Shane Martin

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Shane Martin
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South Carolina State Senate District 13
Tenure

2008 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

17

Compensation

Base salary

$10,400/year

Per diem

$231/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Clemson University

Graduate

Clemson University

Personal
Profession
Small Business Owner/Engineer
Contact

Shane Martin (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 13. He assumed office in 2008. His current term ends on November 13, 2028.

Martin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 13. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Martin Earned his B.S. and his M.A. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University.

Martin was an overseer of the Craftsman Truck Aerodynamic Program for Chevrolet. He was also a school board trustee for Spartanburg District 6. Martin is a small business owner and engineer.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

South Carolina committee assignments, 2017
Corrections and Penology, Chair
Finance
Medical Affairs
Rules

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

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 13

Incumbent Shane Martin won election in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 13 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shane Martin
Shane Martin (R)
 
98.4
 
44,583
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
714

Total votes: 45,297
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shane Martin advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 13.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Martin in this election.

2020

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Carolina State Senate District 13

Incumbent Shane Martin won election in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 13 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shane Martin
Shane Martin (R)
 
97.2
 
43,138
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.8
 
1,260

Total votes: 44,398
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shane Martin advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 13.

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 Shane Martin ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 13 general election.[1][2]

South Carolina State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Shane Martin Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 36,239
Total Votes 36,239
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission



Incumbent Shane Martin ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 13 Republican primary.[3][4]

South Carolina State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Shane Martin Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Martin won election in the 2012 election for South Carolina State Senate District 13. Martin ran unopposed in the June 12 Republican primary and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

South Carolina State Senate, District 13, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShane Martin Incumbent 98.9% 32,974
     Other Write-Ins 1.1% 381
Total Votes 33,355

2008

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2008

Martin won election for District 13 of the South Carolina State Senate with 26,053 votes, ahead of Democrat Jimmy Tobias (12,216) and write-ins (52).[7]

Martin raised $297,171 for his campaign, against $12,227 by Tobias.[8]

South Carolina State Senate, District 13
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Shane Martin (R) 26,053
Jimmy Tobias (D) 12,216
Write-ins 52

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Shane Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Shane Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Shane Martin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* South Carolina State Senate District 13Won general$229,348 $180,815
2020South Carolina State Senate District 13Won general$152,946 N/A**
2016South Carolina State Senate, District 13Won $242,339 N/A**
2012South Carolina State Senate, District 13Won $139,243 N/A**
2008South Carolina State Senate, District 13Won $297,171 N/A**
Grand total$1,061,047 $180,815
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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

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2011

The Palmetto Liberty PAC Scorecard

See also: Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee's Legislative Scorecard (2012)

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."[12]

2012

Shane R. Martin received a score of 59% in the 2012 score card, ranking 4th out of all 46 South Carolina Senate members.[13] His score was followed by Senators Mike Rose (59%), Michael Fair (53%), and Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. (47%).[14]

Personal

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Martin and his wife, Amy, have two children.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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South Carolina State Senate District 13
2008-Present
Succeeded by
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