# Shane Massey Shane Massey is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 25. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 25 - Serving since: 2007-11-06 - Current term: SC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/340b7b78-4f07-49ef-8872-dab35cf48c5c Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/340b7b78-4f07-49ef-8872-dab35cf48c5c (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 Massey sits at +0.88 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State Senate Republicans. ## What Massey 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 Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Massey | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 | | Policy criticism | 20.0% | 9.5% | 57 of 355 | | Policy discussion | 20.0% | 37.3% | 284 of 355 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 | Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 100% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.88 (standard error 0.02), from 192 donors and 989 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SC 2025–26 session) 699 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 81% (84%). 60 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 110 bills: 110 reached committee, 71 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 64.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 38 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 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/ - S 1086: Pineview Coach Pitch DYB World Series Championship (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1086/ - S 1060: Educator Safety and Classroom Authority Act (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1060/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $15.2K (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. - 2026-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/shanemassey/status/2071226081835684241 - 2026-04-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/shanemassey/status/2039533876691845475 - 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/shanemassey/status/2034744832850051165 - 2025-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/shanemassey/status/1968368462956507228 - 2025-06-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/shanemassey/status/1939337057106551222 ## Links - Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1185227131 - Campaign site: https://senatormassey.com/ - X: https://x.com/shanemassey - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatormassey/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shanemassey.sc - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shaneforsenate Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/340b7b78-4f07-49ef-8872-dab35cf48c5c