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Curtis Loftis

Republican · SC · South Carolina State Treasurer

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South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis manages and invests state funds and oversees statewide savings and unclaimed-property programs. He has served as treasurer since 2011 and graduated from the University of South Carolina.

Where Curtis Loftis stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Spending Reduction (1 record)

Campaign Finance Information — State Treasurer

Campaign Finance Information · State Treasurer · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 29, 2026

Raised
$98,935
Spent
$180,115
Cash on hand
$10,101

Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.

Occupation and contribution-size breakdowns use itemized contributions; filings may aggregate contributions of $100 or less, and a candidate's personal contributions may not be itemized.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Personal$81,000
  • attorney$7,500
  • Auditor$3,500
  • Retired$1,100
  • Business Owner$1,000
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$77,000
  • $1,000-$4,999$20,000
  • $500-$999$1,500
  • $100-$249$350
  • $1-$99$85

Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission · 2026 cycle · ethicsfiling.sc.gov

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support

  • During his tenure, the South Carolina Treasurer's Office reported that Loftis oversaw bond sales and contract changes that saved taxpayers money, including more than $530 million through strategic bond sales and nearly $5 million in projected merchant-card fee savings.

    August 1, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: treasurer.sc.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — General

General · 1 record

  • On 2025-04-10, State Treasurer Curtis Loftis filed an original-jurisdiction petition in the South Carolina Supreme Court seeking to halt a Senate removal hearing and asking the court to decide whether the constitutional removal provision applied to the Treasurer.

    April 10, 2025

    Source: treasurer.sc.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — Candidate Ethics

Candidate Ethics · 2 records

  • On 2025-04-21, the South Carolina Senate adopted S. 534 by a 33-8 roll call, formally finding that State Treasurer Curtis Loftis's actions constituted willful neglect of duty and sending the removal resolution to the House.

    April 21, 2025

    Source: scstatehouse.gov · researched September 9, 2026

  • On 2016-10-26, a South Carolina State Ethics Commission hearing panel issued a decision and order imposing a public reprimand and administrative penalty on State Treasurer Curtis Loftis concerning his hiring of a close associate as co-counsel in litigation involving the state.

    October 26, 2016

    Source: workforsc.org · researched September 9, 2026

Race Curtis Loftis is in:

Profile last researched August 29, 2026.