RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Steven Long

South Carolina State Representative, District 37 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Carolina State Representative, District 37Born 1994

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 11; 1040 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.3%; Chamber median 7.9%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +12.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Regulations, Administrative Procedures, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 1,040 sponsored · 11 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 5093 Gross proceeds
Became law Jun 2026

H 5073 Public school grading
Became law Jun 2026

H 3049 Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act
Became law May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Long sits in the South Carolina House of Representatives

Long is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Daniel Gibson, Brian Lawson, Bill Whitmire

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

With Long’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%

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

Date	Bill	Long	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Aug 25, 2026	H 3305: Supplemental Appropriations	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 96–15
Aug 11, 2026	H 4042: Ivermectin	No	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	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 Long was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37

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 37	Won	R+12.6	R+36.2	−23.6
2024	South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37	Won	—	R+36.2	—
2022	South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37	Won	—	—	—
2020	South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37	Won	—	—	—
2018	South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37	Won	—	—	—
2016	South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37	Won	R+39.4	—	—