# Rob Harris

Rob Harris is a Republican member of the South Carolina House for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina House, district 36
- Serving since: 2022-11-14
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5bc3db4e-8055-4952-a217-1520e26c8929

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5bc3db4e-8055-4952-a217-1520e26c8929 (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

Harris sits at +1.03 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans.

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

119 classified statements: 119 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Harris | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.5% | 2.9% | 271 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 24.4% | 9.3% | 69 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 47.9% | 31.9% | 160 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 10.9% | 12.7% | 381 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.4% | 224 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 49% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%); Law 8.8% (State House Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.03 (standard error 0.03), from 224 donors and 555 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

1,346 roll calls. Attendance 90% (South Carolina House 88%). Party unity 81% (93.8%). 291 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-25 · voted nay · Concur in Senate Amendments · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Table Motion to Waive Rule 4.8 · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted nay · Table Amendment 1A · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted nay · Table Amendment 2A · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted nay · Waive Rule 4.8 · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-11 · voted nay · Table Motion to Reconsider · H 4042 Ivermectin · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4042/
- 2026-08-11 · voted nay · Adopt Conference Report · H 5126 Budget · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5126/
- 2026-08-11 · voted nay · Proviso to 117.220 · H 5126 Budget · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5126/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · Concur in Senate Amendments · H 4300 Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4300/
- 2026-06-25 · voted nay · Adopt Conference Report · H 3924 Hemp-derived ingestible · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3924/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1,014 bills: 1,014 reached committee, 981 passed one chamber, 77 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 96.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina House 96.3%; rank 60 of 124).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5810: UNESCO Middle Passage Marker (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5810/
- H 5806: Pastor Sammie D. Simmons Day in SC (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5806/
- H 5800: Friendship United Methodist Church 160th Anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5800/
- H 5807: Alica James obituary and memorial service (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5807/
- H 5795: Katherine Liles, sympathy (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5795/
- H 5799: Harold Waynick sympathy (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5799/
- H 5797: Jack J. Parrish Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5797/
- H 5808: Cpt. Reed Koepp retirement (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5808/
- H 5798: Mark Williams (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5798/
- H 5802: Irmo Insurance Agency, 50th anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5802/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2111057726700650538
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2090155054867141060
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2086980636246470662
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2087193265468559801
- 2026-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2084232250724327658
- 2026-07-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2077937172250857748
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2071085523796410858
- 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2068301695830905085
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2067217195008917631
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/HarrisForSC/status/2065619301772513558

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0764772636
- Campaign site: https://www.harrisforsc.com/
- X: https://x.com/HarrisForSC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarrisForSC
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harrisforsc/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5bc3db4e-8055-4952-a217-1520e26c8929