# Tommy Pope

Tommy Pope is a Republican member of the South Carolina House for district 47.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina House, district 47
- Serving since: 2010-11-08
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7a31b7ee-6b6c-487b-bc69-c3c323357c05

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a31b7ee-6b6c-487b-bc69-c3c323357c05 (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

88% of the 1,180 bills Pope sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 124 in the South Carolina House.

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

52 classified statements: 52 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 | Pope | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 19.2% | 31.9% | 578 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 1.8% | 266 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.9% | 12.7% | 671 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Republicans 11%); Families 20% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Health 20% (State House Republicans 10%); Science, Technology, Communications 20% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 398 donors and 999 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

1,346 roll calls. Attendance 85% (South Carolina House 88%). Party unity 98.1% (93.8%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Concur in Senate Amendments · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted nay · Table Motion to Waive Rule 4.8 · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · 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 yea · Waive Rule 4.8 · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-11 · voted not voting · Table Motion to Reconsider · H 4042 Ivermectin · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4042/
- 2026-08-11 · voted not voting · Adopt Conference Report · H 5126 Budget · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5126/
- 2026-08-11 · voted not voting · Proviso to 117.220 · H 5126 Budget · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5126/
- 2026-08-11 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · Adopt Conference Report · H 3924 Hemp-derived ingestible · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3924/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1,180 bills: 1,180 reached committee, 1,036 passed one chamber, 104 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 87.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina House 96.3%; rank 124 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 $24.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2114748877417148555
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2101096131652690135
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2096665782750974131
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2096665881459732960
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2096666274830987774
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2096310945626657029
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2092321710590587362
- 2026-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2091318632349348009
- 2026-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2091539495233405328
- 2026-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/tommypopeSC/status/2091539637697208500

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1484090731
- Campaign site: https://tommypope.com/
- X: https://x.com/tommypopeSC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/popeforhouse47
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tommypope62
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tommypopesc/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tommypopeforhouse
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popeforhouse47
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-pope-94a54232/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a31b7ee-6b6c-487b-bc69-c3c323357c05