# Brian Adams

Brian Adams is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 44.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 44
- Serving since: 2020-11-09
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9f665ce8-ed4c-4bef-841f-3036ac03a181

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9f665ce8-ed4c-4bef-841f-3036ac03a181 (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

Adams reported $3,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 99 donors and 739 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

703 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 76% (84%). 23 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 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 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 · 2nd Reading · H 4300 Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4300/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · S 11 Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S11/
- 2026-06-25 · voted yea · to adopt the conference report · H 3924 Hemp-derived ingestible · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3924/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 95 bills: 95 reached committee, 62 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 65.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 36 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 1181: Melinda Pounder (passed both chambers, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1181/
- 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 1101: Drug Free Homeless Service Zones (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1101/
- S 1100: Police Dogs and Horses (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1100/
- S 1102: Designated camp sites for the homeless population (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1102/
- 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 $3,000 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0002272727
- Campaign site: https://www.brianadamsforscsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/AdamsforSC44
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adamsforsc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005500060718
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-adams-9042a074/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9f665ce8-ed4c-4bef-841f-3036ac03a181