Larry Grooms
South Carolina State Senator, District 37 since 2000. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 26 yrs
- Since 2000
- Bills became law
- 14
- 102 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 20.7%
- Chamber median 3.4%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +20.0
- Won 2020
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Transportation · chair
- Education
- Ethics
- Finance
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Grooms sits in the South Carolina State Senate
Grooms is closer to the center than 46% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Allen Blackmon, Tom Alexander, Tom Young
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Grooms’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the South Carolina State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Grooms’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Grooms | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | H 4709: US produced iron and steel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–2 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | H 4300: Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–3 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | H 4248: Food labeling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 33–5 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | S 428: Fraudulent Check Expungement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–3 |
| May 26, 2026 | H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 20–24 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Grooms was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina State Senate, District 37 | Won | — |
| 2020 | South Carolina State Senate, District 37 | Won | R+20.0 |
| 2016 | South Carolina State Senate, District 37 | Won | — |
| 2012 | South Carolina State Senate, District 37 | Won | — |
| 2008 | South Carolina State Senate, District 37 | Won | — |
| 2004 | South Carolina State Senate, District 37 | Won | R+27.4 |
| 2000 | South Carolina State Senate, District 37 | Won | R+2.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Grooms has held
- South Carolina State Senate, District 37 · since 2000
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Grooms has run against
- Kathryn B. Whitaker (D) · 2020 general, won
- Stewart Powell (D) · 2004 general, won
- George Bailey (D) · 2000 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Grooms
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/cc6f617e-1af7-4aa5-a9cc-a2214b2c21e2
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET