2026 election · U.S. House
2026 South Carolina House race — William R. Timmons IV's seat
Incumbent: William R. Timmons IV (Republican) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (8) ▾
- 2020 Election: Joined a Supreme Court case seeking to discard presidential election votes in several states won by Biden, aligning with efforts to challenge the 2020 election results. [1]
- 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill: Praised the 2025 'One Big Beautiful Bill' for securing the border, cutting mandatory spending, reducing the deficit, and protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. [1]
- Abortion: Describes himself as pro-life, believes life begins at conception, and has sponsored legislation to protect infant survivors of abortion while opposing taxpayer-funded abortion. [1][2]
- Budget & Fiscal Policy: Supports a balanced budget amendment, opposes earmark spending, and voted against large COVID-19 relief packages including the $900 billion 2020 bill and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. [1]
- Civil Rights: Voted against the Equality Act, opposing new federal LGBTQ protections, while supporting keeping the ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment. [1]
- Immigration: Supports building a border wall, ending sanctuary cities and chain migration, and shifting to merit-based immigration; backed the 2025 bill fully funding the wall and restoring Trump-era immigration enforcement policies. [1][2]
- Labor & Jobs: Supports right-to-work laws and voted against the PRO Act, which would have expanded union organizing and collective bargaining protections. [1]
- Taxation & Corporations: Favors lower corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth and opposes federal spending as a driver of the economy. [1]
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