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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Lee Bright III | 82 | |||
Kevin Bryant | 76 | |||
SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | Republican | 71 |
SC | State Senate - 13 | Shane Martin | Republican | 59 |
Michael Thomas Rose | 59 | |||
Joshua Putnam | 54 | |||
SC | State House - 35 | Bill Chumley | Republican | 53 |
Michael Fair | 53 | |||
Eric Bedingfield | 47 | |||
SC | State Senate - 5 | Tom Corbin | Republican | 47 |
Marion Frye | 47 | |||
SC | State Senate - 14 | Harvey Peeler, Jr. | Republican | 47 |
Garry Smith | 47 | |||
David Thomas | 47 | |||
SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | Republican | 41 |
SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | Republican | 41 |
Phillip Shoopman | 41 | |||
Wendy Nanney | 40 | |||
Lewis Pinson | 40 | |||
SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | Republican | 35 |
SC | State Senate - 9 | Danny Verdin III | Republican | 35 |
Alan Clemmons | 33 | |||
Dan Hamilton | 33 | |||
SC | State Senate - 6 | Dwight Loftis | Republican | 33 |
SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 33 |
Phillip Owens | 33 | |||
Kevin Ryan | 33 | |||
Gary Simrill | 33 | |||
B. R. Skelton | 33 | |||
Tommy Stringer | 33 | |||
SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | Republican | 33 |
David Tribble, Jr. | 33 | |||
SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | Republican | 33 |
SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | Republican | 33 |
Edward Southard | 31 | |||
John Courson | 29 | |||
Greg Gregory | 29 | |||
Rita Allison | 27 | |||
SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | Republican | 27 |
Liston Barfield | 27 | |||
Boyd Brown | 27 | |||
Derham Cole, Jr. | 27 | |||
Bill Crosby | 27 | |||
Mike Forrester | 27 | |||
SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | Republican | 27 |
Nelson Hardwick | 27 | |||
Phyllis Henderson | 27 | |||
SC | State House - 4 | Davey Hiott | Republican | 27 |
SC | State House - 83 | Bill Hixon | Republican | 27 |
Jenny Horne | 27 | |||
SC | State House - 49 | John King | Democratic | 27 |
Chip Limehouse III | 27 | |||
SC | State House - 60 | Phillip Lowe | Republican | 27 |
SC | State House - 29 | Dennis Moss | Republican | 27 |
Steve Moss | 27 | |||
Steve Parker | 27 | |||
SC | State House - 2 | Bill Sandifer III | Republican | 27 |
SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | Republican | 27 |
Roland Smith | 27 | |||
Mike Sottile | 27 | |||
Eddie Tallon, Sr. | 27 | |||
SC | State House - 9 | Anne Thayer | Republican | 27 |
Ray Cleary III | 24 | |||
SC | State Senate - 18 | Ronnie Cromer | Republican | 24 |
Larry Martin | 24 | |||
Todd Atwater | 20 | |||
Kenneth Bingham | 20 | |||
Don Bowen | 20 | |||
Joan Brady | 20 | |||
Doug Brannon | 20 | |||
Joe Daning | 20 | |||
Greg Delleney, Jr. | 20 | |||
SC | State House - 23 | Chandra Dillard | Democratic | 20 |
SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | Republican | 20 |
Robert Harrell, Jr. | 20 | |||
SC | State House - 55 | Jackie Hayes | Democratic | 20 |
George Hearn | 20 | |||
SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | Republican | 20 |
Chip Huggins | 20 | |||
Deborah Long | 20 | |||
H. Lucas | 20 | |||
Peter McCoy, Jr. | 20 | |||
Joe McEachern | 20 | |||
SC | State House - 98 | Chris Murphy | Republican | 20 |
James Neal | 20 | |||
Andrew Patrick | 20 | |||
Michael Pitts | 20 | |||
SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | Republican | 20 |
SC | State Senate - 32 | Ronnie Sabb | Democratic | 20 |
James Smith, Jr. | 20 | |||
Kit Spires | 20 | |||
McLain Toole | 20 | |||
Brian White | 20 | |||
SC | State House - 16 | Mark Willis | Republican | 20 |
SC | State Senate - 1 | Thomas Alexander | Republican | 18 |
Wes Hayes, Jr. | 18 | |||
William O'Dell | 18 | |||
Greg Ryberg | 18 | |||
SC | State Senate - 26 | Nikki Setzler | Democratic | 18 |
Paul Agnew | 13 |