South Carolina House · District 98

Chris Murphy

Republican Left office Jan. 5, 2026
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Votes with the Speaker 98% On 60 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes Votes with own party 97% On 29 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 48% 286 of 597 roll calls · 270 of them excused
Bills passed 1 4 sponsored · 1 became law Bills that became law 1 of 1 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Chris Murphy has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. 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

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Votes with the Speaker
98%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Chris Murphy has left office, so isn't marked.

On 60 contested votes where both voted99% on all 231 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
97%
Democrats Republicans 45%100%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Chris Murphy has left office, so isn't marked.

On 29 party-line votes

Bills

The bills Chris Murphy sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored4
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

BillResultFinal action
H 3798
Military chaplains		 Became law March 12, 2026

Budget projects

The South Carolina pages don't credit legislators with budget items.

Contested votes where they split

1 against the Speaker; 1 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
Feb. 26, 2025 S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund
Motion to Table / Amendment		 Nay Yea Yea

Every roll call

How Chris Murphy voted on each of the 597 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Source: the South Carolina General Assembly's roll-call records, Dec. 3, 2024 to Aug. 25, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections