# Shane Martin Shane Martin is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 13. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 13 - Serving since: 2008-11-10 - Current term: SC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/6409590b-b759-47e0-ba61-cfe5aee94228 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6409590b-b759-47e0-ba61-cfe5aee94228 (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 90% of the 67 bills Martin sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the South Carolina Senate. ## What Martin says (SC 2025–26 session) 124 classified statements: 124 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 | Martin | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.3% | 148 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 1.6% | 37.3% | 346 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 3.2% | 15.4% | 295 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Finance and Financial Sector 50% (State Senate Republicans 1.4%); 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%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 289 donors and 904 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SC 2025–26 session) 705 roll calls. Attendance 87% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 68% (84%). 56 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · to adopt the conference report · H 4635 Physical Fitness Services · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4635/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · to adopt the conference report · H 3387 Unlawful occupants of property · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3387/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · to grant free conference powers · S 52 Driving under the influence · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S52/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · to adopt the conference report · H 4069 Patient-Friendly Billing · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4069/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · to override the veto · S 238 Sine Die · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S238/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · to concur · S 1043 Civil Air Patrol Leave Act · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1043/ - 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · to adopt the conference report · H 4248 Food labeling · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4248/ ## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session) Sponsored 67 bills: 67 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 89.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 2 of 46). Recent sponsored bills: - S 1188: Jeremy Clements (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1188/ - 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 1178: Warden Jonathan Nance (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1178/ - S 1177: Spartanburg Day School Varsity Golf (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1177/ - S 1133: Lonnie Hosey Purple Heart Highway (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1133/ - S 1123: Property Rights Protection Act (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1123/ - 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/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $13.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 87% 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. - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2113011316503830983 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2110550086749143282 - 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2098611601448251827 - 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2096431244015804661 - 2026-08-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2093745824903713010 - 2026-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2079371060802183589 - 2026-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2077435181330243856 - 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2073231801732976942 - 2026-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2071070215853793665 - 2026-06-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/senshanemartin/status/2070370543732425031 ## Links - Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1179545313 - Campaign site: https://senatormartin.com/ - X: https://x.com/senshanemartin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenShaneMartin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.martin.5011 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senshanemartin/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6409590b-b759-47e0-ba61-cfe5aee94228