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Paul Wickensimer

Republican · SC · South Carolina House of Representatives, District 22

Paul Wickensimer is a Republican representative for South Carolina House District 22 and a former Greenville County councilmember and clerk of court.

Where Paul Wickensimer stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (2 records), Labor Rights (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),

Opposes

Immigration (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record),

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support
  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 287, which limits vape sales to products cleared by the federal Food and Drug Administration. The South Carolina House passed it 66-33, and the act became law.

    January 21, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 171, which makes it illegal to put an unsafe used tire on a car or light truck. The South Carolina House passed it 79-23, and the act became law.

    May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 support
  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
  • Voted for the final state budget (H 5126) on August 11, 2026. The House adopted it 100-17.

    August 11, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: scstatehouse.gov

  • Voted for the Education Scholarship Trust Fund bill (S 62) on May 1, 2025. It gives state money to families for private school costs; the House approved it 73-32.

    May 1, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: scstatehouse.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 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

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • Voted to agree 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, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 oppose
  • Voted to agree 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, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for H 4762 on February 25, 2026. It lets schools adopt volunteer chaplain policies and allows the Ten Commandments and other historical documents to be displayed in classrooms; it passed 84-31.

    February 25, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: scstatehouse.gov

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support
  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — General

General · 8 records
  • Voted to override 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 to pass 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 to adopt 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 against 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 for H 4755 on February 11, 2026. It moved control of the judicial screening commission's staff and appointments toward the governor and barred sitting legislators from serving on it; it passed 86-25.

    February 11, 2026

    Source: scstatehouse.gov

  • Voted against 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted to pass 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

  • Retired on June 30, 2023, after 23 years as Greenville County clerk of court. He had earlier served 15 years on Greenville County Council.

    June 28, 2023

    Source: yahoo.com

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