The South Carolina House Republican Caucus consists of all the Republican members of the State House of Representatives. Heading into the 2022-2024 session, the GOP holds 88 of the 124 House seats.

The members elect new leadership following the general election of all members every two years. In December 2022, the House elected Davey Hiott of Pickens – the 13th Republican Caucus leader and the 8th Republican Majority Leader.

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History

A Decade of Progress

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In 1981 Republicans held only 18 seats in the 124-member House. In December 1994, the South Carolina House made history by becoming the first legislative body in the South to be controlled by Republicans since Reconstruction ended in 1876. At that time, Rep. David Wilkins of Greenville became the first Republican Speaker of the South Carolina House in more than 118 years.

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Since then, voters across the South and West have handed over control of one or both of their legislative bodies to the GOP.

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Here in Columbia, the GOP has guided the state through two decades of progress on a conservative agenda that has reshaped South Carolina.

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In December 2014, Speaker, Rep. Jay Lucas, was elected followed by our current Speaker, Rep. G. Murrell Smith, who was elected in April 2022.