# Josiah Magnuson

Josiah Magnuson is a Republican member of the South Carolina House for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina House, district 38
- Serving since: 2016-11-14
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6db09ea1-fe89-497a-8502-dce892c13fe8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6db09ea1-fe89-497a-8502-dce892c13fe8 (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

Magnuson sits at +1.06 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans.

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

162 classified statements: 162 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 | Magnuson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.9% | 207 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 11.1% | 9.3% | 249 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.0% | 31.9% | 429 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.7% | 1.8% | 123 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.0% | 12.7% | 447 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.1% | 1.4% | 127 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 30% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Health 11% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.06 (standard error 0.02), from 437 donors and 1,138 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 95.3% (South Carolina House 88%). Party unity 85% (93.8%). 258 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 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 1,061 bills: 1,061 reached committee, 995 passed one chamber, 82 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 93.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina House 96.3%; rank 115 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 $42.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2110820611266396669
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2110821121755156587
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2110883009658343560
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2108766499163066780
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2107614480721174949
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2106025009949089794
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2103553923344929138
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2100784736901677260
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2100972265215049941
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson/status/2100978401406316555

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1130965774
- Campaign site: https://www.josiahmagnuson.com/
- X: https://x.com/JosiahMagnuson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnusonsc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rjosiahm
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rjosiahm/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@r.josiahmagnuson1632
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rep.josiahmagnuson836
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josiah-magnuson-1983208b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6db09ea1-fe89-497a-8502-dce892c13fe8