South Carolina Senate · District 1
Tom Alexander
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Tom Alexander'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 →Leads the chamber, so this score doesn't apply.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tom Alexander.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tom Alexander.
Bills
The bills Tom Alexander sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 25 |
| Passed both chambers | 11 |
| Became law | 11 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 1 of 46 in the Senate · 1 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 238 Sine Die |
Became law | July 1, 2026 |
| S 851 Protection from Financial Exploitation |
Became law | June 5, 2026 |
| S 829 Joint System Governance |
Became law | June 5, 2026 |
| S 830 Automobile Insurance Issuance |
Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| S 894 Death Certificate Filing Deadline Exception |
Became law | May 26, 2026 |
| S 405 Homicide by Child Abuse |
Became law | March 12, 2026 |
| S 287 Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation |
Became law | March 5, 2026 |
| S 336 Judicial Elections |
Became law | Feb. 6, 2026 |
| S 271 PSC Elections |
Became law | June 5, 2025 |
| S 156 Fentanyl Induced Homicide |
Became law | May 27, 2025 |
| S 157 Storm Damage Recovery |
Became law | March 19, 2025 |
Budget projects
The South Carolina pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
Leads the chamber; these are contested votes where most of their party voted the other way.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| 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 |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| May 5, 2026 | S 355: Micro-distillery tastings Second Reading |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Nay | Nay | 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) |
| 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) |
| April 3, 2025 | S 12: Santee Cooper Joint Project Authorization Second Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
Every roll call
How Tom Alexander 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
- thomasalexander@scsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 213, Gressette Building P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC 29201
803-212-6220
Committees
- Interstate Cooperation Chair
- Legislative Oversight Chair
- Banking and Insurance
- Ethics
- Finance
- Labor, Commerce and Industry
- Medical Affairs
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