Below is a list of every South Carolina Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
- Governor:
- Mark Sanford
- Capital:
- Columbia
- Population:
- 4,561,242
- Poverty rate:
- 15.7%
- Anti-poverty organizations:
South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
South Carolina Fair Share
AARP South Carolina
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim DeMint | x | x | x | -- | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | 8 | F |
| Lindsey Graham | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | x | 21 | F |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Brown1st | -- | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 24 | F |
| Joe Wilson2nd | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 17 | F |
| Gresham Barrett3rd | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | -- | -- | x | x | x | x | -- | x | -- | 7 | F |
| Bob Inglis4th | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 6 | F |
| John Spratt5th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Jim Clyburn6th | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |