South Carolina Senate · District 43
Chip Campsen
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Chip Campsen's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Chip Campsen.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Chip Campsen.
Bills
The bills Chip Campsen sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 23 |
| Passed both chambers | 5 |
| Became law | 5 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 10 of 46 in the Senate · 10 of 34 Republicans
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| S 961 Red drum, saltwater fish, deer hunting |
Became law | June 5, 2026 |
| S 367 Abandoned Vessels, Derelict Vessels, and Sunken Vessels |
Became law | May 16, 2025 |
| S 345 Baiting Wild Turkeys |
Became law | May 16, 2025 |
| S 165 South Carolina Conservation Education Act |
Became law | May 16, 2025 |
| S 164 State Agency Rule Making |
Became law | May 16, 2025 |
Budget projects
The South Carolina pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
21 against the Senate President; 23 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Motion to Continue |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| May 26, 2026 | H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Cloture |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 22, 2026 | H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Motion to Suspend the Rules |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 22, 2026 | H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Motion to Suspend the Rules |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 14, 2026 | H 3021: Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| May 13, 2026 | H 5538: Guarantee Banking Act Motion to Table |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Concurrence in House Amendments |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| May 12, 2026 | S 883: Sine Die 2026 Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 12, 2026 | S 883: Sine Die 2026 Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 5, 2026 | S 355: Micro-distillery tastings Second Reading |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Motion to Table / Amendment |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 22, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| April 16, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 1, 2026 | H 4902: Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation for Name, Image, or Likeness Override of Veto |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 31, 2026 | H 3368: Income tax on overtime pay Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | S 26: Watercraft Liability Insurance Second Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| Jan. 20, 2026 | S 256: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs (C-PACE) Second Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 7, 2025 | H 3309: Electrical Utilities Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 29, 2025 | H 3862: Charter school enrollment preferences Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 29, 2025 | S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 3, 2025 | S 12: Santee Cooper Joint Project Authorization Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 2, 2025 | H 3309: Electrical Utilities Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 1, 2025 | H 3309: Electrical Utilities Motion to Table / Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Chip Campsen voted on each of the 910 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.scstatehouse.gov
- chipcampsen@scsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 305, Gressette Building P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC 29201
803-212-6340
Committees
- Fish, Game and Forestry Chair
- Corrections and Penology
- Judiciary
- Legislative Oversight
- Rules
- Transportation
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the South Carolina General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the South Carolina General Assembly's roll-call records, Dec. 3, 2024 to Aug. 25, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections