# Luke Rankin Luke Rankin is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 33. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 33 - Serving since: 1992-11-09 - Current term: SC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/27fb6caf-f757-44a3-8973-6ce72aacd7e2 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27fb6caf-f757-44a3-8973-6ce72aacd7e2 (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 Rankin voted against the majority of South Carolina Senate Republicans 34 times; party unity 53%, the lowest of 46 in the South Carolina Senate (average 84%). ## What Rankin says (SC 2025–26 session) 8 classified statements: 8 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 | Rankin | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 | | Policy discussion | 75.0% | 37.3% | 8 of 355 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 | | Credit claiming | 50.0% | 15.4% | 5 of 355 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 | Most discussed policy areas: Energy 67% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Families 17% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); International Affairs 17% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Law 17% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.02 (standard error 0.01), from 450 donors and 845 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.5% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SC 2025–26 session) 640 roll calls. Attendance 93.2% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 53% (84%). 34 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · to adopt the conference report · H 4635 Physical Fitness Services · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4635/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · to adopt the conference report · H 3387 Unlawful occupants of property · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3387/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · to grant free conference powers · S 52 Driving under the influence · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S52/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · to adopt the conference report · H 4069 Patient-Friendly Billing · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4069/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · to override the veto · S 238 Sine Die · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S238/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · to concur · S 1043 Civil Air Patrol Leave Act · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1043/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · to adopt the conference report · H 4248 Food labeling · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4248/ ## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session) Sponsored 78 bills: 78 reached committee, 65 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 10 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 1157: Bobby Long Martin Highway (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1157/ - S 1133: Lonnie Hosey Purple Heart Highway (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1133/ - S 1121: Colonel Claude Davis (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1121/ - S 1108: Cornelia Brigham (passed both chambers, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1108/ - S 1100: Police Dogs and Horses (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1100/ - 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 $6,425 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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. - 2025-12-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/LukeRankinSC/status/2003861046503858186 - 2025-12-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/LukeRankinSC/status/2000576126167449814 - 2025-12-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LukeRankinSC/status/1995911248530051296 - 2025-11-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LukeRankinSC/status/1988320636356501686 - 2025-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LukeRankinSC/status/1978105854479003720 - 2025-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LukeRankinSC/status/1947706439394353659 - 2025-06-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LukeRankinSC/status/1938600057735086466 - 2025-05-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LukeRankinSC/status/1925609933103309256 ## Links - Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1511363455 - Campaign site: https://lukerankinsc.com/ - X: https://x.com/LukeRankinSC - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lukerankinsc Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27fb6caf-f757-44a3-8973-6ce72aacd7e2