Josiah Magnuson

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Josiah Magnuson
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 38th district
Assumed office
November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)
Personal details
Born (1991-08-17) August 17, 1991 (age 32)
Greenville, South Carolina, US
Political party Republican

Josiah Magnuson (born August 17, 1991) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 38th district, serving since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party. [1] [2]

In 2019, during debate on a heartbeat bill, Nancy Mace, one of Magnuson's Republican colleagues in the South Carolina House, argued in favor of adding a rape and incest exception to the bill, and related her own experience of having been raped at age 16. Magnuson later distributed a series of postcards to each desk in the House that stated in part, “It is a twisted logic that would kill the unborn child for the misdeed of the parent.” [3] [4]

In 2021 Magnuson was elected as the Secretary of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus. [5] He also serves as 2nd Vice Chair of the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee, and is a member of the House Legislative Oversight Committee. [6]

In 2023, Magnuson was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty. [7] [8]

Electoral history

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2022 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) 12,875 98.40%
Republican Other/Write-in votes2151.60%
Total votes13,090 100.00%


South Carolina House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) 18,526 97.60%
Republican Other/Write-in votes4612.40%
Total votes18,987 100.00%


South Carolina House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) 11,106 98.00%
Republican Other/Write-in votes2222.00%
Total votes11,328 100.00%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 Republican primary, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) 3,078 69.00%
Republican Joan Clyborne1,38131.00%
Total votes4,459 100.00%


South Carolina House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Josiah Magnuson (unopposed) 13,956 100.00%
Total votes13,956 100.00%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 38 Republican primary, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Josiah Magnuson 2,034 57.67%
Republican Doug Brannon (incumbent)1,49342.33%
Total votes3,527 100.00%

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References

  1. ↑ "Josiah Magnuson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Josiah Magnuson". SC State House website. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ Melendez, Gerry. "GOP lawmaker shared story of her rape. Now she says she's under attack in abortion debate". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  4. ↑ Magnuson, Josiah. "Magnuson Op-Ed: Abortion controversy is much bigger than a postcard". charlestonpostandcourier. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  5. ↑ "South Carolina House Conservatives Form Own Freedom Caucus". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "H. 3549". South Carolina General Assembly.
  8. ↑ Stuart, Tessa (March 13, 2023). "21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions". Rolling Stone.
  9. ↑ "Josiah Magnuson - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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