Bill Chumley
2010 - Present
2024
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Bill Chumley (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 35. He assumed office in 2010. His current term ends on November 11, 2024.
Chumley (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 35. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source] He advanced from the Republican primary on June 11, 2024.
Biography
Chumley is a Deacon. He owns four businesses and holds seven patents and three Federal trademarks. He owns Chumley Enterprises, a landscaping business, the Southern Shade Nursery, Reidville Products International, and home improvement hardware manufacturer Drainbox; all operate around the Spartanburg area.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Chumley was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Chumley was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Chumley was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs |
| • Regulations and Administrative Procedures |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Chumley served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs |
| • Regulations and Administrative Procedures |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Chumley served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Chumley served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs |
Issues
Affordable care act
In December 2012, Chumley and four other Republican representatives pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would criminalize the implementation of President Barack Obama's 2010 Affordable Care Act. Under the bill, any state official caught enforcing the healthcare law would be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a one thousand dollar fine, two-year imprisonment, or both. Federal employees caught enforcing the law would be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, subject to a five thousand dollar fine, five-year imprisonment, or both.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley is running in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on November 5, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley defeated Kevin Dunn in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Chumley | 55.3 | 2,551 |
 | Kevin Dunn | 44.7 | 2,060 | |
| Total votes: 4,611 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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- Frmr. President Donald Trump (Republican Party, Conservative Party)
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Chumley (R) | 98.0 | 12,269 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 249 | ||
| Total votes: 12,518 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bill Chumley advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley defeated Helen Pendarvis in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Chumley (R) | 68.0 | 19,296 |
| Helen Pendarvis (D) | 31.9 | 9,053 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 48 | ||
| Total votes: 28,397 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley defeated Chris Bennett in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Chumley | 53.4 | 1,441 |
 | Chris Bennett | 46.6 | 1,257 | |
| Total votes: 2,698 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Helen Pendarvis advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley and Chris Bennett advanced to a runoff. They defeated Garey Collins in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Chumley | 46.4 | 2,943 |
| ✔ | | Chris Bennett | 32.3 | 2,046 |
| Garey Collins | 21.3 | 1,350 | |
| Total votes: 6,339 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley defeated Helen Pendarvis in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Chumley (R) | 65.2 | 11,437 |
| Helen Pendarvis (D) | 34.6 | 6,071 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 17,541 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Helen Pendarvis advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on June 12, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Bill Chumley advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 on June 12, 2018.
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2016
Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.
Incumbent Bill Chumley ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 general election.[2][3]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 35 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bill Chumley Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 16,786 | |
| Total Votes | 16,786 | |||
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Incumbent Bill Chumley ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 Republican primary.[4][5]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 35 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Bill Chumley Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent Bill Chumley ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2012
Chumley defeated Kevin Owens in the Republican primary on June 12 and ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Bill Chumley Incumbent |
98.8% | 13,514 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 1.2% | 164 | |
| Total Votes | 13,678 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Bill Chumley Incumbent |
66% | 1,479 |
| Kevin Owens | 34% | 763 |
| Total Votes | 2,242 | |
2010
Chumley won election to the South Carolina House of Representatives, defeating Tom Davies (D) in the general election on November 2[12].
Chumley defeated incumbent Keith Kelly in the Republican primary on June 8 by a margin of 3,524-2,110. Kelly was seeking his third term.
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 35 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Bill Chumley (R)
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8,145 | 71.32% | ||
| Tom Davies (D, WF) | 2,943 | 28.55% | ||
| Write-In | 14 | 0.12% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2010
Chumley’s website highlighted the following campaign themes in two categories, Fiscal policy and Domestic policy:
Fiscal policy
- Economic Development
- Restructuring
- Taxes & Spending
- Transparency
Domestic policy
- Agriculture
- Education
- Immigration
- Judicial Reform
- Law Enforcement
- Marriage and Family
- Pro-Life
- Second amendment
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13.
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2020
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In 2020, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 25. The state Senate reconvened September to September 3. Both chambers reconvened September 15 to September 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 21.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 11.
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2016
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In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.
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In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6.
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2013
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In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20.
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2012
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In 2012, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 7.
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2011
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In 2011, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 2. On June 2, 2011, Governor Nikki Haley (R) attempted to call the legislature into an "emergency" special session to begin on June 7 to create the new South Carolina Department of Administration. A lawsuit was filed by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell (R), in which he contended that Haley's call for a special session was unconstitutional, and that it violated the state Constitution's requirement of separation of powers among the governor, legislature and courts.[13] On June 6, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled 3-2 against Governor Haley, stating that her order violated the Legislature's ability to set its calendar and agenda. The legislature met in a special redistricting session from June 14 - July 1.[14] The legislature re-convened July 26.[15]
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The Palmetto Liberty PAC Scorecard
The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, a conservative, pro-limited government think tank in South Carolina, releases its scorecard for South Carolina representatives and senators once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how he or she voted in the two-year legislative term prior to the election on specific issues that the Palametto Liberty PAC thinks are anti-limited government. "Most of the votes shown on the score card are votes that we lost. Now we can identify the Legislators that caused us to lose these votes. These Legislators are the ones who need to be replaced if we are to achieve the vision of having the most free state in the nation."[16]
2012
Bill Chumley received a score of 53% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 2nd out of all 124 South Carolina House of Representatives members.[17] His score was preceded by Joshua Putnam (54%) and followed by representatives Eric Bedingfield (47%), Tom Corbin (47%), and Marion Frye (47%).[18]
Personal
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Chumley and his wife, Faye have two grown sons and three grandchildren. Chumley's father, Rob, a magistrate judge, once ran for the House 35 seat himself. Chumley, a Redville, S.C. native, launched his own campaign on September 23, 2009.
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2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ usnews.com, "South Carolina Lawmakers Propose 5-Year Jail Sentence for 'Obamacare' Implementation," December 17, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official Primary Results," June 29, 2012
- ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ The State, "High court rules against Haley," June 6, 2011
- ↑ The Sun News, "S.C. House to have special session in June," May 6, 2011
- ↑ The Island Packet, "S.C. Senate OKs new congressional districted anchored in Beaufort County," June 29, 2011
- ↑ The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "Voting Records," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
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South Carolina House of Representatives District 35 2010-Present |
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