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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 .
The following is a list of legislative terms of the South Carolina General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of South Carolina. South Carolina became part of the United States on May 23, 1788 .
Because of the state population growth in the 2010 census, South Carolina regained its 7th district, which had remained unused since the Civil War. On January 6, 2023, a three-judge panel from the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina ruled that the current 1st district lines were unconstitutional due to racial gerrymandering ...
On March 28, 2024, Fernandez filed to run for State Senate seat 39. [4] He defeated Democratic incumbent Vernon Stephens to flip the Senate seat. [5] [6] [7] [8]Fernandez serves on the Senate Corrections and Penology, Education, Family and Veterans' Services, Judiciary and Medical Affairs committees.
The American Civil Liberties Union and League of Woman Voters are trying again to have the state’s congressional map redrawn. The ACLU of South Carolina and the League of Women voters have sued ...
Senate: 38: D 34–4: 2 South Carolina: Governor: General Assembly: House of Representatives: 124 R 88–36: 2: Senate: 46: ... with the average state senate having ...
Republicans in South Carolina have been mostly white, and most African Americans in the state continue to support the Democrats. In the 21st century, the 6th is considered the only "safe" Democratic district in the state. From 1883 to 1993, this district included the northeastern part of the state, from Darlington to Myrtle Beach.
Leber has served in the South Carolina House since 2022 and voted for the state's bill, signed into law, that bans abortion after a "fetal heartbeat has been detected." Show comments Advertisement