# Matt Leber

Matt Leber is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 41.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 41
- Serving since: 2022-11-14
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1bf0b19d-9fa1-474a-99f2-16e7835064cf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bf0b19d-9fa1-474a-99f2-16e7835064cf (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

55% of the 113 bills Leber sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the South Carolina Senate.

## What Leber says (SC 2025–26 session)

1,078 classified statements: 1,078 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Leber | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.3% | 2.3% | 59 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 8.1% | 9.5% | 149 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 25.6% | 37.3% | 253 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.3% | 179 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 5.4% | 15.4% | 273 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.3% | 66 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Health 11% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Economics and Public Finance 9.8% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 473 donors and 557 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

697 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 72% (84%). 63 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · H 4709 US produced iron and steel · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4709/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · H 4635 Physical Fitness Services · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4635/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · H 3387 Unlawful occupants of property · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3387/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to grant free conference powers · S 52 Driving under the influence · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S52/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · H 4069 Patient-Friendly Billing · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4069/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · H 3021 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3021/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to override the veto · S 238 Sine Die · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S238/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to concur · S 1043 Civil Air Patrol Leave Act · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1043/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to grant free conference powers · H 4763 Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4763/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · H 4248 Food labeling · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4248/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 113 bills: 113 reached committee, 62 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 54.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 45 of 46).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 1190: Lung Cancer Awareness Month (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1190/
- S 1187: EMS Week in SC (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1187/
- S 1158: Human Embryos (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1158/
- S 1137: Dorchester Academy Girls Basketball (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1137/
- S 1133: Lonnie Hosey Purple Heart Highway (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1133/
- S 1130: Apply Ethics Laws to Political Party Chairmen (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1130/
- S 1121: Colonel Claude Davis (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1121/
- S 1085: Columbia Garden Club (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1085/
- S 1088: Pineview 6U rookie ball All-Star champs (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1088/
- S 1087: Multicultural Business Alliance Day in South Carolina (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1087/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2114527581894844915
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2114717773717008477
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2114720297160962502
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2114720527671595032
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2113797899603620099
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2113960031892668795
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2113963007227089113
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2112887353505091602
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2112889226383724548
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteleber/status/2112359566767800348

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1074431690
- Campaign site: https://www.leberforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/voteleber
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthewleber116
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebel.matthew.52
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep.leber.for.senate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RepMattLeberforSenate
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@voteleber
- Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@VoteLeber
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-leber-879a80279/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bf0b19d-9fa1-474a-99f2-16e7835064cf