South Carolina House · District 26

David Martin

Republican

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Votes with the Speaker 95% On 452 contested votes where both voted · 98% on all votes Votes with own party 93% Partisan rank: 87 of 124 in the House (tied with 5 others) Didn't vote at roll call 4% 61 of 1,372 roll calls · 47 of them excused

Bills passed 1 17 sponsored · 1 became law · Rank 34 of 124 in the House (tied with 21 others) 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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David Martin'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

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More liberal than 62% of the South Carolina House.

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47th most liberal of 124

On the November 3 ballot

Running for South Carolina House District 26.

Also on the ballot: Jenny Desch (Democratic), Kiral Mace (Workers)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

95%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is David Martin.

On 452 contested votes where both voted98% on all 1,087 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

93%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is David Martin.

On 309 party-line votesPartisan rank: 87 of 124 in the House (tied with 5 others)86 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: David Martin
	Bills
Sponsored	17
Passed both chambers	1
Became law	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 34 of 124 in the House (tied with 21 others) · 31 of 89 Republicans (tied with 15 others)

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

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: David Martin
Bill	Result	Final action
H 4292 Roadway Protection and Safety Act	Became law	May 26, 2026

Budget projects

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

Contested votes where they split

23 against the Speaker; 29 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: David Martin
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
Aug. 11, 2026	H 4042: Ivermectin Motion to Table / Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 25, 2026	H 4042: Ivermectin Motion to Recommit	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 25, 2026	H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 19, 2026	H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 19, 2026	H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Motion to Table / Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 19, 2026	H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2026	S 1048: Blue Ridge Community Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2026	S 933: Legislative compensation Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2026	S 933: Legislative compensation Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 13, 2026	H 4270: Evictions Motion to Table / Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 29, 2026	S 416: School Expulsion Amendment	Yea	Not voting	Nay (split)
April 14, 2026	H 5473: Fishing Passage	Nay	Not voting	Yea (split)
April 1, 2026	H 4817: Insurance Rate Reduction and Policy Holder Protection Act Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2026	H 4817: Insurance Rate Reduction and Policy Holder Protection Act Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	H 5126: Budget Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 18, 2026	H 4757: Parental Rights Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 4, 2026	H 4759: Intoxicating Hemp Beverages Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
May 7, 2025	S 287: Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation Motion to Table / Motion to Adjourn Debate	Yea	Not voting	Nay (split)
May 6, 2025	H 4025: Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 6, 2025	H 4025: Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
May 1, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Concurrence in Senate Amendments	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 9, 2025	H 3276: SC Hands-Free Act Motion to Table / Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 27, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How David Martin voted on each of the 1,372 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: David Martin
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	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
Email: davidmartin@schouse.gov
Capitol office: Room 306D, Blatt Building P.O. Box 11867, Columbia, SC 29211
803-212-6892

Committees

Judiciary
Regulations, Administrative Procedures, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

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