# Allen Blackmon Allen Blackmon is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 27. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 27 - Serving since: 2024-11-11 - Current term: SC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/52d28efd-d83d-4825-8572-c9e30b8d7c77 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/52d28efd-d83d-4825-8572-c9e30b8d7c77 (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 Blackmon reported $5,650 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.04), from 133 donors and 265 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SC 2025–26 session) 704 roll calls. Attendance 90.7% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 87% (84%). 19 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 93 bills: 93 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 64.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 39 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 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 1082: ALS Awareness Month (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1082/ - 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 $5,650 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0143749983 - Campaign site: https://allenblackmon.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Allen-Blackmon-100011793240688/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allenblackmonforscsenate - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allenblackmon12/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/52d28efd-d83d-4825-8572-c9e30b8d7c77