South Carolina Senate 913618 220434713 2008-06-19T21:09:10Z Bentley4 3454040 /* Make-up of South Carolina Senate */ 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 election|United States Presidential elections]]. The South Carolina Constitution of 1895 provided for each [[List of South Carolina counties|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. == Make-up of South Carolina Senate == {| class="wikitable" |- | colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" | '''Affiliation''' | valign="top" | '''Members'''<br> |- |{{American politics/party colours/Republican}}|&nbsp; | [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]] | 27 |- |{{American politics/party colours/Democratic}}|&nbsp; | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] | 19 |- | colspan="2" rowspan="1" | &nbsp;'''Total'''<br> | '''46''' |- | colspan="2" rowspan="1" | &nbsp;'''Majority'''<br> | '''8''' |} ===Leadership=== Lieutenant Governor [[André Bauer]] (R) is the President of the Senate, [[Glenn F. McConnell]] (R-[[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston]]) is the President Pro Tempore, and [[John W. Drummond]] (D-[[Greenwood County, South Carolina|Greenwood County]]) is the President Pro Tempore Emeritus. ===Members of the South Carolina Senate=== Except as noted, all Senators were elected in November 2004. All terms expire in November 2008. <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th>'''District'''</th><th>'''Senator'''</th><th>'''Party'''</th><th>'''Residence'''</th><tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>1</td><td>[[Thomas C. Alexander (politician)|Thomas C. Alexander]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Walhalla, South Carolina|Walhalla]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>2</td><td>[[Larry A. Martin]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Pickens, South Carolina|Pickens]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>3</td><td>[[Kevin L. Bryant]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Anderson, South Carolina|Anderson]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>4</td><td>[[William H. O'Dell]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Greenwood, South Carolina|Greenwood]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>5</td><td>[[Lewis R. Vaughn]] (1)</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Greer, South Carolina|Greer]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>6</td><td>[[Michael L. Fair]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>7</td><td>[[Ralph Anderson (politician)|Ralph Anderson]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>8</td><td>[[David L. Thomas]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>9</td><td>[[Daniel B. Verdin III]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Laurens, South Carolina|Laurens]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>10</td><td>[[John W. Drummond]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Ninety Six, South Carolina|Ninety Six]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>11</td><td>[[Glenn G. Reese]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Inman, South Carolina|Inman]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>12</td><td>[[John D. Hawkins]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>13</td><td>[[James H. Ritchie, Jr.]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>14</td><td>[[Harvey S. Peeler, Jr.]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Gaffney, South Carolina|Gaffney]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>15</td><td>[[Robert W. Hayes, Jr.]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Rock Hill, South Carolina|Rock Hill]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>16</td><td>[[Chauncey K. Gregory]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Lancaster, South Carolina|Lancaster]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>17</td><td>[[Linda H. Short]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Chester, South Carolina|Chester]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>18</td><td>[[Ronnie W. Cromer]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Prosperity, South Carolina|Prosperity]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>19</td><td>[[Kay Patterson (South Carolina politician)|Kay Patterson]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>20</td><td>[[John E. Courson]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland County]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>21</td><td>[[Darrell Jackson (politician)|Darrell Jackson]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Hopkins, South Carolina|Hopkins]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>22</td><td>[[Joel Lourie]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>23</td><td>[[John M. Knotts, Jr.]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[West Columbia, South Carolina|West Columbia]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>24</td><td>[[W. Greg Ryberg]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Aiken, South Carolina|Aiken]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>25</td><td>[[A. Shane Massey]] (2)</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Edgefield, South Carolina|Edgefield]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>26</td><td>[[Nikki G. Setzler]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[West Columbia, South Carolina|West Columbia]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>27</td><td>[[Vincent A. Sheheen]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Camden, South Carolina|Camden]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>28</td><td>[[Dick Elliott (politician)|Dick Elliott]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|North Myrtle Beach]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>29</td><td>[[Gerald Malloy]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Hartsville, South Carolina|Hartsville]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>30</td><td>[[Kent M. Williams]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Marion, South Carolina|Marion]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>31</td><td>[[Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>32</td><td>[[J. Yancey McGill]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Kingstree, South Carolina|Kingstree]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>33</td><td>[[Luke A. Rankin]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>34</td><td>[[Raymond E. Cleary III]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Murrells Inlet, South Carolina|Murrells Inlet]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>35</td><td>[[Phil P. Leventis]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>36</td><td>[[John C. Land III]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Manning, South Carolina|Manning]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>37</td><td>[[Lawrence K. Grooms]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Bonneau, South Carolina|Bonneau]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>38</td><td>[[Randy Scott (politician)|Randy Scott]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Summerville, South Carolina|Summerville]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>39</td><td>[[John W. Matthews, Jr.]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Bowman, South Carolina|Bowman]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>40</td><td>[[C. Bradley Hutto]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Orangeburg, South Carolina|Orangeburg]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>41</td><td>[[Glenn F. McConnell]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>42</td><td>[[Robert Ford (politician)|Robert Ford]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>43</td><td>[[George E. Campsen III]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Isle of Palms, South Carolina|Isle of Palms]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>44</td><td>[[Paul G. Campbell, Jr.]] (2)</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Goose Creek, South Carolina|Goose Creek]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>45</td><td>[[Clementa C. Pinckney]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>[[Ridgeland, South Carolina|Ridgeland]]</td></tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>46</td><td>[[Catherine C. Ceips]] (2)</td><td>Republican</td><td>[[Beaufort, South Carolina|Beaufort]]</td></tr> (1) Elected in 2006 special election.<br> (2) Elected in 2007 special election. </table> <br> ==Past Make-up of the Senate== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! align=center valign=bottom | Year ! align=center | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic<br>Party]] ! align=center | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican<br>Party]] ! align=center | [[Independent (politics)|Independent]]<br>/ Other ! align=center | <br>Majority |- align=center | 1865 | 0 | 0 | '''31''' | '''31''' |- align=center | 1868 | 6<sup>(a)</sup> | '''25''' | 0 | {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''19''' |- align=center | 1870 | 5 | '''26''' | 1 | {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''22''' |- align=center | 1872 | 5 | '''28''' | 0 | {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''23''' |- align=center | 1874 | 0 | '''26''' | 7<sup>(b)</sup> | {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''19''' |- align=center | 1876 | 15 | '''18''' | 0 | {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''3''' |- align=center | 1878 | '''31''' | 3 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''28''' |- align=center | 1880 | '''32''' | 2 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''30''' |- align=center | 1902-<br>1906 | '''41''' | 0 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''41''' |- align=center | 1908 | '''42''' | 0 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''42''' |- align=center | 1910 | '''43''' | 0 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''43''' |- align=center | 1912-<br>1914 | '''44''' | 0 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''44''' |- align=center | 1916-<br>1918 | '''45''' | 0 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''45''' |- align=center | 1920-<br>1964 | '''46''' | 0 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''46''' |- align=center | 1966 | '''43''' | 6 | 1 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''37''' |- align=center | 1968 | '''43''' | 3 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''40''' |- align=center | 1972 | '''43''' | 3 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''40''' |- align=center | 1976 | '''43''' | 3 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''40''' |- align=center | 1980 | '''39''' | 5 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''34''' |- align=center | 1984 | '''36''' | 10 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''26''' |- align=center | 1988 | '''35''' | 11 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''24''' |- align=center | 1992 | '''30''' | 16 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''14''' |- align=center | 1996 | '''25''' | 21 | 0 | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''4''' |- align=center | 2000 | 22<sup>(c)</sup> | '''24'''<sup>(c)</sup> | 0 | {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''2''' |- align=center | 2004 | 20 | '''26'''<sup>(d)</sup> | 0 | {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''6''' |} <sup>(a)</sup> The election of a Democrat from Abbeville was declared void and the seat remained vacant.<br/> <sup>(b)</sup> All 7 were members of the [[Conservative Party of South Carolina]].<br/> <sup>(c)</sup> After the 2000 elections, the Senate was evenly split between 23 Democrats and 23 Republicans. A Democrat switched to the Republicans to break the tie.<br/> <sup>(d)</sup> Republicans gained an additional seat in a 2007 special election. The current party makeup is 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats. ==External links== *[http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/senate2.html South Carolina State House Online] **[http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/resources.html 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. *[http://scsenatedems.org/ The South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus] *[http://scsenategop.com/ The South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus] *[http://www.vote-smart.org/official_state_legislator.php?type=office&state_id=SC&criteria=upper Project Vote Smart - State Senate of South Carolina] {{Usleg}} [[Category:South Carolina General Assembly]] [[Category:State upper houses in the United States]]