
Russell L. Ott D HD-093 0% ------
J. Anne Parks D HD-012 20% -.--+-
Marvin R. Pendarvis D HD-113 17% ----+-
Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope R HD-047 33% --++--
Michael F. Rivers, Sr. D HD-121 17% ----+-
Robby Robbins R HD-097 NA ..+...
Leola C. Robinson D HD-025 17% ----+-
Seth Rose D HD-072 17% ----+-
J. Todd Rutherford D HD-074 25% --.-+.
William E. "Bill" Sandifer, III R HD-002 33% ---+-+
J. Gary Simrill R HD-046 20% -.-+--
G. Murrell Smith, Jr. R HD-067 50% --++-+
Garry R. Smith R HD-027 60% +-+.-+
Marvin "Mark" Smith R HD-099 50% --++-+
Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis D HD-119 20% ---.+-
Tommy Stringer R HD-018 NA +....+
Bill Taylor R HD-086 40% --.+-+
Anne J. Thayer R HD-009 60% .-++-+
Ivory Torrey Thigpen D HD-079 25% -.-.+-
Ashley B. Trantham R HD-028 100% ++++++
J. David Weeks D HD-051 20% --.-+-
John Taliaferro "Jay" West, IV R HD-007 50% --++-+
Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore D HD-115 20% -.--+-
William W. "Will" Wheeler, III D HD-050 33% ---++-
W. Brian White R HD-006 50% --.+.+
William R. "Bill" Whitmire R HD-001 50% --++-+
Robert Q. Williams D HD-062 0% ------
Shedron D. Williams D HD-122 25% ---.+.
Mark N. Willis R HD-016 50% --++-+
Chris Wooten R HD-069 33% ---+-+
Richard L. "Richie" Yow R HD-053 40% --.+-+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 17.9%
Republican 49.5%