Wes Climer
South Carolina State Senator, District 15 since 2016. Ran in 3 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 3. Won the 2026 race for South Carolina's 5th District.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 11
- 98 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.6%
- Chamber median 3.4%
- With party
- 92%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +5.7
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture and Natural Resources · chair
- Family and Veterans' Services
- Finance
- Labor, Commerce and Industry
- Legislative Oversight
- Transportation
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 Climer sits in the South Carolina State Senate
Climer is closer to the center than 20% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Richard Cash, Matt Leber, Rex Rice
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Climer’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans92%
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: Climer’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Climer | 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 | No | 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 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | H 3558: Commissioners to Article V Convention | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 20–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Climer 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 | U.S. House, SC-5 | Won | R+5.7 | R+23.1 | −17.4 |
| 2024 | South Carolina State Senate, District 15 | Won | R+52.6 | R+23.6 | +29.0 |
| 2020 | South Carolina State Senate, District 15 | Won | R+20.4 | — | — |
| 2016 | South Carolina State Senate, District 15 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $1.1M
- Spent
- $863.3K
- Cash
- $269.2K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| CLIMER FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Seats Climer has held
- South Carolina State Senate, District 15 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Climer has run against
- Mallory Dittmer (D) · 2026 election, won
- Sarah Work (I) · 2024 election, won
- Vickie Holt (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)
How we know Climer
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H6SC05202
- Open States ocd-person/cccdb27c-0ed3-4d26-b2e1-5dd7c94e79ab
- Wikidata Q96361629
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET