Club Awards Taxpayer Hero and Taxpayer Zero Awards

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Facing an increasing threat of legislation at the Statehouse that limits economic opportunity, the South Carolina Club for Growth Foundation has released its interim legislative scorecards covering the 2019 legislative session. Legislators scoring an “A” received the sought-after “Taxpayer Hero” award while those scoring an “F” were branded a “Taxpayer Zero.”

Selling Santee Cooper (which the Club supports), judicial selections, and pork-barrel spending projects were among the votes scored by the conservative watchdog group.

During the first half of the 2-year session only five (5) Senators and seven (7) Representatives earned an “A.”

Senate Taxpayer Heroes
Richard Cash
Shane Massey
Rex Rice
Tom Corbin
Tom Young

House of Representative Taxpayer Heroes
Steven Long
Josiah Magnuson
Ashley Trantham
Nancy Mace
Bill Chumley
Adam Morgan
Jonathon Hill

Note: Freshman House member Stewart Jones earned a perfect score but was ineligible for the award due to his mid-session arrival.

Complete scorecards can be found on the SC Club for Growth’s website, https://www.SCClubForGrowth.org/scorecards

Scores are based on a thorough analysis of the thousands of votes taken last session with a focus on the budget process, government reform and restructuring, and pro or anti-growth policies.

A pro-growth vote received the maximum number of points, while a vote against the pro-growth position received no points. In certain circumstances, points were deducted from legislators for changing a vote. If a legislator went on record as abstaining from a vote – due to a conflict of interest – that vote was not factored into their total score.

The SC Club for Growth Foundation Scorecard only looks at votes on the floor of the Senate and House or Representatives. It does not take into consideration a legislator’s work outside of the chambers.