Nikki Setzler

Nikki Setzler
South Carolina State Senate District 26
Incumbent
In office
1976-Present
Term ends
November 14, 2016
Years in position	37
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$10,400/year
Per diem	$131/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	1976
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of South Carolina, 1968
J.D.	University of South Carolina, 1971
Personal
Birthday	August 7, 1945
Place of birth	Asheville, NC
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website

Nikki Setzler (b. August 7, 1945) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 26 since 1976.

Setzler joined the South Carolina State Senate in 1976. He has served in that position since, representing the 26th district.

Setzler has been an attorney since 1973.

Setzler earned his BA from the University of South Carolina in 1968. He then received his JD in 1971.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Setzler served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Setzler served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Setzler served on the following committees:

Issues

Amazon.com

Amazon began building a 1-million-square-foot retail distribution center near Cayce, South Carolina in 2011.

Setzler sponsored a bill (S. 808) that would exempt Amazon from being designated as a “nexus,” or having a physical presence in the state, until Jan. 1, 2016, for the purposes of collecting sales taxes. Under the bill, the sales tax break could end sooner if a federal law was passed overriding state law, or if Amazon didn't live up to its end of the deal as specified in the bill.

Businesses opposed to the bill could contend in a lawsuit that granting the nation’s largest Internet retailer the exemption would violate their equal protection rights under the state and federal constitutions, said Mt. Pleasant attorney George “Gem” McDowell.

Elections

2012

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Setzler won election in the 2012 election for South Carolina State Senate District 26. Setzler ran unopposed in the June 12 Democratic primary and defeated Deedee Vaughters (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

South Carolina State Senate, District 26, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nikki Setzler Incumbent	60.4%	21,856
	Republican	Deedee Vaughters	39.4%	14,246
	Other	Write-Ins	0.2%	75
Total Votes				36,177

2008

Setzler won re-election for District 26 of the South Carolina State Senate with 20,795 votes, ahead of Republican Margaret Gamble (12,123) and write-ins (16).

Setzler raised $277,900 for his campaign, against $14,911 by Gamble.

South Carolina State Senate, District 26
Candidates		Votes
Nikki Setzler (D)		20,795
Margaret Gamble (R)		3,318
Write-ins		16

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

Setzler raised $277,900 in the 2008 election cycle.

His top contributors are listed below.

Donor	Amount
Senate Democratic Caucus of South Carolina	$5,000
SCANA Corporation	$2,000
PBT Communications	$2,000
Law Office of Richard Breibart LLC	$1,500
McCrory Construction Co.	$1,500
JM Family Enterprises	$1,500

Personal

Setzler and his wife Ada Jane have four children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Profile from the South Carolina Legislature
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1996

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	South Carolina State Senate - District 26 1976–present	Succeeded by NA