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The South Carolina Senate is the upper house in the South Carolina Legislature. It consists of 46 members that are elected (one from each county) to four-year terms. The election of senators was staggered so that half of the state Senate was elected every two years. South Carolina state senators are not subject to term limits.

Party balance

Affiliation Members
Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Party 19
Image:Reddot.png Republican Party 27
Total 46

List of current members

District Representative Party Residence
1 Thomas Alexander Image:Reddot.png Republican Walhalla
2 Larry Martin Image:Reddot.png Republican Pickens
3 Kevin Bryant Image:Reddot.png Republican Anderson
4 William O'Dell Image:Reddot.png Republican Greenwood
5 Phillip Shoopman Image:Reddot.png Republican Greer
6 Michael Fair Image:Reddot.png Republican Greenville
7 Ralph Anderson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Greenville
8 David Thomas Image:Reddot.png Republican Greenville
9 Daniel Verdin Image:Reddot.png Republican Laurens
10 Floyd Nicholson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Greenwood
11 Glenn Reese Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Inman
12 Lee Bright Image:Reddot.png Republican Spartanburg
13 Shane Martin Image:Reddot.png Republican Spartanburg
14 Harvey Peeler Image:Reddot.png Republican Gaffney
15 Wes Hayes Image:Reddot.png Republican Rock Hill
16 Michael Mulvaney Image:Reddot.png Republican Charlotte
17 Creighton Coleman Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Winnsboro
18 Ronnie Cromer Image:Reddot.png Republican Prosperity
19 John Scott Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Columbia
20 John Courson Image:Reddot.png Republican Richland County
21 Darrell Jackson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hopkins
22 Joel Lourie Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Columbia
23 John Knotts Image:Reddot.png Republican West Columbia
24 Greg Ryberg Image:Reddot.png Republican Aiken
25 Shane Massey Image:Reddot.png Republican Edgefield
26 Nikki Setzler Image:Bluedot.png Democrat West Columbia
27 Vincent Sheheen Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Camden
28 Dick Elliott Image:Bluedot.png Democrat North Myrtle Beach
29 Gerald Malloy Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hartsville
30 Kent Williams Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Marion
31 Hugh Leatherman Image:Reddot.png Republican Florence
32 John McGill Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Kingstree
33 Luke Rankin Image:Reddot.png Republican Myrtle Beach
34 Raymond Cleary Image:Reddot.png Republican Murrells Inlet
35 Phil Leventis Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Sumter
36 John Land Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Manning
37 Lawrence Grooms Image:Reddot.png Republican Bonneau
38 Mike Rose Image:Reddot.png Republican Summerville
39 John Matthews Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Bowman
40 Brad Hutto Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Orangeburg
41 Glenn McConnell Image:Reddot.png Republican Charleston
42 Robert Ford Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Charleston
43 George Campsen Image:Reddot.png Republican Isle of Palms
44 Paul Campbell Image:Reddot.png Republican Goose Creek
45 Clementa Pinckney Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Ridgeland
46 Tom Davis Image:Reddot.png Republican Beaufort

Senate Committees

The South Carolina Senate has 15 standing committees:

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Republican majority Current members of the South Carolina Senate
Senate Majority Leader: Harvey Peeler (R) • Senate Minority Leader: John Land (D)
   
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