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J. David Weeks
2000 - Present
2026
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J. David Weeks (Democratic Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 51. He assumed office in 2000. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Weeks (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 51. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Weeks attended Morris College, School of Religion. He then earned his B.A. from Morris College in 1975. He went on to receive his J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1989. He then received his M.Ed. from Howard University in 1996. Weeks served as Municipal Court Judge of Timmonsville from 1996 to 2000. He is currently an attorney. Weeks served as Chair of the Sumter City/County Planning Committee from 1998 to 2000.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Weeks was assigned to the following committees:
- House Ethics Committee, Vice Chair
- Ways and Means Committee
2021-2022
Weeks was assigned to the following committees:
- Ways and Means Committee
- House Ethics Committee, Vice chairman
2019-2020
Weeks was assigned to the following committees:
- House Ethics Committee, Vice chairman
- Ways and Means Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Ethics, Vice chair |
| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Weeks served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Ethics, Vice Chair |
| • Judiciary |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Weeks served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Ethics, Vice Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Weeks served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Judiciary |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Weeks served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent J. David Weeks won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J. David Weeks (D) | 98.7 | 11,824 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 153 | ||
| Total votes: 11,977 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent J. David Weeks advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Weeks in this election.
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent J. David Weeks won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. David Weeks (D) | 98.4 | 7,895 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 127 | ||
| Total votes: 8,022 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent J. David Weeks advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51.
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent J. David Weeks won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. David Weeks (D) | 98.5 | 12,708 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 193 | ||
| Total votes: 12,901 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent J. David Weeks advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51.
2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent J. David Weeks won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. David Weeks (D) | 99.0 | 8,758 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 88 | ||
| Total votes: 8,846 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent J. David Weeks advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
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2016
Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives 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 J. David Weeks ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 51 general election.[1][2]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  J. David Weeks Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 12,217 | |
| Total Votes | 12,217 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent J. David Weeks ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 51 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | J. David Weeks Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent J. David Weeks ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
2012
Weeks ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12 and in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | J. David Weeks Incumbent |
99.5% | 14,049 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 0.5% | 77 | |
| Total Votes | 14,126 | |||
2010
Weeks ran unopposed in both the June 8 Democratic primary and November 2 general election for District 51 of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| J. David Weeks (D)
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6,973 | 99.32% | ||
| Write-In | 48 | 0.68% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Weeks won re-election unopposed to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 11,855 votes, representing District 51.[10]
Weeks raised $14,150 for his campaign.[11]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| J. David Weeks (D)
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11,855 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
J. David Weeks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13.
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2020
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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.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 21.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 11.
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2016
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In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.
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2015
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In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6.
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2013
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In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20.
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2012
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In 2012, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 7.
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2011
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In 2011, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 2. On June 2, 2011, Governor Nikki Haley (R) attempted to call the legislature into an "emergency" special session to begin on June 7 to create the new South Carolina Department of Administration. A lawsuit was filed by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell (R), in which he contended that Haley's call for a special session was unconstitutional, and that it violated the state Constitution's requirement of separation of powers among the governor, legislature and courts.[12] On June 6, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled 3-2 against Governor Haley, stating that her order violated the Legislature's ability to set its calendar and agenda. The legislature met in a special redistricting session from June 14 - July 1.[13] The legislature re-convened July 26.[14]
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The Palmetto Liberty PAC Scorecard
The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, a conservative, pro-limited government think tank in South Carolina, releases its scorecard for South Carolina representatives and senators once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how he or she voted in the two-year legislative term prior to the election on specific issues that the Palametto Liberty PAC thinks are anti-limited government. "Most of the votes shown on the score card are votes that we lost. Now we can identify the Legislators that caused us to lose these votes. These Legislators are the ones who need to be replaced if we are to achieve the vision of having the most free state in the nation."[15]
2012
J. David Weeks received a score of 13% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 105th out of all 124 South Carolina House of Representatives members.[16] His score was followed by representatives Jackson Whipper (13%), Carl Anderson (7%), and Eric Bikas (7%).[17]
Personal
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Weeks and his wife, Cheryl, have two children.
Noteworthy events
Panama trip funding
Weeks was one of several South Carolina lawmakers who traveled to Panama in September 2010 for a three-day trip paid for by the South Carolina State Ports Authority, even though he's a member of a commission that oversees the authority. At least $29,000 was spent on the Ports Authority-sponsored junket, which sought to promote South Carolina ports to Panama Canal officials. Information gathered by the investigative journalism website The Nerve showed that the authority covered most of the costs for the seven-member legislative group, which included five legislators - Weeks; Sen. Lawrence Grooms, R-Berkeley; Rep. Bill Sandifer III, R-Oconee; Sen. Phillip Shoopman, R-Greenville, and then-Rep. Harry Cato, R-Greenville.[18]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 23, 2012
- ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ The State, "High court rules against Haley," June 6, 2011
- ↑ The Sun News, "S.C. House to have special session in June," May 6, 2011
- ↑ The Island Packet, "S.C. Senate OKs new congressional districted anchored in Beaufort County," June 29, 2011
- ↑ The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "Voting Records," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ The Nerve, "Ports Authority Spends 29K on Panama Trip," January, 26, 2011
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South Carolina House of Representatives District 51 2000-Present |
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