# Ryan McCabe

Ryan McCabe is a Republican member of the South Carolina House for district 96.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina House, district 96
- Serving since: 2020-11-09
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/68934441-84b3-48c7-b8a5-a694744f9e3b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68934441-84b3-48c7-b8a5-a694744f9e3b (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

McCabe sits at +0.91 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans.

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

13 classified statements: 13 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 | McCabe | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.7% | 2.9% | 85 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 15.4% | 9.3% | 167 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 38.5% | 31.9% | 292 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 20% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State House Republicans 12%); Families 20% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.91 (standard error 0.02), from 77 donors and 803 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

1,346 roll calls. Attendance 83% (South Carolina House 88%). Party unity 89% (93.8%). 181 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 not voting · 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 yea · 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 1,022 bills: 1,022 reached committee, 989 passed one chamber, 83 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 96.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina House 96.3%; rank 58 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 $5,702 (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.

- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/dryanm/status/2090918158164992013
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/dryanm/status/2087348633456755017
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dryanm/status/2011979904636895610
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/dryanm/status/2011981318125662227
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/dryanm/status/2011982066661966245
- 2025-12-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dryanm/status/1999264422062358593
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/dryanm/status/1996617553175871784
- 2025-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/dryanm/status/1969220904094708038
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/dryanm/status/1967807969770475747
- 2025-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/dryanm/status/1909253276320596428

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1206818037
- Campaign site: https://ryanmccabesc.com/
- X: https://x.com/dryanm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryanmccabesc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.mccabe.12327
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanmccabesc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-ryan-mccabe-aa2b823/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68934441-84b3-48c7-b8a5-a694744f9e3b