Political career
South Carolina State House of Representatives
In the 2022 general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 116, [3] Leber defeated Democratic incumbent Chardale Murray. [4] Representative Leber served as Chairman of the Freshman Caucus,on the House Judiciary Committee,and on the newly formed standing House Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI). [5] [2]
South Carolina State Senate
In September 2023,Leber announced his candidacy for South Carolina State Senate District 41. [6] In June 2024,he defeated incumbent Senator Sandy Senn in the Republican Primary to become the Nominee. [1]
Leber faced Democrat Rita Adkins in the general election. [7] [8] On November 5,2024,he defeated Adkins to become the next Senator. [9]
In August 2025,Leber's wife publicly accused him of engaging in an affair with a paid political consultant, [10] prompting South Carolina Democrats to call for his resignation. [11]
Endorsements
In April 2023,Leber was the first South Carolina lawmaker to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy in the 2024 presidential election. [12] Leber served as Ramaswamy's State Chair for South Carolina. [13] After Ramaswamy suspended his presidential campaign,Leber joined Ramaswamy in endorsing former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary. [14]
Positions
Leber supports the Second Amendment and has an A rating from the NRA. [15] In 2024,he voted for Constitutional Carry,also known as permitless carry,speaking out against Senate amendments applying increased penalties on non permit holders,calling them unconstitutional and stating,"we cannot have a different class of citizens in America." [16]
Leber sponsored a bill criminalizing the trafficking of fentanyl and was instrumental in pushing it through the House Judiciary Committee. [17] [18] Leber has repeatedly called for increased security along the US Mexico border to combat drug trafficking and has proposed measures to dissuade illegal aliens from coming to South Carolina. [19] During Leber's 2022 House race,State Representative Wendell Gilliard accused Leber of having participated in armed patrols on the US Mexico border and having "direct ties to the Three Percenters". [20]
Matt Leber describes himself as pro-life and voted for the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act. [21] [22]
Leber supports term limits. [23]
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