# Kambrell Garvin

Kambrell Garvin is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House for district 77.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: South Carolina House, district 77
- Serving since: 2018-11-12
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/904331e5-36ae-43d5-8e3e-62a845c7965e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/904331e5-36ae-43d5-8e3e-62a845c7965e (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

Garvin missed 18% of 1,346 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the South Carolina House (average 88%).

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

72 classified statements: 72 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Garvin | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.4% | 2.5% | 300 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.6% | 10.4% | 459 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 19.4% | 39.2% | 639 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 5.6% | 14.4% | 546 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 1.0% | 169 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 57% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 7.1% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.1% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 761 donors and 1,082 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

1,346 roll calls. Attendance 82% (South Carolina House 88%). Party unity 97.4% (93.8%). 12 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 yea · 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 yea · Table Motion to Reconsider · H 4042 Ivermectin · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4042/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · 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 1,018 bills: 1,018 reached committee, 988 passed one chamber, 82 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 97.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina House 96.3%; rank 47 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 $9,125 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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.

- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2103251319041495215
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2102477919306338766
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2080709596377726993
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2080712960381530127
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2076343212424167903
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2061844835984642219
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2059309623987896706
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2059317011386110322
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2059337714390966347
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Kambrell/status/2056705024575545613

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0657954467
- Campaign site: https://kambrellgarvin.com/
- X: https://x.com/Kambrell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kg4sc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kambrell.garvin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kambrellgarvin/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kg4sc/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kamstong
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@injuryattorneysc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kambrell-garvin-esq-mba-msed-5a5aab21/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/904331e5-36ae-43d5-8e3e-62a845c7965e