Michael Rivers
South Carolina State Representative, District 121 since 2016. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 18
- 966 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.9%
- Chamber median 7.9%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +16.2
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education and Public Works
- Legislative Oversight
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 Rivers sits in the South Carolina House of Representatives
Rivers is closer to the center than 10% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Chandra Dillard, John King, Wendell Gilliard
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Rivers’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Rivers’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Rivers | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | H 3305: Supplemental Appropriations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 96–15 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | H 4042: Ivermectin | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 43–51 |
| May 14, 2026 | H 5122: Internet and Communications Service Providers Equipment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 92–18 |
| May 14, 2026 | H 4303: Cigarettes for heating | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 91–18 |
| May 14, 2026 | H 4589: Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 91–14 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Rivers 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 House of Representatives, District 121 | Won | D+16.2 |
| 2022 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 121 | Won | D+14.6 |
| 2020 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 121 | Won | D+26.7 |
| 2018 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 121 | Won | — |
| 2016 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 121 | Won | D+23.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Rivers has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rivers has run against
- Shelley Gay Yuhas (R) · 2024 general, won
- Eric J. Erickson (R) · 2022 general, won
- Eric Erickson (R) · 2020 general, won
- James Broderick (R) · 2016 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Rivers
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ebf046cf-233e-4c98-b78e-4cefbb07615b
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET