# Harvey Peeler

Harvey Peeler is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 14.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 14
- Serving since: 1981-01-14
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8b81073b-87da-4f5c-aacb-f387b69456cc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b81073b-87da-4f5c-aacb-f387b69456cc (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

Peeler has 1 classified statements in the SC 2025–26 session.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Peeler | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 352 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 247 donors and 1,005 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

706 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 92.5% (84%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · 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 yea · to adopt the conference report · H 4635 Physical Fitness Services · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4635/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · H 3387 Unlawful occupants of property · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3387/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to grant free conference powers · S 52 Driving under the influence · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S52/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · H 4069 Patient-Friendly Billing · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4069/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · 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 yea · to override the veto · S 238 Sine Die · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S238/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to concur · S 1043 Civil Air Patrol Leave Act · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1043/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · 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 nay · to adopt the conference report · H 4248 Food labeling · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4248/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 81 bills: 81 reached committee, 65 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 80.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 12 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 1161: Clemson Livestock-Poultry Health (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1161/
- S 1133: Lonnie Hosey Purple Heart Highway (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1133/
- S 1121: Colonel Claude Davis (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1121/
- S 1106: Public Institutions of Higher Learning disclosures (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1106/
- 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/
- S 1087: Multicultural Business Alliance Day in South Carolina (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1087/
- S 1086: Pineview Coach Pitch DYB World Series Championship (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1086/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.6K (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.

- 2025-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/harveypeeler/status/1892333821011333204

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1454545280
- Campaign site: https://www.harveypeeler.com/
- X: https://x.com/harveypeeler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harveypeeler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005656454709
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harveypeelersc/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b81073b-87da-4f5c-aacb-f387b69456cc
