# Karl Allen

Karl Allen is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2012-12-12
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/946afea5-c89c-4a8f-a80e-a841bf7e899a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/946afea5-c89c-4a8f-a80e-a841bf7e899a (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

93% of the 70 bills Allen sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 46 in the South Carolina Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 160 donors and 909 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

686 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 95.0% (84%). 7 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · to adopt the conference report · H 4248 Food labeling · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4248/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 70 bills: 70 reached committee, 65 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 92.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 1 of 46).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 1236: Dr. Byron L. Battle Sr. Pastoral Anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1236/
- S 1229: Felicia Douglas Littlejohn (passed one chamber, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1229/
- S 1219: Southside High School Soccer (passed one chamber, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1219/
- 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 1179: Jack Logan (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1179/
- S 1170: Small Impressions Child Development Center (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1170/
- S 1154: Maxie Burton Concurrent (passed both chambers, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1154/
- S 1156: Alexander Johnson (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1156/
- S 1153: Horace Maxie Burton (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1153/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,850 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0015340908
- X: https://x.com/KarlAllenSC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorkarlallen/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karl.allen.50
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063728155587
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorkarlallen/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senkarlallen/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@karlallen4senate770
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@karlallen5364

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/946afea5-c89c-4a8f-a80e-a841bf7e899a