# Deon Tedder

Deon Tedder is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate for district 42.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 42
- Serving since: 2024-01-09
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4f07a054-384b-4fc7-b60a-f5848ea514d4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f07a054-384b-4fc7-b60a-f5848ea514d4 (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

8.0% of Tedder’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.4 times the State Senate Democrat average of 2.4%.

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

238 classified statements: 238 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 | Tedder | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.0% | 2.4% | 29 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 18.1% | 10.3% | 67 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 32.4% | 42.9% | 231 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 3.4% | 214 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 5.9% | 16.1% | 252 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 0.8% | 53 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 38% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Education 14% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 10% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.1% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.02), from 805 donors and 802 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

694 roll calls. Attendance 91.3% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 96.2% (84%). 16 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 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 91 bills: 91 reached committee, 71 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 78.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 15 of 46).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 1230: Frank Hatten Retirement (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1230/
- S 1224: Positive Vibes Ronjanae Smith, Inc. congratulating 5 years (passed one chamber, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1224/
- 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 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 1121: Colonel Claude Davis (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1121/
- S 1105: Companion to 492DG: "Alpha Day" at the State House (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1105/
- 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 $21.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 80% 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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2112183180111286386
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2111896134100627948
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2109618132868350369
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2108728831544901926
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2108730066570244198
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2103332169657815190
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2098507963795186103
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2098099842236973449
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2094633930322305289
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/deon_tedder/status/2093736982115491893

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1811931601
- Campaign site: https://deontedder.com/
- X: https://x.com/deon_tedder
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deon.tedder
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deonteddersc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deontedder_esq/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deon-tedder-esquire-60108063/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f07a054-384b-4fc7-b60a-f5848ea514d4