Greg Hembree

Greg Hembree

Republican Party

South Carolina State Senate District 28

Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

13

Compensation

Base salary

$10,400/year

Per diem

$231/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Memphis

Law

University of South Carolina School of Law

Contact

Official website

Official Instagram

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Campaign Twitter

Campaign Instagram

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

Greg Hembree (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 28. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on November 13, 2028.

Hembree (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 28. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Hembree was assigned to the following committees:

• Corrections and Penology Committee
• Education Committee, Chairman
• Finance Committee
• Senate Rules Committee
• Transportation Committee

2021-2022

Hembree was assigned to the following committees:

• Corrections and Penology Committee
• Education Committee, Chairman
• Finance Committee
• Senate Rules Committee
• Transportation Committee

2019-2020

Hembree was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Committee, Chairman
• Corrections and Penology Committee
• Finance Committee
• Senate Rules Committee
• Transportation Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hembree served on the following committees:

South Carolina committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Education
• Fish, Game and Forestry
• Judiciary

2013-2014

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

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Carolina State Senate District 28

Incumbent Greg Hembree won election in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 28 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Hembree (R)	99.1	56,477
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	498

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,975
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael McCaffrey (D)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Michael McCaffrey advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 28.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Greg Hembree advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 28.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hembree in this election.

2020

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Carolina State Senate District 28

Incumbent Greg Hembree won election in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 28 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Hembree (R)	98.4	48,996
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6	817

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,813
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Greg Hembree advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 28.

2016

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.

Incumbent Greg Hembree ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 28 general election.

South Carolina State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Greg Hembree Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	35,257
Total Votes				35,257
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

Incumbent Greg Hembree ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 28 Republican primary.

South Carolina State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Greg Hembree Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Hembree ran in the 2012 election for South Carolina State Senate District 28. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. Incumbent Dick Elliott (D) was not running for re-election. The general election took place on November 6, 2012 and Hembree won the election.

South Carolina State Senate, District 28, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Greg Hembree	66.1%	26,118
	Democratic	Butch Johnson	33.8%	13,336
	Other	Write-Ins	0.1%	45
Total Votes				39,499

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Greg Hembree did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Greg Hembree on All American People

Greg Hembree did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

---

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

---

Greg Hembree campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	South Carolina State Senate District 28	Won general	$163,304	$140,279
2020	South Carolina State Senate District 28	Won general	$131,588	N/A**
2016	South Carolina State Senate, District 28	Won	$126,659	N/A**
2012	South Carolina State Senate, District 28	Won	$137,536	N/A**
Grand total			$559,087	$140,279
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in South Carolina

A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.

Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of South Carolina scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.

2024

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2024, click [show].

In 2024, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9. Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Conservation Voters of South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2023

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show].

In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11. Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Conservation Voters of South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2022, click [show].

In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12. Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Conservation Voters of South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on business issues.

2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].

In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13. Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Conservation Voters of South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show].

In 2020, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 25. The state Senate reconvened September to September 3. Both chambers reconvened September 15 to September 24. Conservation Voters of South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].
In 2019, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 21. South Carolina Club for Growth: House and Senate Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show].

In 2018, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 10. Conservation Voters of South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on business issues. South Carolina Club for Growth: House and Senate Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show].

In 2017, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 11. Conservation Voters of South Carolina Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on business issues. South Carolina Club for Growth: House and Senate Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show].

In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2. Conservation Voters of South Carolina - 2015-2016 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. South Carolina Chamber of Commerce - 2016 legislative scorecard & year in review Legislators are scored on business issues. South Carolina Club for Growth - House and Senate 2015-16 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show].

In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4. Conservation Voters of South Carolina - 2015-2016 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. South Carolina Chamber of Commerce - 2015 legislative scorecard & year in review Legislators are scored on business issues. South Carolina Club for Growth - House and Senate 2015-16 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show].

In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6. Conservation Voters of South Carolina - 2013-2014 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. Greenville Tea Party - Greenville Tea Party Scorecard 2014 Legislators are scored by the Greenville Tea Party on their votes on bills "related to jobs, spending, and freedom." South Carolina Chamber of Commerce - 2014 legislative scorecard & year in review Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. South Carolina Club for Growth - House and Senate 2013-14 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show].

In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20. Conservation Voters of South Carolina - 2013-2014 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues. Greenville Tea Party - Greenville Tea Party Scorecard 2013 Legislators are scored by the Greenville Tea Party on their votes on bills "related to jobs, spending, and freedom." South Carolina Chamber of Commerce - 2013 legislative scorecard & year in review Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. South Carolina Club for Growth - House and Senate 2013-14 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.

See also

2024 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. President U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel

External links

Search Google News for this topic

Candidate

South Carolina State Senate District 28

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Twitter

Officeholder

South Carolina State Senate District 28

Website

Instagram

Personal

Facebook

LinkedIn

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	South Carolina State Senate District 28 2012-Present	Succeeded by -

[show]

Current members of the South Carolina State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Thomas Alexander

Majority Leader:Shane Massey

Minority Leader:Brad Hutto

Senators

District 1

Thomas Alexander (R)

District 2

Rex Rice (R)

District 3

Richard Cash (R)

District 4

Michael Gambrell (R)

District 5

Tom Corbin (R)

District 6

Jason Elliott (R)

District 7

Karl Allen (D)

District 8

Ross Turner (R)

District 9

Daniel Verdin (R)

District 10

Billy Garrett (R)

District 11

Josh Kimbrell (R)

District 12

Vacant

District 13

Shane Martin (R)

District 14

Harvey Peeler (R)

District 15

Wes Climer (R)

District 16

Michael Johnson (R)

District 17

Everett Stubbs (R)

District 18

Ronnie Cromer (R)

District 19

Tameika Isaac Devine (D)

District 20

Ed Sutton (D)

District 21

Darrell Jackson (D)

District 22

Overture Walker (D)

District 23

Carlisle Kennedy (R)

District 24

Tom Young (R)

District 25

Shane Massey (R)

District 26

Russell Ott (D)

District 27

Allen Blackmon (R)

District 28

Greg Hembree (R)

District 29

J.D. Chaplin (R)

District 30

Kent Williams (D)

District 31

Mike Reichenbach (R)

District 32

Ronnie Sabb (D)

District 33

Luke Rankin (R)

District 34

Stephen Goldfinch (R)

District 35

Jeffrey Graham (D)

District 36

Jeffrey Zell (R)

District 37

Lawrence Grooms (R)

District 38

Sean Bennett (R)

District 39

Tom Fernandez (R)

District 40

Brad Hutto (D)

District 41

Matthew Leber (R)

District 42

Deon Tedder (D)

District 43

George Campsen (R)

District 44

Brian Adams (R)

District 45

Margie Matthews (D)

District 46

Tom Davis (R)

Republican Party (33)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)