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State of South Carolina
Joe Cunningham
Governor of South Carolina (2026 D Candidate · former rep SC-01 · 2022 D nominee)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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✝ God First
0/ 70
🏛️ State First
0/ 30
National Rank
#8,657 of 8,966 · bottom 3.4% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
June 9, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Official Profile
Former U.S. Representative SC-01 (2019-2021), 2022 D nominee for SC Governor (lost to McMaster). Charleston attorney. Likely 2026 D candidate.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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1 claim
Identifies as pro-choice and ran his 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial campaign explicitly as a check on abortion restrictions, declaring 'the only thing standing in the way of full government control of women's bodies is my veto pen.' As a congressman (2019-2021), consistently voted against pro-life legislation per the SBA Pro-Life America scorecard.
- wspa.comUnclassified
- SBA Pro-Life AmericaRight Advocacy
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
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Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
FALSE (0)
Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Cosponsored the Equality Act (H.R.5, 116th Congress, 2019), which would extend federal civil-rights protections to sexual orientation and gender identity across employment, housing, and public accommodations — explicitly rejecting any one-man-one-woman standard in federal law.
- GovTrack.usReference
- Congress.govOfficial
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
FALSE (0)
1 claim
As SC-01 congressman in 2019, co-authored the Enhanced Background Checks Act with Rep. Clyburn to eliminate the 'Charleston Loophole,' which allows gun sales to proceed if background checks aren't completed within three days; as the 2022 Democratic gubernatorial nominee also proposed universal background checks for all private and gun-show sales in South Carolina — actively expanding firearms purchase restrictions.
- U.S. HouseOfficial
- counton2.comUnclassified
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
FALSE (0)
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
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Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
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Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
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Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
FALSE (0)
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
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Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
FALSE (0)
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
FALSE (0)
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
FALSE (0)
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
FALSE (0)
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