# Jason Elliott

Jason Elliott is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2016-11-14
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3d40ff3f-ddbf-4611-a366-9be7d55b9247

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d40ff3f-ddbf-4611-a366-9be7d55b9247 (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

Elliott reported $5,100 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

10 classified statements: 10 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 | Elliott | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 10.0% | 37.3% | 330 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 100% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); 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 +0.23 (standard error 0.02), from 341 donors and 1,110 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

704 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 73% (84%). 26 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 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/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · 2nd Reading · H 4300 Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4300/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 98 bills: 98 reached committee, 66 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 67.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 33 of 46).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 1234: Sally Karr Leonard (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1234/
- 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 1150: Nonferrous metals (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1150/
- S 1144: Congregation Beth Israel (passed both chambers, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1144/
- 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 1103: Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1103/
- 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 $5,100 (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.

- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/2006574930952179714
- 2025-12-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/1995533058993451349
- 2025-11-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/1984416430037844231
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/1979642452463218965
- 2025-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/1973508199199514760
- 2025-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/1973508448366239804
- 2025-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/1948203214077096360
- 2025-07-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/1945565033917813123
- 2025-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/1930411185922273757
- 2025-03-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jelliottsc/status/1901073148134424824

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0529545391
- Campaign site: https://www.votejasonelliott.com/
- X: https://x.com/jelliottsc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votejasonelliott
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1049561457
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votejasonelliott
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonelliottsc/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d40ff3f-ddbf-4611-a366-9be7d55b9247
