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On May 23, 2024, the Supreme Court—in a 6–3 decision—ruled the 1st district lines were constitutional, reversing the District of South Carolina's original ruling and officially allowing the current congressional map to be used for and past the 2024 elections.
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of South Carolina.For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from South Carolina.
These are tables of congressional delegations from South Carolina to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the South Carolina delegation is Representative Jim Clyburn (SC-6) , having served in the House since 1993.
When comparing the 44 House retirements to the last three cycles, there were 48 House retirements at this point in 2022, 35 at this point in 2020, and 51 at this point in 2018. Ballotpedia Senate
South Carolina's 1st congressional district is a coastal congressional district in South Carolina, represented by Republican Nancy Mace since January 3, 2021. She succeeded Democrat Joe Cunningham, having defeated him in the 2020 election. Cunningham was the first Democrat to represent the district since the 1980s.
Congressional pension is a pension made available to members of the United States Congress. As of 2019, members who participated in the congressional pension system are vested after five years of service. A pension is available to members 62 years of age with 5 years of service; 50 years or older with 20 years of service; or 25 years of service ...
On August 30, 2022, the South Carolina House of Representatives debated the South Carolina Human Life Protection Act, a law that would have outlawed abortion in the state except for cases when it ...
Since the late 20th century, South Carolina politics have been very racially polarized. 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.