Chandra Dillard
Democratic · SC · South Carolina State Representative, District 23
South Carolina State Representative Chandra Dillard serves as Deputy Minority Leader and on the Ways and Means Committee. She previously served on Greenville City Council and is Furman University’s Director of Community Relations.
Where Chandra Dillard stands, based on their records
Supports
Labor Rights (1 record), Government Efficiency (3 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records),
Track record
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Voted to pass H 3645, a bill to increase paid parental leave for state employees. The South Carolina House passed it 80-31. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.
April 29, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Lead sponsor of a new state law letting housing authorities send an employee or manager to speak for them in magistrate court, the local court for small cases. Signed May 19, 2026 (House Bill 3335, Act 233).
May 19, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Sponsored a South Carolina law letting public housing authorities name someone to speak for them in magistrates court, the local small-claims and eviction court. The House agreed 113-0 to the Senate's changes, and the governor signed it as Act 233 of 2026.
May 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Voted yea on passage of H3335, which changed how a housing authority may designate an employee or manager to represent it in magistrates court.
May 1, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Voted to agree to the Senate's changes to House Bill 3276, the Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act, which bars drivers from holding a phone. The South Carolina House voted 77-37 to accept the Senate's version, and the act became law.
May 7, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored H3340, which became Act 63 and established missing-person alerts using wireless alerts, transportation signs, SLED alerts, and media notifications.
May 19, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Also on this bill
- February 22, 2023 · Voted yea on passage of H3340, the bill creating missing-person alerts for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or developmental disabilities. (Supports Public Safety and Crime Control)
Voted yea on passage of H3340, the bill creating missing-person alerts for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or developmental disabilities.
February 22, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Also on this bill
- May 19, 2023 · Sponsored H3340, which became Act 63 and established missing-person alerts using wireless alerts, transportation signs, SLED alerts, and media notifications. (Supports Public Safety and Crime Control)
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Introduced H3339 proposing to extend the nonpayment eviction notice period from five to ten days under specified conditions.
January 14, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Introduced H3336 proposing to expand housing-discrimination protections to disability and source of income.
January 14, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Introduced H4213 proposing to let local governments use specified tax revenues and bonds for workforce housing.
March 29, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted to pass H 3645, a bill to increase paid parental leave for state employees. The South Carolina House passed it 80-31. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.
April 29, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Introduced H3337, the Aging with Dignity Act, proposing a $1,000 income-tax credit for taxpayers caring for a senior family member who met the bill’s certification requirements.
January 14, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Introduced H3336 proposing to expand housing-discrimination protections to disability and source of income.
January 14, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: scstatehouse.gov
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Was listed by the South Carolina House Democratic Caucus as Deputy Minority Leader for District 23 and a Ways and Means member.
August 20, 2026
Source: schousedems.com
Voted against overriding the Governor's veto of House Bill 3558, which set the rules for South Carolina's commissioners to an Article V constitutional convention. The House voted 74-27 to override and the Senate followed 20-5, so the act became law as Act 247.
June 25, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 5683, a bill to redraw South Carolina's seven U.S. House districts. The South Carolina House passed it 74-37. The Senate voted to continue the bill, so it has not passed and is not law.
May 20, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against the conference report on Senate Bill 508, which widened which monuments and memorials may not be moved without the General Assembly's approval. The South Carolina House adopted the report 79-28, and it became law as Act 224.
May 14, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 933, which set legislator pay at $15,000 plus a $32,500 in-district allowance. The South Carolina House passed it 59-48, and it became law as Act 200.
May 13, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against agreeing to the Senate's changes to House Bill 4756, the Student Physical Privacy Act, separating school restrooms and locker rooms by birth sex. The South Carolina House voted 77-31 to accept the Senate's version, and the act became law.
April 15, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against H 4764, a bill to require every jail-running agency to sign a federal immigration enforcement agreement. The South Carolina House passed it 84-26. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.
April 2, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against H 4767, a bill to ban noncompete clauses in doctors' employment contracts. The South Carolina House passed it 58-53. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.
March 26, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against agreeing to the Senate's changes to House Bill 4216, an income tax cut: 1.99 percent on the first $30,000, 5.21 percent above. The South Carolina House voted 71-49 to accept the Senate's version, and the act became law.
March 10, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against H 4760, a bill to make giving a pregnant woman abortion-inducing drugs a felony. The South Carolina House passed it 76-28. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.
February 5, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 214, which rewrote the Commission for Minority Affairs as the Commission for Community Advancement and Engagement. The South Carolina House passed it 76-31, and the act became law.
May 7, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against H 3045, a bill to create the crime of obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse. The South Carolina House passed it 76-20. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.
April 2, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against H 3927, the Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity Act, a bill to bar diversity offices in government and schools. The South Carolina House passed it 82-32. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.
April 2, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Chandra Dillard ran in:
- South Carolina House of Representatives District 23 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 23; South Carolina · incumbent