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 34)
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]

Electoral history

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2022 [7]
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%

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. "Josiah Magnuson - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved May 15, 2024.