The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections.
Unlike many legislatures, seating on the floor is not divided by party, but is arranged by county delegation – a legacy of the original apportionment of the chamber. Until 1964, each of South Carolina's counties was a legislative district, with the number of representatives determined by the county's population. It meets from the second week of January into May.
History
In Colonial times, there was a Commons House of Assembly.
Qualifications and terms
Representatives are considered part-time citizen legislators who serve two-year terms. Representatives are elected at-large by their district, and there are no term limits. Representatives must be 21 years of age before they are eligible to become a representative.
Composition
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!rowspan=3|Affiliation
!colspan=2|Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div>
!rowspan=3|Total
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!Republican
!Democratic
!Vacant
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!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2023-24 Session
| | 88
|36
!124
|0
|-
|colspan=5|
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Begin 2025
| rowspan=4| 88
|35
!123
|1
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|January 17, 2025
|34
!122
|2
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|March 25, 2025
|35
!123
|1
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|June 3, 2025
| rowspan="3"|36
!124
|0
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|August 11, 2025
| | 87
!123
|1
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|December 23, 2025
| | 88
!rowspan=2|124
|rowspan=2|0
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|March 27, 2026
| | 89
|35
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!nowrap style="font-size:80%:|Latest voting share
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Leadership
Current members
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! District
! Representative
! Party
! Residence
! First elected
|-
| 1
| Bill Whitmire
| | Rep
| Walhalla
| 2002
|-
|2
| Adam Lewis Duncan
| | Rep
| Seneca
| 2024
|-
|3
| Phillip Bowers
| | Rep
| Clemson
| 2024
|-
|4
| Davey Hiott
| | Rep
| Pickens
| 2004
|-
|5
| Neal Collins
| | Rep
| Easley
| 2014
|-
|6
| April Cromer
| | Rep
| Anderson
| 2022
|-
|7
| Lee Gilreath
| | Rep
| Belton
| 2016
|-
|8
| Don Chapman
| | Rep
| Townville
| 2022
|-
|9
| Blake Sanders
| | Rep
| Anderson
| 2010
|-
|10
| Thomas Beach
| | Rep
| Piedmont
| 2022
|-
|11
| Craig A. Gagnon
| | Rep
| Abbeville
| 2012
|-
|12
| Daniel Gibson
| | Rep
| Greenwood
| 2022
|-
|13
| John R. McCravy III
| | Rep
| Greenwood
| 2016
|-
|14
| Luke Samuel Rankin
| | Rep
| Laurens
| 2024
|-
|15
| JA Moore
| | Dem
| North Charleston
| 2018
|-
|16
| Mark N. Willis
| | Rep
| Fountain Inn
| 2008
|-
|17
| Mike Burns
| | Rep
| Tigerville
| 2013*
|-
|18
| Alan Morgan
| | Rep
| Greer
| 2022*
|-
|19
| Patrick Haddon
| | Rep
| Greenville
| 2019*
|-
|20
| Stephen Frank
| | Rep
| Taylors
| 2024
|-
|21
| Dianne Mitchell
| | Rep
| Greenville
| 2025*
|-
|22
| Paul Wickensimer
| | Rep
| Greenville
| 2024
|-
|23
| Chandra Dillard
| | Dem
| Greenville
| 2008
|-
|24
| Bruce W. Bannister
| | Rep
| Greenville
| 2005*
|-
|25
| Wendell K. Jones
| | Dem
| Piedmont
| 2022
|-
|26
| David Martin
| | Rep
| Fort Mill
| 2024
|-
|27
| David Vaughan
| | Rep
| Simpsonville
| 2022
|-
|28
| Chris Huff
| | Rep
| Pelzer
| 2024
|-
|29
| Dennis Moss
| | Rep
| Gaffney
| 2006
|-
|30
| Brian Lawson
| | Rep
| Chesnee
| 2022
|-
|31
| Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
| | Dem
| Spartanburg
| 2017*
|-
|32
| Scott Montgomery
| | Rep
| Spartanburg
| 2024
|-
|33
| Travis Moore
| | Rep
| Roebuck
| 2020
|-
|34
| Sarita Edgerton
| | Rep
| Moore
| 2024
|-
|35
| Bill Chumley
| | Rep
| Reidville
| 2010
|-
|36
| Rob Harris
| | Rep
| Wellford
| 2022
|-
|37
| Steven Wayne Long
| | Rep
| Boiling Springs
| 2016
|-
|38
| Josiah Magnuson
| | Rep
| Campobello
| 2016
|-
|39
| Cal Forrest
| | Rep
| Monetta
| 2016
|-
|40
| Joe White
| | Rep
| Prosperity
| 2022
|-
|41
| Annie McDaniel
| | Dem
| Winnsboro
| 2018
|-
|42
| Doug Gilliam
| | Rep
| Buffalo
| 2018
|-
|43
| Randy Ligon
| | Rep
| Rock Hill
| 2018
|-
|44
| Mike Neese
| | Rep
| Indian Land
| 2022
|-
|45
| Brandon Michael Newton
| | Rep
| Lancaster
| 2016
|-
|46
| Heath Sessions
| | Rep
| Rock Hill
| 2022
|-
|47
| Tommy Pope
| | Rep
| York
| 2010
|-
|48
| Brandon Guffey
| | Rep
| Rock Hill
| 2022
|-
|49
| John Richard C. King
| | Dem
| Rock Hill
| 2008
|-
|50
| Keishan Scott
| | Dem
| Bishopville
| 2025*
|-
|51
| J. David Weeks
| | Dem
| Sumter
| 2000
|-
|52
| Jermaine Johnson
| | Dem
| Hopkins
| 2020
|-
|53
| Richie Yow
| | Rep
| Chesterfield
| 2014
|-
|54
| Jason S. Luck
| | Dem
| Bennettsville
| 2024
|-
|55
| Jackie E. Hayes
| | Dem
| Dillon
| 1998
|-
|56
| Tim McGinnis
| | Rep
| Myrtle Beach
| 2018*
|-
|57
| Lucas Atkinson
| | Rep
| Marion
| 2016
|-
|58
| Jeff Johnson
| | Rep
| Conway
| 2014
|-
|59
| Terry Alexander
| | Dem
| Florence
| 2006
|-
|60
| Phillip Lowe
| | Rep
| Florence
| 2006
|-
|61
| Carla Schuessler
| | Rep
| Myrtle Beach
| 2022
|-
|62
| Robert Q. Williams
| | Dem
| Darlington
| 2006
|-
|63
| Jay Jordan
| | Rep
| Florence
| 2015*
|-
|64
| Fawn M. Pedalino
| | Rep
| Turbeville
| 2022
|-
|65
| Cody Mitchell
| | Rep
| Hartsville
| 2022
|-
|66
| Jackie Terribile
| | Rep
| Tega Cay
| 2024
|-
|67
| G. Murrell Smith Jr.
| | Rep
| Sumter
| 2000
|-
|68
| Heather Ammons Crawford
| | Rep
| Myrtle Beach
| 2012*
|-
|69
| Chris Wooten
| | Rep
| Lexington
| 2018*
|-
|70
| Robert Reese
| | Dem
| Hopkins
| 2020
|-
|71
| Nathan Ballentine
| | Rep
| Chapin
| 2004
|-
|72
| Seth Rose
| | Dem
| Columbia
| 2018
|-
|73
| Christopher R. Hart
| | Dem
| Columbia
| 2006
|-
|74
| Todd Rutherford
| | Dem
| Columbia
| 1998
|-
|75
| Heather Bauer
| | Dem
| Columbia
| 2022
|-
|76
| Leon Howard
| | Dem
| Columbia
| 1994
|-
|77
| Kambrell Garvin
| | Dem
| Columbia
| 2018
|-
|78
| Beth Bernstein
| | Dem
| Columbia
| 2012
|-
|79
| Hamilton Grant
| | Dem
| Columbia
| 2024
|-
|80
| Katherine D. Landing
| | Rep
| Mount Pleasant
| 2022
|-
|81
| Charles Hartz
| | Rep
| Aiken
| 2024
|-
|82
| Bill Clyburn
| | Dem
| Aiken
| 1994
|-
|83
| Bill Hixon
| | Rep
| North Augusta
| 2010
|-
|84
| Melissa Lackey Oremus
| | Rep
| Aiken County
| 2019*
|-
|85
| Jay Kilmartin
| | Rep
| Columbia
| 2022
|-
|86
| Bill Taylor
| | Rep
| Aiken
| 2010
|-
|87
| Paula Rawl Calhoon
| | Rep
| Lexington
| 2018
|-
|88
| John Thomas Lastinger
| | Rep
| Springdale
| 2025*
|-
|89
| Micah Caskey
| | Rep
| West Columbia
| 2016
|-
|90
| Justin Bamberg
| | Dem
| Smoaks
| 2014
|-
|91
| Lonnie Hosey
| | Dem
| Barnwell
| 1999*
|-
|92
| Brandon Cox
| | Rep
| Goose Creek
| 2022
|-
|93
| Jerry Govan
| | Dem
| St. Matthews
| 2013*
|-
|94
| Gil Gatch
| | Rep
| Summerville
| 2020
|-
|95
| Gilda Cobb-Hunter
| | Dem
| Orangeburg
| 1992*
|-
|96
| Ryan McCabe
| | Rep
| Pelion
| 2020
|-
|97
| Robby Robbins
| | Rep
| St. George
| 2022*
|-
|98
| Greg Ford
| | Rep
|
| 2026*
|-
|99
| Mark Smith
| | Rep
| Charleston
| 2020
|-
|100
| Sylleste Davis
| | Rep
| Moncks Corner
| 2016*
|-
|101
| Roger K. Kirby
| | Dem
| Lake City
| 2014
|-
|102
| Harriet Holman
| | Rep
| Pineville
| 2024
|-
|103
| Carl Anderson
| | Dem
| Georgetown
| 2004
|-
|104
| William Bailey
| | Rep
| Little River
| 2018
|-
|105
| Kevin Hardee
| | Rep
| Loris
| 2012
|-
|106
| Val Guest Jr.
| | Rep
| Myrtle Beach
| 2022
|-
|107
| Case Brittain
| | Rep
| Myrtle Beach
| 2020
|-
|108
| Lee Hewitt
| | Rep
| Murrells Inlet
| 2016
|-
|109
| Tiffany Spann-Wilder
| | Dem
| North Charleston
| 2024*
|-
|110
| Tom Hartnett Jr.
| | Rep
| Mount Pleasant
| 2022
|-
|111
| Wendell Gilliard
| | Dem
| Charleston
| 2008
|-
|112
| Joe Bustos
| | Rep
| Mount Pleasant
| 2020
|-
|113
| Courtney Waters
| | Dem
| Charleston
| 2025*
|-
|114
| Gary Brewer
| | Rep
| Charleston
| 2022
|-
|115
| Spencer Wetmore
| | Dem
| Folly Beach
| 2020*
|-
|116
| James Teeple
| | Rep
| Johns Island
| 2022
|-
|117
| Jordan S. Pace
| | Rep
| Goose Creek
| 2022
|-
|118
| Bill Herbkersman
| | Rep
| Bluffton
| 2002
|-
|119
| Leon Stavrinakis
| | Dem
| Charleston
| 2006
|-
|120
| Weston J. Newton
| | Rep
| Bluffton
| 2012
|-
|121
| Michael F. Rivers Sr.
| | Dem
| St. Helena Island
| 2016
|-
|122
| Bill Hager
| | Rep
| Hampton
| 2022
|-
|123
| Jeff Bradley
| | Rep
| Hilton Head Island
| 2014
|-
|124
| Shannon Erickson
| | Rep
| Beaufort
| 2007*
|-
|}
: *Member was originally elected in a special election
Standing committees
{|class=wikitable
|-
!colspan=2 |Committee
!rowspan=2 |Chair
!rowspan=2 |
|-
!
!Subcommittee
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs
! |Bill Hixon (R-83)
!rowspan=4 |
|-
!rowspan=3 |
|Agriculture
| |Bill Chumley (R-35)
|-
|Environmental Affairs
| |Mike Burns (R-17)
|-
|Wildlife
| |Cal Forrest (R-39)
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Education and Public Works
! |Shannon Erickson (R-124)
!rowspan=7 |
|-
!rowspan=6 |
|K-12
| |Jeff Bradley (R-123)
|-
|Higher Education
| |Tim McGinnis (R-56)
|-
|Early Childhood
| |Stewart Jones (R-14)
|-
|Public Safety
| |Tom Hartnett (R-110)
|-
|Transportation
| |David Vaughan (R-27)
|-
|Motor Vehicles
| |Doug Gilliam (R-14)
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Ethics
! |Jay Jordan (R-63)
!
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Interstate Cooperation
! |Mark N. Willis (R-16)
!
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
! |Dennis Moss (R-29)
!
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Judiciary
! |Weston J. Newton (R-45)
!rowspan=6 |
|-
!rowspan=5 |
|Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & Special Laws
| |Travis Moore (R-33)
|-
|Constitutional Laws
| |Jay Jordan (R-63)
|-
|Criminal Laws
| |Jeff Johnson (R-58)
|-
|Family, Business, and Probate Law
| |Beth Bernstein (D-78)
|-
|General Laws
| |Case Brittain (R-107)
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Labor, Commerce and Industry
! |Bill Herbkersman (R-118)
!rowspan=6 |
|-
!rowspan=5 |
|Banking And Consumer Affairs
| |Joseph H. Jefferson (D-63)
|-
|Real Estate
| |Anne Thayer (R-9)
|-
|Public Utilities
| |Jay West (R-7)
|-
|Insurance
| |Kevin Hardee (R-105)
|-
|Administration and Regulations
| |Carl Anderson (D-103)
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Legislative Oversight
! |Jeff Johnson (R-58)
!rowspan=5 |
|-
!rowspan=4 |
|Economic Development, Transportation, and Natural Resources
| |Travis Moore (R-33)
|-
|Education and Cultural Affairs
| |Tim McGinnis (R-56)
|-
|Healthcare and Regulatory
| |Joseph H. Jefferson (D-102)
|-
|Law Enforcement, Criminal and Civil Justice
| |Chris Wooten (R-69)
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
! |Sylleste Davis (R-100)
!rowspan=4 |
|-
!rowspan=3 |
|Medical and Health Affairs
| |Marvin Smith (R-99)
|-
|Military and Veterans Affairs
| |Bobby Cox (R-21)
|-
|Municipal and Public Affairs
| |Joe Bustos (R-112)
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Operations and Management
! |Patrick Haddon (R-19)
!
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Regulations, Administrative Procedures,
Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity Committee
! |Jeff Bradley (R-123)
!rowspan=9 |
|-
!rowspan=6 |
|Artificial Intelligence
| |Brandon Guffey (R-48)
|-
|Business and Industry
| |Terry Alexander (D-59)
|-
|Education & Administrative
| |James Teeple (R-117)
|-
|Emerging Technologies
| |JA Moore (D-15)
|-
|Environment and Natural Resources
| |Bill Taylor (R-17)
|-
|Health and Healthcare Industries
| |Carl Anderson (R-103)
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Rules
! |Micah Caskey (R-89)
|-
!colspan=4 |
|-
!colspan=2 |Ways and Means
! |Bruce W. Bannister (R-24)
!rowspan=8 |
|-
!rowspan=7 |
|-
|Economic Development
| |Micah Caskey (R-89)
|-
|General Government
| |Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-95)
|-
|License, Fee and Other Taxes
| |Todd Rutherford (D-74)
|-
|Property Tax
| |Neal Collins (R-5)
|-
|Sales & Use Tax and Income Tax
| |Brandon Michael Newton (R-45)
|-
|Revenue Policy
| |Bruce W. Bannister (R-24)
|-
|}
Party composition over time
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! align=center valign=bottom | Year
! style="text-align:center;" | Democratic<br>Party
! style="text-align:center;" | Republican<br>Party
! style="text-align:center;" | Independent<br>/ Other
! style="text-align:center;" | Majority
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1865
| 0
| 0
| 124
| 124
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1868
| 14
| 110
| 0
| |96
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1870
| 0
| 100
| 24<sup>(a)</sup>
| |76
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1872
| 22
| 102
| 0
| |80
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1874
| 0
| 91
| 33<sup>(b)</sup>
| |58
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1876
| 64
| 60
| 0
| |4
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1878
| 121
| 3
| 0
| |118
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1880
| 120
| 4
| 0
| |116
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1882
| 118
| 6
| 0
| |112
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1884
| 119
| 5
| 0
| |114
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1886
| 120
| 4
| 0
| |116
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1888
| 121
| 3
| 0
| |118
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1890
| 115
| 9
| 0
| |106
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1892
| 120
| 4
| 0
| |116
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1894
| 104
| 3
| 17<sup>(c)</sup>
| |87
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1896–<br>1900
| 123
| 1
| 0
| |122
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1902–<br>1960
| 124
| 0
| 0
| |124
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1961
| 123
| 1
| 0
| |122
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1962
| 124
| 0
| 0
| |124
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1964
| 123
| 1
| 0
| |122
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1966
| 107
| 17
| 0
| |90
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1968
| 119
| 5
| 0
| |114
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1970
| 113
| 11
| 0
| |102
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1972
| 103
| 21
| 0
| |82
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1974
| 108
| 16
| 0
| |92
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1976
| 112
| 12
| 0
| |100
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1978
| 108
| 16
| 0
| |92
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1980
| 108
| 16
| 0
| |92
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1982
| 105
| 19
| 0
| |86
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1984
| 96
| 28
| 0
| |68
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1986
| 92
| 32
| 0
| |60
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1988
| 88
| 36
| 0
| |52
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1990
| 80
| 44
| 0
| |36
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1992
| 74
| 50
| 0
| |24
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1994
| 54
| 70
| 0
| |16
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1996
| 53
| 71
| 0
| |18
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1998
| 57
| 67
| 0
| |10
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2000
| 53
| 71
| 0
| |18
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2002
| 51
| 73
| 0
| |22
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2004
| 50
| 74
| 0
| |24
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2006
| 51
| 73
| 0
| |22
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2008
| 51
| 73
| 0
| |22
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2010
| 48
| 76
| 0
| |28
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2012
| 46
| 78
| 0
| |32
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2014
| 46
| 78
| 0
| |32
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2016
| 44
| 80
| 0
| |36
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2018
| 44
| 80
| 0
| |36
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2020
| 43
| 81
| 0
||38
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2022
| 36
| 88
| 0
||52
|}
<sup>(a)</sup> 21 were members of the Union Reform Party of South Carolina and the other 3 were Independents from Anderson. Two of the Union Reform members from Chesterfield were later replaced by Republicans from a resolution passed in the House.<br/>
<sup>(b)</sup> All 33 were members of the Conservative Party of South Carolina.<br/>
<sup>(c)</sup> All 17 were Independent Democrats.
See also
- List of South Carolina state legislatures
Notes
References
Additional sources
External links
- South Carolina House of Representatives
- 2007 seating chart
- Project Vote Smart – State House of South Carolina links to each Representative