Robby Robbins
Photo: Airman Nahaku Takahashi, Public domain
RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Robby Robbins

South Carolina State Representative, District 97 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Carolina State Representative, District 97Born 1962

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
26
1007 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
4.7%
Chamber median 7.9%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+17.6
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.

  • Ethics
  • Judiciary

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 1,007 sponsored · 26 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
H 3021 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act
Became law Jul 2026
H 3387 Unlawful occupants of property
Became law Jul 2026
H 5113 Manufactured and modular homes
Became law Jun 2026
H 3768 Highway system construction
Became law Jun 2026
H 4591 Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media
Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Robbins sits in the South Carolina House of Representatives

Robbins is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianRobbinsMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Sylleste Davis, Jay Jordan, James Teeple

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET

With Robbins’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%

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: Robbins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillRobbinsRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Aug 25, 2026H 3305: Supplemental AppropriationsYesYesYesPassed 96–15
Aug 11, 2026H 4042: IvermectinNot votingNoYesPassed 43–51
May 14, 2026H 5122: Internet and Communications Service Providers EquipmentYesYesYesPassed 92–18
May 14, 2026H 4303: Cigarettes for heatingYesYesYesPassed 91–18
May 14, 2026H 4589: Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use TaxYesYesYesPassed 91–14

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Robbins 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026South Carolina House of Representatives, District 97WonR+17.6R+29.0−11.4
2024South Carolina House of Representatives, District 97Won—R+29.0—
2022South Carolina House of Representatives, District 97WonR+36.2——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$65.4K
Spent
$23.7K
Cash
$74.8K

Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:11 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Robert Robbins
State
Active

Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:11 AM ET

How we know Robbins

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET