# Tom Fernandez

Tom Fernandez is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 39
- Serving since: 2024-11-11
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/74b41634-f393-47b4-807b-124c14277ecb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/74b41634-f393-47b4-807b-124c14277ecb (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

Fernandez sits at +1.20 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.20 (standard error 0.04), from 88 donors and 216 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

616 roll calls. Attendance 88% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 79% (84%). 105 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-26 · voted not voting · to continue the Bill · H 5683 Redistricting, Congressional Districts · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5683/
- 2026-05-26 · voted not voting · Rule 15B · H 5683 Redistricting, Congressional Districts · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5683/
- 2026-05-22 · voted not voting · motion to suspend Rule 15 · H 5683 Redistricting, Congressional Districts · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5683/
- 2026-05-22 · voted not voting · motion to suspend Rule 15 · H 5683 Redistricting, Congressional Districts · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5683/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · to concur · S 832 University Campus Events Zoning · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S832/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · 3rd Reading · H 5018 Agency Head Salary Commission, Governor and Lt. Governor · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5018/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · to concur · H 3021 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3021/
- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · 3rd Reading · H 4591 Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4591/
- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · to concur · S 222 Utility terrain vehicle · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S222/
- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · 3rd Reading · H 4589 Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4589/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 80 bills: 80 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 66.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 35 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 1155: Dylan Carter (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1155/
- S 1137: Dorchester Academy Girls Basketball (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1137/
- S 1133: Lonnie Hosey Purple Heart Highway (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1133/
- S 1130: Apply Ethics Laws to Political Party Chairmen (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1130/
- S 1121: Colonel Claude Davis (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1121/
- S 1095: Prohibit Abortions (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1095/
- 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 $2,066 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0574999931
- Campaign site: https://tomfernandezforsenate.com/about/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomFernandezSC/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomFernandez1978
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfernandezsc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfernandezjdmba

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/74b41634-f393-47b4-807b-124c14277ecb