Melissa Oremus
South Carolina State Representative, District 84 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 21
- 1057 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.3%
- Chamber median 7.9%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +9.7
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Labor, Commerce and Industry
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 Oremus sits in the South Carolina House of Representatives
Oremus is closer to the center than 21% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Adam Duncan, Luke Rankin, Greg Ford
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Oremus’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Oremus’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Oremus | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | H 3305: Supplemental Appropriations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 96–15 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | H 4042: Ivermectin | Not voting | No | Yes | 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 | No | 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 Oremus 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | R+9.7 | R+30.8 | −21.1 |
| 2024 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | — | R+30.8 | — |
| 2022 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $47.7K
- Spent
- $25.8K
- Cash
- $28.1K
Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission filings through Jun 22, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:11 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Melissa Lackey-Oremus State | Active |
Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission filings through Jun 22, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:11 AM ET
Seats Oremus has held
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 84 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Oremus has run against
- Darnell Holston (D) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)
How we know Oremus
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b3dcafed-7f7a-4b8b-8a5e-a517d768ed42
- Wikidata Q96002846
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET