← Back to election

Candidate profile

Database-backed profile

Bill Whitmire

South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 1 • Party: Republican

Factual metadata

Bill Whitmire candidate profile assembled from imported source documents and evidence claims.

Candidate actions

Keep this research tied to your ballot

Move from this profile back into the matched race, private ballot plan, or correction workflow without dropping voter lookup context.

Context preserved

Active ballot context

Election: sc-candidate-profile-enrichment

Candidate actions preserve this context, including exact precinct when available, so polling-place-aware research does not fall back to a generic ballot. Your address stays in a private cookie and is never added to these links.

Basic biography

Age and career facts

Age
Not sourced yet
Career
Not sourced yet

Career record

Public career

  • Bill Whitmire is listed as a candidate for South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 1.

Career record

Private career

  • Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Jobs and economy: technology, food security, and inclusive economic growth." (pg.
  • Bill Whitmire's upstatetoday.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Civil liberties and privacy: Don't have the app? What we do Features Blog Security For Business Who we are About us Careers Brand Center Privacy Use WhatsApp Android iPhone Mac/PC WhatsApp Web

Profile-relevant media

Quotes, posts, and clips tied to this values profile

5 items

Ballotpedia questionnaire

Cost of living

“District 96 Vivian Elston * Perry Finch Hunter Hackett Scotty Whetstone District 97 Cathy Jaggars *   Robby Robbins * (i) District 98 Sonja Ogletree Satani * Greg Ford * (i) District 99 Jacob Goddard Samuel Price Jarrod Brooks Kristy Gore David Herndon Shawn Pinkston District 100 Crystal Campbell * Sylleste Davis * (i) District 101 Roger Kirby  (i) Martin Cunningham Cheryl Lane Arnie Borowsky * District 102 Montez Aiken Katie McCravy Harriet Holman * (i) District 103 Carl Anderson  (i) Wendell Padgett The Republican primary was canceled.”

Touches Economic opportunity, Fair taxation; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia

Report source issue

Ballotpedia questionnaire

Infrastructure

“Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmon District 116 Clay N.”

Touches Infrastructure reliability; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia

Report source issue

Campaign post / platform

Environment and energy

“impact all of us, from climate change and global health to human rights,”

Touches Environmental stewardship, Infrastructure reliability; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • National Defense

Report source issue

Campaign promises

Top campaign promises

Campaign promises

Cost of living

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Cost of living: District 96 Vivian Elston * Perry Finch Hunter Hackett Scotty Whetstone District 97 Cathy Jaggars *   Robby Robbins * (i) District 98 Sonja Ogletree Satani * Greg Ford * (i) District 99 Jacob Goddard Samuel Price Jarrod Brooks Kristy Gore David

“District 96 Vivian Elston * Perry Finch Hunter Hackett Scotty Whetstone District 97 Cathy Jaggars *   Robby Robbins * (i) District 98 Sonja Ogletree Satani * Greg Ford * (i) District 99 Jacob Goddard Samuel Price Jarrod Brooks Kristy Gore David Herndon Shawn Pinkston District 100 Crystal Campbell * Sylleste Davis * (i) District 101 Roger Kirby  (i) Martin Cunningham Cheryl Lane Arnie Borowsky * District 102 Montez Aiken Katie McCravy Harriet Holman * (i) District 103 Carl Anderson  (i) Wendell Padgett The Republican primary was canceled.” • South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia

Report source issue

Campaign promises

Infrastructure

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Infrastructure: Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmo

“Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmon District 116 Clay N.” • South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia

Report source issue

Campaign promises

Environment and energy

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Environment and energy: impact all of us, from climate change and global health to human rights,

“impact all of us, from climate change and global health to human rights,” • National Defense

Report source issue

Policy plans

Major concrete policy plans

Policy plans

Infrastructure

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Infrastructure: Commitment to our values at home and abroad requires working alongside

“Commitment to our values at home and abroad requires working alongside” • National Defense

Report source issue

Policy plans

Healthcare

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: However, many in today’s society believe that a right to healthcare should be included in that list—a fundamental right afforded to every American.

“However, many in today’s society believe that a right to healthcare should be included in that list—a fundamental right afforded to every American.” • Healthcare

Report source issue

Policy plans

Taxes and spending

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Taxes and spending: unpaid Family Caregivers through Tax Credits and reduced red tape." (pg. 17): "We will restore Trump Administration reforms to expand

“unpaid Family Caregivers through Tax Credits and reduced red tape." (pg. 17): "We will restore Trump Administration reforms to expand” • Healthcare

Report source issue

Policy plans

Healthcare

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: Medicare funding for the next Generation and beyond. We will ensure these: programs remain solvent long into the future by reversing harmful Democrat

“Medicare funding for the next Generation and beyond. We will ensure these: programs remain solvent long into the future by reversing harmful Democrat” • Economy

Report source issue

Policy plans

Taxes and spending

Bill Whitmire's billtrack50.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Taxes and spending: What's On This Website? About Our Data Training Resources Civics Lessons Government Disclosure Organizations Visually Speaking Support Us Register Login Entity Details WHITMIRE, BILL Individual Connect Facebook Twitter Support our Work Help Q & A Live Web Tours Tu

“What's On This Website? About Our Data Training Resources Civics Lessons Government Disclosure Organizations Visually Speaking Support Us Register Login Entity Details WHITMIRE, BILL Individual Connect Facebook Twitter Support our Work Help Q & A Live Web Tours Tutorials Playlisted Glossary API Help About Us Mission & History Contact Us Financial Information Privacy OpenSecrets A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization 1100 13th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 857-0044 INFO: info@crp.org © Copyright 2026 OpenSecrets Chart/Map graphics from Highcharts Built with Bootstrap & FontAwesome Content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License by OpenSecrets.” • WHITMIRE, BILL - FollowTheMoney.org

Report source issue

Candidate position profile

Normalized issue stances from evidence

This is the canonical data layer the agreement score uses: tiered candidate issue positions, where stronger evidence replaces lower-tier party fallback data.

100% coverage • high confidence

Healthcare

support • medium confidence

4 evidence items across 4 sources. Strongest source: Campaign material. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option.

Cost of living / housing

support • high confidence

8 evidence items across 8 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Cost of living: District 96 Vivian Elston * Perry Finch Hunter Hackett Scotty Whetstone District 97 Cathy Jaggars *   Robby Robbins * (i) District 98 Sonja Ogletree Satani * Greg Ford * (i) District 99 Jacob Goddard Samuel Price Jarrod Brooks Kristy Gore David

Taxes and spending

oppose • medium confidence

6 evidence items across 4 sources. Strongest source: Campaign material. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire's billtrack50.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Taxes and spending: What's On This Website? About Our Data Training Resources Civics Lessons Government Disclosure Organizations Visually Speaking Support Us Register Login Entity Details WHITMIRE, BILL Individual Connect Facebook Twitter Support our Work Help Q & A Live Web Tours Tu

Jobs and economy

support • medium confidence

6 evidence items across 6 sources. Strongest source: Campaign material. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Jobs and economy: Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Education

support • medium confidence

3 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Campaign material. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Education: Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Public safety / crime

oppose • high confidence

3 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Public safety: District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.

Immigration

oppose • medium confidence

4 evidence items across 4 sources. Strongest source: Campaign material. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Immigration: IMMIGRATION: I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Civil liberties and privacy

support • high confidence

6 evidence items across 6 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Infrastructure: Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmo

Elections and democracy

support • high confidence

9 evidence items across 7 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Vote totals may change until results are certified.  Source 1  Source 2 Total votes: 1,380 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Environment and energy

support • medium confidence

3 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Campaign material. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Environment and energy: Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Abortion and reproductive rights

mixed • medium confidence

3 evidence items across 3 sources. Strongest source: Campaign material. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Abortion and reproductive rights: Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Guns

oppose • medium confidence

2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Campaign material. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Guns: crisis, we will fund gun violence research across the Centers for Disease

Unknown issue axes: 0. Tier 4 starts from party fallback; higher-tier evidence replaces it when available.

Issue-by-issue agreement

12 user positions vs. 12 candidate positions

Rows are grouped by candidate source-data tier first, then sorted as agreed, disagreed, and unknown. Unknown stays unknown when either side has no usable issue position. Radical anti-vibes technology.

No comparable agreement yet • 0 agreed • 0 disagreed • 12 unknown

User issue coverage

0/12

Candidate issue coverage

12/12

Comparable positions

0/12

Overall agreement

N/A

Take the official issue position quiz to populate the user side of this table.

Tier 1 — direct policy, questionnaire, or voting evidence

12 issues

Abortion and reproductive rights

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Mixed

medium confidence • 3 evidence items

Source: Campaign material

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Abortion and reproductive rights: Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Civil liberties and privacy

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Support

high confidence • 6 evidence items

Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Infrastructure: Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmo

Cost of living / housing

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Support

high confidence • 8 evidence items

Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Cost of living: District 96 Vivian Elston * Perry Finch Hunter Hackett Scotty Whetstone District 97 Cathy Jaggars *   Robby Robbins * (i) District 98 Sonja Ogletree Satani * Greg Ford * (i) District 99 Jacob Goddard Samuel Price Jarrod Brooks Kristy Gore David

Education

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Support

medium confidence • 3 evidence items

Source: Campaign material

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Education: Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Elections and democracy

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Support

high confidence • 9 evidence items

Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Vote totals may change until results are certified.  Source 1  Source 2 Total votes: 1,380 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Environment and energy

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Support

medium confidence • 3 evidence items

Source: Campaign material

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Environment and energy: Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Guns

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Oppose

medium confidence • 2 evidence items

Source: Campaign material

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Guns: crisis, we will fund gun violence research across the Centers for Disease

Healthcare

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Support

medium confidence • 4 evidence items

Source: Campaign material

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option.

Immigration

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Oppose

medium confidence • 4 evidence items

Source: Campaign material

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Immigration: IMMIGRATION: I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Jobs and economy

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Support

medium confidence • 6 evidence items

Source: Campaign material

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Jobs and economy: Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Public safety / crime

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Oppose

high confidence • 3 evidence items

Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Public safety: District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.

Taxes and spending

unknown

Your position

Unknown

No saved official issue position for this issue

Candidate position

Oppose

medium confidence • 6 evidence items

Source: Campaign material

Agreement

N/A

Bill Whitmire's billtrack50.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Taxes and spending: What's On This Website? About Our Data Training Resources Civics Lessons Government Disclosure Organizations Visually Speaking Support Us Register Login Entity Details WHITMIRE, BILL Individual Connect Facebook Twitter Support our Work Help Q & A Live Web Tours Tu

Voting record consistency

N/A

No voting record loaded

No sourced roll-call or official vote records are linked for this candidate yet.

Current polling numbers

South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 1

FiveThirtyEight polling source
FiveThirtyEight is the preferred polling source for this race, but no current matching race polling rows are available yet. We do not show unsourced or stale percentages.

Evidence record

Claims linked to sources

57 claims
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Public safety: District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.

Issue: Public safety

Public safety
“District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Cost of living: District 96 Vivian Elston * Perry Finch Hunter Hackett Scotty Whetstone District 97 Cathy Jaggars *   Robby Robbins * (i) District 98 Sonja Ogletree Satani * Greg Ford * (i) District 99 Jacob Goddard Samuel Price Jarrod Brooks Kristy Gore David

Issue: Cost of living

Economic opportunityFair taxation
“District 96 Vivian Elston * Perry Finch Hunter Hackett Scotty Whetstone District 97 Cathy Jaggars *   Robby Robbins * (i) District 98 Sonja Ogletree Satani * Greg Ford * (i) District 99 Jacob Goddard Samuel Price Jarrod Brooks Kristy Gore David Herndon Shawn Pinkston District 100 Crystal Campbell * Sylleste Davis * (i) District 101 Roger Kirby  (i) Martin Cunningham Cheryl Lane Arnie Borowsky * District 102 Montez Aiken Katie McCravy Harriet Holman * (i) District 103 Carl Anderson  (i) Wendell Padgett The Republican primary was canceled.”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Infrastructure: Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmo

Issue: Infrastructure

Infrastructure reliability
“Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmon District 116 Clay N.”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Issue: Election integrity

Government transparencyInstitutional accountability
“The candidate list in this election may not be complete.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Environment and energy: impact all of us, from climate change and global health to human rights,

Issue: Environment and energy

Environmental stewardshipInfrastructure reliability
“impact all of us, from climate change and global health to human rights,”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Jobs and economy: technology, food security, and inclusive economic growth." (pg.

Issue: Jobs and economy

Economic opportunitySmall business support
“technology, food security, and inclusive economic growth." (pg.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Infrastructure: Commitment to our values at home and abroad requires working alongside

Issue: Infrastructure

Infrastructure reliability
“Commitment to our values at home and abroad requires working alongside”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: However, many in today’s society believe that a right to healthcare should be included in that list—a fundamental right afforded to every American.

Issue: Healthcare

Healthcare access
“However, many in today’s society believe that a right to healthcare should be included in that list—a fundamental right afforded to every American.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Government transparency: Republicans will increase transparency,

Issue: Government transparency

Government transparencyAnti-corruption
“Republicans will increase transparency,”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Taxes and spending: unpaid Family Caregivers through Tax Credits and reduced red tape." (pg. 17): "We will restore Trump Administration reforms to expand

Issue: Taxes and spending

Fiscal responsibilityFair taxation
“unpaid Family Caregivers through Tax Credits and reduced red tape." (pg. 17): "We will restore Trump Administration reforms to expand”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Jobs and economy: A stark alternative to this view of economics is socialism, which replaces equal opportunity with equal outcome —artificially levelling the playing field and de-incentivizing hard work.

Issue: Jobs and economy

Economic opportunitySmall business support
“A stark alternative to this view of economics is socialism, which replaces equal opportunity with equal outcome —artificially levelling the playing field and de-incentivizing hard work.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Cost of living: Inflation, not only will our Economy—and even our Military Equipment and

Issue: Cost of living

Economic opportunityFair taxation
“Inflation, not only will our Economy—and even our Military Equipment and”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Taxes and spending: Regulations, cutting Taxes, securing Fair Trade Deals, ensuring Reliable and

Issue: Taxes and spending

Fiscal responsibilityFair taxation
“Regulations, cutting Taxes, securing Fair Trade Deals, ensuring Reliable and”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Environment and energy: Competition and unleashing American Energy, Republicans will restore American

Issue: Environment and energy

Environmental stewardshipInfrastructure reliability
“Competition and unleashing American Energy, Republicans will restore American”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: Medicare funding for the next Generation and beyond. We will ensure these: programs remain solvent long into the future by reversing harmful Democrat

Issue: Healthcare

Healthcare access
“Medicare funding for the next Generation and beyond. We will ensure these: programs remain solvent long into the future by reversing harmful Democrat”
Source-backedMedium confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's billtrack50.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Taxes and spending: What's On This Website? About Our Data Training Resources Civics Lessons Government Disclosure Organizations Visually Speaking Support Us Register Login Entity Details WHITMIRE, BILL Individual Connect Facebook Twitter Support our Work Help Q & A Live Web Tours Tu

Issue: Taxes and spending

Fiscal responsibilityFair taxation
“What's On This Website? About Our Data Training Resources Civics Lessons Government Disclosure Organizations Visually Speaking Support Us Register Login Entity Details WHITMIRE, BILL Individual Connect Facebook Twitter Support our Work Help Q & A Live Web Tours Tutorials Playlisted Glossary API Help About Us Mission & History Contact Us Financial Information Privacy OpenSecrets A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization 1100 13th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 857-0044 INFO: info@crp.org © Copyright 2026 OpenSecrets Chart/Map graphics from Highcharts Built with Bootstrap & FontAwesome Content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License by OpenSecrets.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Education: Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Issue: Education

Education quality
“Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Cost of living: Every sovereign nation on the planet has an inherent right — and even a responsibility — to defend its citizens “against all enemies, foreign and domestic” as our own U.S.

Issue: Cost of living

Economic opportunityFair taxation
“Every sovereign nation on the planet has an inherent right — and even a responsibility — to defend its citizens “against all enemies, foreign and domestic” as our own U.S.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Immigration: "[We will] deport pro-Hamas radicals and make our college

Issue: Immigration

Public safetyInstitutional accountability
“"[We will] deport pro-Hamas radicals and make our college”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Abortion and reproductive rights: Wade —the original Supreme Court case which removed the right to life for unborn Americans by legalizing abortion—has been overturned, that doesn’t mean the enemies of life will stop trying to eliminate this fundamental right .

Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights

Civil libertiesHealthcare access
“Wade —the original Supreme Court case which removed the right to life for unborn Americans by legalizing abortion—has been overturned, that doesn’t mean the enemies of life will stop trying to eliminate this fundamental right .”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Election integrity: Understanding the right to life—and where the candidates on your ballot align—is essential to voting wisely.

Issue: Election integrity

Government transparencyInstitutional accountability
“Understanding the right to life—and where the candidates on your ballot align—is essential to voting wisely.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: It is expanding reproductive health care for service

Issue: Healthcare

Healthcare access
“It is expanding reproductive health care for service”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Election integrity: For example, to notify you of future elections, we must give your email to our email service provider.

Issue: Election integrity

Government transparencyInstitutional accountability
“For example, to notify you of future elections, we must give your email to our email service provider.”
Source-backedMedium confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's upstatetoday.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Civil liberties and privacy: Don't have the app? What we do Features Blog Security For Business Who we are About us Careers Brand Center Privacy Use WhatsApp Android iPhone Mac/PC WhatsApp Web

Issue: Civil liberties and privacy

Civil libertiesPersonal privacy
“Don't have the app? What we do Features Blog Security For Business Who we are About us Careers Brand Center Privacy Use WhatsApp Android iPhone Mac/PC WhatsApp Web”
Source-backedMedium confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's billtrack50.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Cost of living: WHITMIRE, BILL - FollowTheMoney.org We want to make you aware of a recent increase in phishing attempts using fake websites that look very similar to ours, often using a slightly different URL or company name.

Issue: Cost of living

Economic opportunityFair taxation
“WHITMIRE, BILL - FollowTheMoney.org We want to make you aware of a recent increase in phishing attempts using fake websites that look very similar to ours, often using a slightly different URL or company name.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Education: Right to Pray and Read the Bible in school, and stand up to those who violate

Issue: Education

Education quality
“Right to Pray and Read the Bible in school, and stand up to those who violate”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Cost of living: families, and supports working parents." (pg.

Issue: Cost of living

Economic opportunityFair taxation
“families, and supports working parents." (pg.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Taxes and spending: women’s sports, ban Taxpayer funding for sex change surgeries, and stop

Issue: Taxes and spending

Fiscal responsibilityFair taxation
“women’s sports, ban Taxpayer funding for sex change surgeries, and stop”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Immigration: Border Security: Understanding Religious Liberty Religious liberty is the very first right protected in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, so it’s clear that this was a vitally important issue to our nation’s founders—especially in historical context. However, this foundational right has

Issue: Immigration

Public safetyInstitutional accountability
“Border Security: Understanding Religious Liberty Religious liberty is the very first right protected in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, so it’s clear that this was a vitally important issue to our nation’s founders—especially in historical context. However, this foundational right has undergone numerous challenges in recent years, with opponents of religious liberty trying to elevate other classifiers like race or gender identity above the foundational right to freedom of religious expression . Understanding the issue of religious liberty—and where the candidates on your ballot align—is essential to voting wisely.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Civil liberties and privacy: Constitutional right of our citizens to free speech." (pg.

Issue: Civil liberties and privacy

Civil libertiesPersonal privacy
“Constitutional right of our citizens to free speech." (pg.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Cost of living: making quality care more accessible and affordable .

Issue: Cost of living

Economic opportunityFair taxation
“making quality care more accessible and affordable .”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Guns: crisis, we will fund gun violence research across the Centers for Disease

Issue: Guns

Public safetyCivil liberties
“crisis, we will fund gun violence research across the Centers for Disease”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Vote totals may change until results are certified.  Source 1  Source 2 Total votes: 1,380 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Issue: Election integrity

Government transparencyInstitutional accountability
“Vote totals may change until results are certified.  Source 1  Source 2 Total votes: 1,380 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Cost of living: Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Issue: Cost of living

Economic opportunityFair taxation
“Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Abortion and reproductive rights: Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights

Civil libertiesHealthcare access
“Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Jobs and economy: Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Issue: Jobs and economy

Economic opportunitySmall business support
“Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option.

Issue: Healthcare

Healthcare access
“A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Environment and energy: Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Issue: Environment and energy

Environmental stewardshipInfrastructure reliability
“Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Public safety: CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Issue: Public safety

Public safety
“CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Civil liberties and privacy: Join the movement to restore biblical values and constitutional principles in our nation by informing and mobilizing more faith-based voters with the truth.

Issue: Civil liberties and privacy

Civil libertiesPersonal privacy
“Join the movement to restore biblical values and constitutional principles in our nation by informing and mobilizing more faith-based voters with the truth.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Immigration: IMMIGRATION: I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Issue: Immigration

Public safetyInstitutional accountability
“IMMIGRATION: I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Election integrity: ELECTIONS AND VOTING: People should be able to vote without photo identification. Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Issue: Election integrity

Government transparencyInstitutional accountability
“ELECTIONS AND VOTING: People should be able to vote without photo identification. Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.”
Source-backedMedium confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's upstatetoday.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Cost of living: How would you like to pay? I Agree to the Subscription Terms of Use. This service will be automatically renewed and your credit card billed once it nears expiration. Secure transaction. Secure transaction. Cancel anytime. × You're all set! Thank you . Your gift purc

Issue: Cost of living

Economic opportunityFair taxation
“How would you like to pay? I Agree to the Subscription Terms of Use. This service will be automatically renewed and your credit card billed once it nears expiration. Secure transaction. Secure transaction. Cancel anytime. × You're all set! Thank you . Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Rate: Begins: Transaction ID: A receipt was sent to your email. OK × An error occurred This offer is currently unavailable. Close”
Auto-extractedMedium confidencerule-based extraction

Bill Whitmire has a source-backed statement on Jobs and economy: iVoterGuide - Jobs: iVoterGuide is a division of AFA Action, the governmental affairs affiliate of American Family Association. AFA Action's mission is to inform and mobilize individuals to strengthen the biblical foundations of America. AFA Action has three divisions: Center for Judicial Renew

Issue: Jobs and economy

Economic opportunitySmall business support
“iVoterGuide - Jobs: iVoterGuide is a division of AFA Action, the governmental affairs affiliate of American Family Association. AFA Action's mission is to inform and mobilize individuals to strengthen the biblical foundations of America. AFA Action has three divisions: Center for Judicial Renewal, Government Affairs, and iVoterGuide.”
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Jobs and worker protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Jobs and worker protections

Economic opportunity
“Republican party fallback opposes Jobs and worker protections.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Voting rights democracy and elections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Voting rights democracy and elections

Government transparency
“Republican party fallback opposes Voting rights democracy and elections.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability

Public safetyCivil liberties
“Republican party fallback opposes Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public investment and taxes; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Public investment and taxes

Fair taxation
“Republican party fallback opposes Public investment and taxes.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Cost of living public intervention; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Cost of living public intervention

Economic opportunity
“Republican party fallback opposes Cost of living public intervention.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Healthcare expansion; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Healthcare expansion

Healthcare access
“Republican party fallback opposes Healthcare expansion.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public education funding; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Public education funding

Education quality
“Republican party fallback opposes Public education funding.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Pathway citizenship legal immigration; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Pathway citizenship legal immigration

Civil liberties
“Republican party fallback opposes Pathway citizenship legal immigration.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Civil liberties and privacy protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Civil liberties and privacy protections

Civil liberties
“Republican party fallback opposes Civil liberties and privacy protections.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Clean energy climate and environment; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Clean energy climate and environment

Environmental stewardship
“Republican party fallback opposes Clean energy climate and environment.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Abortion and reproductive rights; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights

Civil libertiesHealthcare access
“Republican party fallback opposes Abortion and reproductive rights.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Bill Whitmire's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Gun safety background checks and red flag laws; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Gun safety background checks and red flag laws

Public safety
“Republican party fallback opposes Gun safety background checks and red flag laws.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Source-backedHigh confidencemanual entry

Bill Whitmire appears in the official SCVotes candidate listing for South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 1.

Issue: Ballot access

Government transparency
“SCVotes candidate listing includes active candidate filings by office, associated counties, party, filing location, and candidate status.”