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How does your legislator vote on conservation issues?
Welcome to the CVSC’s Legislative Scorecard, your window into the South Carolina General Assembly and the actions taken—or not taken—to protect the South Carolina you love. Our job is to show you who is protecting our air, land, water, and energy (and who is not), by scoring how House and Senate members voted on issues important to the conservation community. Below you can find how your legislator voted. We hope you’ll use what you find here to thank pro-conservation legislators, encourage underperforming legislators to improve, and make a more informed choice in the next election cycle.
The Filter functions below are an easy way to explore your legislators’ scores across legislative sessions. Need help with Your legislators? Find your elected officials here .
How We Score Legislators
When building the Scorecard, we looked at who voted for (and against) South Carolina conservation issues. Voting more consistently for those efforts leads to a higher score, while not voting or voting against will lower the score. Statistical scores, however, are an incomplete report on the legislative record. Who sponsored the good and bad bills in Committee? Who worked behind the scenes or spoke on the floor? For additional context, we’ve included bumps (plus or minus) based on bill sponsorships. Legislators who sponsored pro-conservation bills will see an increase in their score, while those who sponsored anti-conservation legislation will see a drop.
Republican
124
Representative
Beaufort
103%
88%
Republican
123
Representative
Beaufort
101%
88%
Republican
122
Representative
Hampton
100%
85%
Democrat
121
Representative
Beaufort
103%
86%
Republican
120
Representative
Beaufort
112%
98%
Democrat
119
Representative
Charleston
114%
103%
Republican
118
Representative
Beaufort
104%
84%
Republican
117
Representative
Dorchester
58%
46%
Republican
116
Representative
Charleston
106%
106%
Democrat
115
Representative
Charleston
117%
119%
Republican
114
Representative
Charleston
104%
86%
Republican
114
Representative
Laurens
64%
64%
Democrat
113
Representative
Charleston
100%
100%
Republican
112
Representative
Charleston
100%
90%
Democrat
111
Representative
Charleston
100%
91%
Republican
110
Representative
Charleston
109%
100%
Democrat
109
Representative
Charleston
103%
103%
Republican
108
Representative
Horry
103%
77%
Republican
107
Representative
Horry
92%
77%
Republican
106
Representative
Horry
109%
94%
Republican
105
Representative
Horry
89%
55%
Republican
104
Representative
Horry
78%
60%
Democrat
103
Representative
Georgetown
103%
81%
Republican
102
Representative
Berkeley
100%
100%
Democrat
101
Representative
Florence
103%
89%
Republican
100
Representative
Berkeley
102%
66%
Republican
99
Representative
Charleston
100%
95%
Republican
98
Representative
Dorchester
109%
109%
Republican
98
Representative
Dorchester
100%
66%
Republican
97
Representative
Dorchester
103%
94%
Republican
96
Representative
Lexington
22%
29%
Democrat
95
Representative
Orangeburg
103%
90%
Republican
94
Representative
Dorchester
89%
89%
Democrat
93
Representative
Calhoun
103%
79%
Republican
92
Representative
Berkeley
100%
75%
Democrat
91
Representative
Allendale
75%
88%
Democrat
90
Representative
Bamberg
89%
78%
Republican
89
Representative
Lexington
100%
94%
Republican
88
Representative
Lexington
63%
63%
Republican
87
Representative
Lexington
97%
92%
Republican
86
Representative
Aiken
89%
65%
Republican
85
Representative
Lexington
53%
35%
Republican
84
Representative
Aiken
97%
57%
Republican
83
Representative
Aiken
105%
62%
Democrat
82
Representative
Aiken
100%
93%
Republican
81
Representative
Aiken
100%
100%
Republican
80
Representative
Charleston
89%
75%
Democrat
79
Representative
Richland
100%
100%
Democrat
78
Representative
Richland
100%
98%
Democrat
77
Representative
Richland
100%
96%
Democrat
76
Representative
Richland
25%
68%
Democrat
75
Representative
Richland
109%
112%
Democrat
74
Representative
Richland
78%
61%
Democrat
73
Representative
Richland
33%
57%
Democrat
72
Representative
Richland
103%
104%
Republican
71
Representative
Richland
103%
95%
Democrat
70
Representative
Richland
82%
82%
Republican
69
Representative
Lexington
103%
97%
Republican
68
Representative
Horry
97%
53%
Republican
67
Representative
Sumter
83%
73%
Republican
66
Representative
York
59%
59%
Republican
65
Representative
Kershaw
83%
69%
Republican
64
Representative
Sumter
100%
75%
Republican
63
Representative
Florence
92%
59%
Democrat
62
Representative
Darlington
89%
88%
Republican
61
Representative
Horry
97%
78%
Republican
60
Representative
Florence
81%
58%
Democrat
59
Representative
Florence
44%
55%
Republican
58
Representative
Horry
100%
63%
Republican
57
Representative
Marion
89%
59%
Republican
56
Representative
Horry
89%
57%
Democrat
55
Representative
Dillion
100%
64%
Democrat
54
Representative
Marlboro
103%
103%
Republican
53
Representative
Chesterfield
100%
66%
Democrat
52
Representative
Richland
108%
98%
Democrat
51
Representative
Sumter
100%
82%
Democrat
50
Representative
Kershaw
103%
103%
Democrat
49
Representative
York
100%
91%
Republican
48
Representative
York
103%
96%
Republican
47
Representative
York
106%
80%
Republican
46
Representative
York
95%
86%
Republican
46
Senator
Beaufort
96%
88%
Republican
45
Representative
Lancaster
111%
72%
Democrat
45
Senator
Colleton
76%
94%
Republican
44
Representative
Lancaster
100%
81%
Republican
44
Senator
Berkeley
92%
88%
Republican
43
Representative
Chester
100%
81%
Republican
43
Senator
Charleston
103%
102%
Republican
42
Representative
Laurens
92%
62%
Democrat
42
Senator
Charleston
92%
93%
Democrat
41
Representative
Fairfield
103%
97%
Republican
41
Senator
Charleston
75%
74%
Republican
40
Representative
Newberry
41%
22%
Democrat
40
Senator
Orangeburg
100%
94%
Republican
39
Representative
Saluda
97%
57%
Republican
39
Senator
Dorchester
42%
42%
Republican
38
Representative
Spartanburg
50%
37%
Republican
38
Senator
Dorchester
89%
86%
Republican
37
Representative
Spartanburg
75%
36%
Republican
37
Senator
Berkeley
72%
80%
Republican
36
Representative
Spartanburg
41%
28%
Republican
36
Senator
Sumter
75%
75%
Republican
35
Representative
Spartanburg
47%
26%
Democrat
35
Senator
Kershaw
103%
103%
Republican
34
Representative
Spartanburg
44%
44%
Republican
34
Senator
Georgetown
100%
70%
Republican
33
Representative
Spartanburg
94%
80%
Republican
33
Senator
Horry
78%
70%
Republican
32
Representative
Spartanburg
74%
74%
Democrat
32
Senator
Williamsburg
100%
108%
Democrat
31
Representative
Spartanburg
100%
97%
Republican
31
Senator
Florence
88%
91%
Republican
30
Representative
Cherokee
103%
81%
Democrat
30
Senator
Marion
89%
92%
Republican
29
Representative
Cherokee
97%
60%
Republican
29
Senator
Darlington
58%
58%
Republican
28
Representative
Greenville
67%
67%
Republican
28
Senator
Horry
80%
80%
Republican
27
Representative
Greenville
100%
83%
Republican
27
Senator
Lancaster
78%
78%
Republican
26
Representative
York
100%
100%
Democrat
26
Senator
Calhoun
83%
97%
Democrat
25
Representative
Greenville
92%
97%
Republican
25
Senator
Edgefield
96%
75%
Republican
24
Representative
Greenville
100%
70%
Republican
24
Senator
Aiken
73%
82%
Democrat
23
Representative
Greenville
106%
103%
Republican
23
Senator
Lexington
88%
88%
Republican
22
Representative
Greenville
100%
100%
Democrat
22
Senator
Richland
100%
100%
Republican
21
Representative
Greenville
100%
86%
Republican
21
Representative
Greenville
63%
63%
Democrat
21
Senator
Richland
100%
78%
Republican
20
Representative
Greenville
30%
30%
Democrat
20
Senator
Charleston
109%
109%
Republican
19
Representative
Greenville
113%
61%
Democrat
19
Senator
Richland
108%
106%
Republican
18
Representative
Greenville
50%
33%
Republican
18
Senator
Newberry
92%
87%
Republican
17
Representative
Greenville
75%
44%
Republican
17
Senator
Chester
75%
75%
Republican
16
Representative
Greenville
97%
58%
Republican
16
Senator
York
94%
96%
Democrat
15
Representative
Charleston
67%
66%
Republican
15
Senator
York
64%
66%
Republican
14
Senator
Cherokee
83%
69%
Republican
13
Representative
Greenwood
75%
45%
Republican
13
Senator
Spartanburg
78%
62%
Republican
12
Representative
Greenwood
97%
91%
Republican
12
Senator
Spartanburg
14%
14%
Republican
12
Senator
Spartanburg
100%
58%
Republican
11
Representative
Abbeville
103%
59%
Republican
11
Senator
Spartanburg
75%
75%
Republican
10
Representative
Anderson
44%
40%
Republican
10
Senator
Greenwood
92%
86%
Republican
9
Representative
Anderson
98%
98%
Republican
9
Senator
Laurens
80%
69%
Republican
8
Representative
Anderson
108%
94%
Republican
8
Senator
Greenville
78%
80%
Republican
7
Representative
Anderson
75%
75%
Democrat
7
Senator
Greenville
100%
102%
Republican
6
Representative
Anderson
53%
41%
Republican
6
Senator
Greenville
77%
77%
Republican
6
Senator
Greenville
83%
83%
Republican
5
Representative
Pickens
103%
75%
Republican
5
Senator
Greenville
67%
65%
Republican
4
Representative
Pickens
100%
65%
Republican
4
Senator
Anderson
92%
71%
Republican
3
Representative
Pickens
92%
92%
Republican
3
Senator
Anderson
83%
88%
Republican
2
Representative
Oconee
106%
106%
Republican
2
Senator
Greenville
72%
75%
Republican
1
Representative
Oconee
100%
57%
Republican
1
Senator
Oconee
97%
90%
