CVSC Releases 2025–2026 Legislative Scorecard Highlighting Conservation Leadership in the General Assembly
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Conservation Voters of South Carolina (CVSC) released its Legislative Scorecard, evaluating members of the South Carolina General Assembly on their support for policies that protect the state’s air, land, and water throughout the 2025–2026 legislative session.
The scorecard reflects lawmakers’ voting records over the two-year session, providing South Carolinians with a transparent measure of how elected officials advanced—or opposed—key conservation priorities. Legislators were evaluated based on significant votes and actions related to land conservation, responsible growth, clean energy, water resources, and other issues affecting South Carolina’s natural resources and quality of life.
“This scorecard is about accountability,” said Meagan Diedolf, President of CVSC. “Every vote shapes the future of our state. South Carolinians deserve to know where their elected officials stand on the issues that protect our natural resources, and we are grateful to the legislators who consistently demonstrated leadership on conservation and worked across the aisle to advance durable solutions for our future.”
The highest-scoring legislators for the 2025–2026 session were:
South Carolina Senate
- Senator Ed Sutton: 109%
- Senator Tameika Isaac Devine: 108%
- Senator Chip Campsen: 103%
South Carolina House of Representatives
- Representative Spencer Wetmore: 117%
- Representative Leon Stavrinakis: 114%
- Representative Patrick Haddon: 113%
CVSC notes that scores above 100% reflect legislators who not only voted in support of conservation priorities but also took additional leadership action by sponsoring key legislation.
The 2025–2026 session included major debates over land conservation funding, responsible growth, and regulatory oversight. Throughout the session, CVSC monitored legislative activity to ensure the scorecard accurately reflects lawmakers’ overall commitment to conserving South Carolina’s natural resources.
“The decisions made at the Statehouse have lasting impacts on every community across South Carolina,” Diedolf said. “Whether it’s protecting working lands, safeguarding our waterways, supporting responsible development, or ensuring future generations inherit a healthy environment, conservation depends on informed leadership. We hope this scorecard helps voters better understand how their elected officials represented these priorities.”
The full CVSC 2025–2026 Legislative Scorecard, including all individual legislator scores, is available at cvsc.org/legislative/scorecards/.