# Larry Grooms

Larry Grooms is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate for district 37.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Carolina Senate, district 37
- Serving since: 1997-11-10
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cc6f617e-1af7-4aa5-a9cc-a2214b2c21e2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc6f617e-1af7-4aa5-a9cc-a2214b2c21e2 (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

Grooms missed 21% of 697 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the South Carolina Senate (average 92.7%).

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Grooms | 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 | 25.0% | 37.3% | 255 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 15.4% | 71 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 100% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); 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%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 454 donors and 820 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

697 roll calls. Attendance 79% (South Carolina Senate 92.7%). Party unity 93.5% (84%). 5 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 100 bills: 100 reached committee, 64 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 64.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina Senate 73.4%; rank 40 of 46).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 1201: William Ellington Sr. Bridge Naming (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1201/
- 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 1133: Lonnie Hosey Purple Heart Highway (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1133/
- S 1122: Textiles Revitalization (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1122/
- S 1121: Colonel Claude Davis (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1121/
- S 1083: Asphalt Pavement Association (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/S1083/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,750 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/larrygrooms/status/2076279956963725592
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/larrygrooms/status/2054275584016982300
- 2025-10-13 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/larrygrooms/status/1977801535703916952
- 2025-07-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/larrygrooms/status/1941839408296034601

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0729545367
- Campaign site: https://www.larrygrooms.com/
- X: https://x.com/larrygrooms
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LarryGroomsSC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LarryGrooms
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LarryGrooms
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrygrooms/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc6f617e-1af7-4aa5-a9cc-a2214b2c21e2