The South Carolina Constitution of 1895 provided for each county to elect one senator for a four-year term. The election of senators was staggered so that half of the state Senate was elected every two years. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1964 for the case Reynolds v. Sims, the state Senate was reapportioned in 1966 as a temporary measure into 27 districts with 50 members for two-year terms. In 1967, the state Senate was again reapportioned, this time into 20 districts with 46 members for four-year terms. The number of districts was reduced to 16 in 1972 and in 1984, they were eliminated with the creation of single member districts.
The annual session of the General Assembly convenes at the State Capitol Building in Columbia on the second Tuesday of January of each year. However, after convening, either the House or the Senate may call for itself a 30-day recess by a majority vote, or a longer recess by a two-thirds vote.[1]
^ abAfter the 2000 elections, the Senate was evenly split between 23 Democrats and 23 Republicans. A Democrat, J. Verne Smith of Greer, switched to the Republicans to break the tie.
^Republicans gained an additional seat in a 2007 special election.
^One independent, Mia McLeod, was formerly a member of the Democratic Party until January 10, 2023.
Referencesedit
^. 2010 South Carolina Constitution – Unannotated. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^McLeod, Mia. "New Year, New Direction!". miaforsenate. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^"South Carolina Election Results". The New York Times. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
Dubin, Michael J. (2007) Party affiliations in the state legislatures : a year by year summary, 1796–2006.
External linksedit
South Carolina Legislative Information Tracking System allows users to track legislative information via custom reports, tracking lists or subscription services. Services are provided via web search or Palm Pilot.
The South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus
The South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus
Project Vote Smart – State Senate of South Carolina
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The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four year terms at the same time as United States presidential elections South Carolina State SenateSouth Carolina General AssemblySeal of the South Carolina SenateTypeTypeUpper HouseTerm limitsNoneHistoryNew session startedJanuary 9 2024LeadershipPresidentThomas C Alexander R since December 6 2021Majority LeaderA Shane Massey R since April 6 2016Minority LeaderBrad Hutto D since November 17 2020ClerkJeffrey S Gossett since January 9 2001Assistant ClerkKenneth M Moffitt since September 2 2014Reading ClerkJohn O Wienges since January 11 1994Sergeant at Arms Chuck D Williams Jr since December 6 2016StructureSeats46Political groupsMajority Republican 30 Minority Democratic 15 Independent 1 Length of term4 yearsAuthorityArticle III South Carolina ConstitutionSalary 10 400 year per diemElectionsLast electionNovember 3 2020 46 seats Next electionNovember 5 2024 46 seats RedistrictingLegislative ControlMeeting placeState Senate ChamberSouth Carolina State HouseColumbia South CarolinaWebsiteSouth Carolina State Senate A diagram of the Senate Chamber 1917 The South Carolina Constitution of 1895 provided for each county to elect one senator for a four year term The election of senators was staggered so that half of the state Senate was elected every two years After the U S Supreme Court ruled in 1964 for the case Reynolds v Sims the state Senate was reapportioned in 1966 as a temporary measure into 27 districts with 50 members for two year terms In 1967 the state Senate was again reapportioned this time into 20 districts with 46 members for four year terms The number of districts was reduced to 16 in 1972 and in 1984 they were eliminated with the creation of single member districts The annual session of the General Assembly convenes at the State Capitol Building in Columbia on the second Tuesday of January of each year However after convening either the House or the Senate may call for itself a 30 day recess by a majority vote or a longer recess by a two thirds vote 1 Contents 1 Composition 1 1 Members of the South Carolina Senate 2 Composition of the Senate over time 3 References 4 External linksComposition editAffiliation Party Shading indicates majority caucus Total Republican Democratic Independent Vacant Start of 2023 Session 30 15 1 46 0 Current 30 15 1 46 0 Members of the South Carolina Senate edit Except as noted all senators were elected in November 2020 and terms began on January 12 2021 All terms expire in January 2025 District Representative Party Residence First Elected 1 Thomas C Alexander president Republican Walhalla 1994 2 Rex Rice Republican Easley 2016 3 Richard Cash Republican Powdersville 2017 4 Michael Gambrell Republican Honea Path 2016 5 Tom Corbin Republican Travelers Rest 2012 6 Dwight Loftis Republican Greenville 2019 7 Karl B Allen Democratic Greenville 2012 8 Ross Turner Republican Greenville 2012 9 Danny Verdin Republican Laurens 2000 10 Billy Garrett Republican Greenwood 2020 11 Josh Kimbrell Republican Inman 2020 12 Scott Talley Republican Spartanburg 2016 13 Shane Martin Republican Spartanburg 2008 14 Harvey S Peeler Jr Republican Gaffney 1980 15 Wes Climer Republican Rock Hill 2016 16 Michael Johnson Republican Tega Cay 2020 17 Mike Fanning Democratic Great Falls 2016 18 Ronnie Cromer Republican Prosperity 2003 19 Tameika Isaac Devine Democratic Columbia 2024 20 Dick Harpootlian Democratic Columbia 2018 21 Darrell Jackson Democratic Hopkins 1992 22 Mia McLeod Independent 2 Columbia 2016 23 Katrina Shealy Republican Lexington 2012 24 Tom Young Jr Republican Aiken 2012 25 A Shane Massey Republican Edgefield 2007 26 Nikki G Setzler Democratic West Columbia 1976 27 Penry Gustafson Republican Camden 2020 28 Greg Hembree Republican North Myrtle Beach 2012 29 Gerald Malloy Democratic Hartsville 2002 30 Kent M Williams Democratic Marion 2004 31 Mike Reichenbach Republican Florence 2022 32 Ronnie A Sabb Democratic Greeleyville 2014 33 Luke A Rankin Republican Myrtle Beach 1992 34 Stephen Goldfinch Republican Murrells Inlet 2016 35 Thomas McElveen Democratic Sumter 2012 36 Kevin L Johnson Democratic Manning 2012 37 Larry Grooms Republican Bonneau 1997 38 Sean Bennett Republican Summerville 2012 39 Vernon Stephens Democratic Bowman 2020 40 Brad Hutto Democratic Orangeburg 1996 41 Sandy Senn Republican Charleston 2016 42 Deon Tedder Democratic Charleston 2023 43 Chip Campsen Republican Isle of Palms 2004 44 Brian Adams Republican Goose Creek 2020 45 Margie Bright Matthews Democratic Charleston 2015 46 Tom Davis Republican Beaufort 2008 Senator was first elected in a special electionComposition of the Senate over time editMain article Political party strength in South Carolina Year DemocraticParty RepublicanParty Independent Other Majority 1865 0 0 31 31 1868 6 a 25 0 19 1870 5 26 1 21 1872 8 25 0 17 1874 0 26 7 b 19 1876 15 18 0 3 1878 28 5 0 23 1880 33 2 0 31 1882 33 2 0 31 1884 32 3 0 29 1886 33 2 0 31 1888 35 0 0 35 1890 32 3 0 29 1892 36 0 0 36 1894 29 0 7 c 22 1896 36 0 0 36 1898 1908 41 0 0 41 1910 1916 44 0 0 44 1918 1964 46 0 0 46 1966 43 6 1 37 1968 47 3 0 44 1970 44 2 0 42 1972 43 3 0 40 1976 42 4 0 38 1980 39 7 0 32 1984 36 10 0 26 1988 35 11 0 24 1992 30 16 0 14 1996 25 21 0 4 2000 22 d 24 d 0 2 2004 20 26 e 0 6 2008 19 27 0 8 2012 18 28 0 10 2016 18 28 0 10 2020 3 15 f 30 1 14 The election of a Democrat from Abbeville was declared void and the seat remained vacant All 7 were members of the Conservative Party of South Carolina All 7 were Independent Democrats a b After the 2000 elections the Senate was evenly split between 23 Democrats and 23 Republicans A Democrat J Verne Smith of Greer switched to the Republicans to break the tie Republicans gained an additional seat in a 2007 special election One independent Mia McLeod was formerly a member of the Democratic Party until January 10 2023 References edit ARTICLE 3 Legislative Department SECTION 9 Sessions of General Assembly 2010 South Carolina Constitution Unannotated Archived from the original on March 4 2012 Retrieved January 16 2012 McLeod Mia New Year New Direction miaforsenate Retrieved 10 January 2023 South Carolina Election Results The New York Times 4 November 2020 Retrieved 4 November 2020 Dubin Michael J 2007 Party affiliations in the state legislatures a year by year summary 1796 2006 External links editSouth Carolina State House Online South Carolina Legislative Information Tracking System allows users to track legislative information via custom reports tracking lists or subscription services Services are provided via web search or Palm Pilot The South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus The South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus Project Vote Smart State Senate of South Carolina 33 50 10 N 81 09 49 W 33 836081 N 81 1637245 W 33 836081 81 1637245 Retrieved 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