# Mike Reichenbach

Mike Reichenbach is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2022-04-06
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c2a237ba-67b6-4280-9cf2-430f1d10d28e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2a237ba-67b6-4280-9cf2-430f1d10d28e (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

Reichenbach sits at +0.66 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 88% of State Senate Republicans.

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

13 classified statements: 13 posts 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 | Reichenbach | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 30.8% | 37.3% | 226 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 30.8% | 15.4% | 46 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 75% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Education 25% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.03), from 386 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

705 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 98.7% (84%). 21 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 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 88 bills: 88 reached committee, 65 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 24 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 1171: Power of Prayer Foster Care Initiative (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1171/
- S 1133: Lonnie Hosey Purple Heart Highway (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1133/
- S 1130: Apply Ethics Laws to Political Party Chairmen (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1130/
- S 1121: Colonel Claude Davis (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1121/
- 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 1067: Kings Academy Volleyball (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1067/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,316 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 64% 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.

- 2025-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1968694779929063793
- 2025-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1968309292815298777
- 2025-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1968309916403458238
- 2025-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1968310138458268073
- 2025-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1968310897568588027
- 2025-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1968311180503716281
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1933634786322465191
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1933635541192638937
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1933635951495917768
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeForSC/status/1933636500706799884

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1528408908
- Campaign site: https://www.mikeforsc.com/
- X: https://x.com/MikeForSC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.reichenbach.39
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeforsc/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGJsx7AfJvAs_I4A9_r4TzQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-reichenbach-a034bb7/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2a237ba-67b6-4280-9cf2-430f1d10d28e