Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Poverty Scorecard 2009

Senate bills

House bills

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

Senate1234567891011121314 
Jim DeMintxxx--xxxxxOxxxx8F
Lindsey GrahamxxxxxOxxOOxxxx21F
House123456789101112131415161718 
Henry Brown1st--xxxxOxxxOOxxxOxxx24F
Joe Wilson2ndxxxxxOxxxOOxxxxxxx17F
Gresham Barrett3rdxxxxxOxxx----xxxx--x--7F
Bob Inglis4thxxxxxxxxxxxxxxOxxx6F
John Spratt5thOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Jim Clyburn6thOOO--OOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+