Lee Bright

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Latest coverage: “Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case” (WPLG Local 10 – Main Feed, Aug 6, 2026). coverage, lean labeled ↗
Serves as State Senator, District 12 (South Carolina) since Jan 2026. github.com ↗

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Shor-McCarty · votesVery Conservative

More conservative than 99% of South Carolina Senate members

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Score+3.24 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median2.41 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+0.82)

Compared with116 members of South Carolina Senate members (1993–2022)

Covers2009–2016

● This person Democrats (44) Republicans (71)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsVery Conservative

More conservative than 85% of 2018 U.S. House candidates in South Carolina

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Score+1.43 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.11 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+1.32)

Compared with52 members of 2018 U.S. House candidates in South Carolina

Covers2004–2018

● This person Democrats (24) Republicans (26)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy caseWPLG Local 10 – Main Feed · Aug 6, 2026

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