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Democratic
· State Senator
Jeffrey Graham
Represents District 35 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
97%
on 77 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 95%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 686 of 702 roll calls · Senate median 94%
Their bills that became law
13 of 21
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 16
Roll calls on record
702
126th General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 126th General Assembly.
How Jeffrey Graham votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Jeffrey Graham sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Jeffrey Graham is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
2 of 77 party-line votes.
S0832 · University Campus Events Zoning
In plain English Prohibits counties and municipalities from using zoning rules to prohibit, restrict, condition, or delay events held on state university campuses.
Senate: To Concur · 2026-05-14 · Passed 35–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0318 · Government Efficiency
Senate: 2nd Reading · 2025-05-07 · Passed 35–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
H3021 · Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act
In plain English Requires legislative approval for regulations with estimated costs of one million dollars or more over five years, and makes related changes to regulatory review and judicial processes.
Senate: To Concur · 2026-05-14 · Failed 22–22
H5126 · Budget
In plain English Appropriates funds and provides revenues for South Carolina state government operations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
Senate: To Adopt Amendment No, 4 · 2026-04-21 · Passed 21–20
H3924 · Hemp-derived ingestible
In plain English Requires regulation of the sale of hemp-derived consumable products.
Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 20 · 2026-03-18 · Passed 19–18
S0052 · Driving under the influence
In plain English Increases penalties for driving under the influence, requires victim impact panels, creates a second-degree felony DUI offense, and revises testing and license suspension procedures.
Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 45 · 2026-02-04 · Failed 22–23
H5683 · Redistricting, Congressional Districts
In plain English Establishes new congressional election districts for South Carolina and repeals the previous district boundaries.
Senate: Rule 15b · 2026-05-26 · Failed 20–24
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Luke RankinRepublican · District 33 · 113 shared contested votes
70%
Jeff ZellRepublican · District 36 · 119 shared contested votes
61%
Tom DavisRepublican · District 46 · 118 shared contested votes
56%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (16 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jeffrey Graham was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced21
Out of committee13
Passed one chamber13
Passed both chambers13
Became law13
Never left committee8
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 16 bills that became law this session.
Kershaw County Transportation Committee
In plain English Allows Kershaw County Transportation Committee members to receive $90 per meeting and the chairman $175, up to 18 times yearly.
Official synopsis: Amend Act 172 Of 1995, Relating To The Kershaw County Transportation Committee, So As To Provide That Each Member Of The Kershaw County Transportation Committee Shall Receive Ninety Dollars For Each Meeting At Which He Is In Attendance And That The Chairman Shall Receive One…
Became lawAct No. 271 · 2026-08-19
Major Capers Concurrent Resolution
Recognize And Honor Major James Capers Jr. For His Extraordinary Heroism And Lifetime Of Service To The United States Marine Corps And To Congratulate Him For Receiving The Medal Of Honor For His Actions In Vietnam.
Became lawIntroduced, adopted, returned with concurrence · 2026-08-11
Rafting Creek Elementary
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Rafting Creek Elementary School For Its Service To The Rembert Community And To The People And The State Of South Carolina.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-05-07
Pearl Fryar
A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Pearl Fryar And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-04-22
Thomas C. and Audree A. Clark Road Naming
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Intersection Of Cheraw Road And Park Road In The Town Of Cassatt In Kershaw County "thomas C. Clark And Audree A. Clark Intersection" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to Senate with concurrence · 2026-04-16
Lewis Boone Memorial Intersection
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Intersection Located At The Junction Of South Carolina Highway 34 And Mcgee Town Road In Lee County "lewis W. Boone Memorial Intersection" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to Senate with concurrence · 2026-04-16
Official State Song
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-1-687 So As To Designate "carolina Until I Die" By Patrick Davis As An Official State Song.
Not out of committeeScrivener's error corrected · 2026-04-09
Lake Wateree PCB Contamination
Direct The Department Of Environmental Services To Conduct An Investigation To Determine The Origin Of The Use Of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (pcbs) Around Lake Wateree And The Catawba-wateree River Basin Leading To Its Contamination And Resulting In An Accumulation Of Pcbs In The Ecological And Aquatic…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources · 2026-03-12
Sheila Roberts, retirement
A Senate Resolution To Honor Sheila Roberts, Former Accounting And Human Resources Manager For Legislative Services Agency, On The Occasion Of Her Recent Retirement, To Extend Deep Appreciation For Her Nearly Three Decades Of Distinguished Public Service To The State Of South Carolina, And To…
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-01-13
Waiver of fees for birth certificates and Special ID Cards for homeless and former foster care individuals
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-110, Relating To Fees Charged For Copies Of Birth Certificates, So As To Waive The Fees For Homeless Persons And Children Who Have Aged Out Of The Foster Care System; And By Amending Section 56-1-3350,…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Medical Affairs · 2026-01-13
Camden High School boys tennis team
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Camden High School Boys Tennis Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season, To Honor Them For Winning The 2024 South Carolina High School League Class Aaa State Championship, And To Recognize Their Outstanding Achievement In Claiming Back-to-back…
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2025-05-06
Scout Troop 303
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Scouting America Troop 303 Upon The Occasion Of Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Commend Scouting America Troop 303 For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Engagement In The Kershaw County Community.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2025-05-06
EV and Hybrid Fees
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-645, Relating To Road Use Fees For Vehicles Powered By Electricity, Hydrogen, And Fuels Other Than Motor Fuel, So As To Increase The Biennial Road Use Fees For Alternative Fuel And Hybrid Vehicles.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Transportation · 2025-05-01
Camden Polo Club, 125th anniversary
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Celebrate The One Hundred Twenty-fifth Anniversary Of The Camden Polo Club, To Honor The Historic Kirkwood Polo Field, And To Commend The Community's Continuing Dedication To The Preservation Of South Carolina's Equestrian Heritage.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2025-04-29
Steeplechase Thoroughfare Road Naming
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Stretch Of Knights Hill Road From Springdale Drive To Carter Street In Kershaw County "steeplechase Thoroughfare Of America" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to Senate with concurrence · 2025-04-24
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H5126 · 2026-08-11
Budget (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
H3021 · 2026-06-25
Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
H4248 · 2026-06-25
Food labeling (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
H4763 · 2026-06-25
Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act (Senate: To Grant Free Conference Powers)
H4763 · 2026-06-25
Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act (Senate: To Grant Free Conference Powers)
H4763 · 2026-06-25
Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act (Senate: To Adopt The Free Conference Report)
H3924 · 2026-06-25
Hemp-derived ingestible (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
S0011 · 2026-06-25
Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
H3387 · 2026-06-25
Unlawful occupants of property (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
S0428 · 2026-06-25
Fraudulent Check Expungement (Senate: To Override The Veto)
H4069 · 2026-06-25
Patient-Friendly Billing (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
S0052 · 2026-06-25
Driving under the influence (Senate: To Grant Free Conference Powers)
H4300 · 2026-06-25
Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors (Senate: 2nd Reading)
H4635 · 2026-06-25
Physical Fitness Services (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
H4709 · 2026-06-25
US produced iron and steel (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
S1043 · 2026-06-25
Civil Air Patrol Leave Act (Senate: To Concur)
S0238 · 2026-06-25
Sine Die (Senate: To Override The Veto)
H5683 · 2026-05-26
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (Senate: Rule 15b)
H5683 · 2026-05-26
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (Senate: To Continue The Bill)
H5683 · 2026-05-22
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 19)
H5683 · 2026-05-22
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (Senate: Motion To Suspend Rule 15)
H5683 · 2026-05-22
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (Senate: Motion To Suspend Rule 15)
H3021 · 2026-05-14
Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act (Senate: To Concur)
H4591 · 2026-05-14
Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media (Senate: 3rd Reading)
S0832 · 2026-05-14
University Campus Events Zoning (Senate: To Concur)
S0508 · 2026-05-14
Monuments (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
H5018 · 2026-05-14
Agency Head Salary Commission, Governor and Lt. Governor (Senate: 3rd Reading)
S0688 · 2026-05-14
DEW UI Tax Code (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
H4709 · 2026-05-14
US produced iron and steel (Senate: 3rd Reading)
H4763 · 2026-05-14
Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act (Senate: 3rd Reading)
H3558 · 2026-05-13
Commissioners to Article V Convention (Senate: 3rd Reading)
S0222 · 2026-05-13
Utility terrain vehicle (Senate: To Adopt Amendment)
S0222 · 2026-05-13
Utility terrain vehicle (Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number Rfh-1)
S0222 · 2026-05-13
Utility terrain vehicle (Senate: To Concur)
H5538 · 2026-05-13
Guarantee Banking Act (Senate: To Lay On The Table)
H5538 · 2026-05-13
Guarantee Banking Act (Senate: 2nd Reading)
H4042 · 2026-05-13
Ivermectin (Senate: 2nd Reading)
H5217 · 2026-05-13
Deer tags (Senate: 3rd Reading)
H5120 · 2026-05-13
Fingerprinting, offenses by minors (Senate: 2nd Reading)
S0688 · 2026-05-13
DEW UI Tax Code (Senate: To Adopt Amendment)
H4589 · 2026-05-13
Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax (Senate: 3rd Reading)
H4303 · 2026-05-13
Cigarettes for heating (Senate: 3rd Reading)
H3570 · 2026-05-13
Disclosure of Economic Interests (Senate: 3rd Reading)
H4706 · 2026-05-13
Racing facility (Senate: 3rd Reading)
H5122 · 2026-05-12
Internet and Communications Service Providers Equipment (Senate: 3rd Reading)
S0454 · 2026-05-12
Charter School Accountability (Senate: To Adopt Amendment)
S0961 · 2026-05-12
Red drum, saltwater fish, deer hunting (Senate: To Adopt Amendment)
S0883 · 2026-05-12
Sine Die 2026 (Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number Rfh-2)
S0883 · 2026-05-12
Sine Die 2026 (Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number Rfh-3)
S0883 · 2026-05-12
Sine Die 2026 (Senate: To Concur)
H4476 · 2026-05-12
SC-Bahamas Trade Commission (Senate: 2nd Reading)
H4382 · 2026-05-12
Nonprescription Ephedrine Products (Senate: 2nd Reading)
S0831 · 2026-05-12
SCDOT Modernization (Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report)
H4000 · 2026-05-12
Alcohol licensing (Senate: 2nd Reading)
H3569 · 2026-05-12
Domestic violence in rental properties (Senate: 3rd Reading)
H5113 · 2026-05-12
Manufactured and modular homes (Senate: 3rd Reading)
H5122 · 2026-05-07
Internet and Communications Service Providers Equipment (Senate: 2nd Reading)
H5208 · 2026-05-07
Sales Tax Exemption (Senate: 2nd Reading)
H4679 · 2026-05-07
South Carolina Drone Regulation and Public Safety Act (Senate: 2nd Reading)
H4163 · 2026-05-07
South Carolina High School Athletic Association (Senate: 3rd Reading)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 702 total roll-call votes this session).
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