# Jeffrey Graham Jeffrey Graham is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate for district 35. - Party: Democrat - Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 35 - Serving since: 2024-11-11 - Current term: SC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2a153d17-d828-4285-a361-fb9f736dd388 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a153d17-d828-4285-a361-fb9f736dd388 (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 Graham sits at −0.44 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 79% of State Senate Democrats. ## What Graham says (SC 2025–26 session) 5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Graham | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 | | Policy discussion | 20.0% | 42.9% | 291 of 330 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 | | Credit claiming | 20.0% | 16.1% | 115 of 330 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 | Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 100% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.44 (standard error 0.04), from 286 donors and 278 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (SC 2025–26 session) 702 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 97.4% (84%). 3 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 95 bills: 95 reached committee, 75 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 79.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 14 of 46). Recent sponsored bills: - S 1235: Cynthia Lara (passed one chamber, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1235/ - S 1221: Major Capers Concurrent Resolution (passed both chambers, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1221/ - 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 1183: Rafting Creek Elementary (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1183/ - S 1136: Pearl Fryar (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1136/ - 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 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/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $51.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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. - 2025-07-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffreyrgraham/status/1949421682059284947 - 2025-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffreyrgraham/status/1913663362006724887 - 2025-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffreyrgraham/status/1897098619905564873 - 2025-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffreyrgraham/status/1897295579988013079 - 2025-01-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jeffreyrgraham/status/1878181798317801824 ## Links - Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0703124916 - Campaign site: https://www.jeffreygrahamforscsenate.com/ - X: https://x.com/jeffreyrgraham - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Jeffrey-Graham-for-SC-State-Senate/61556986302866/?mibextid=opq0tG - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-graham-40912160/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a153d17-d828-4285-a361-fb9f736dd388