Civic Compass candidate profile
Candidate: Gary Votour
Race: South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 76
Party: Workers
Data source: Database-backed profile
Election slug: sc-candidate-profile-enrichment
Open online: https://www.ballotvibe.com/candidates/gary-votour-workers?election=sc-candidate-profile-enrichment
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Open ballot plan: https://www.ballotvibe.com/plan?election=sc-candidate-profile-enrichment#plan-sc-2026-south-carolina-house-of-representatives-sc-house-district-76
Flag candidate evidence: https://www.ballotvibe.com/trust?election=sc-candidate-profile-enrichment&claimReference=Gary+Votour+%E2%80%94+South+Carolina+House+of+Representatives+%E2%80%94+SC+House+District+76#corrections
Exported: 2026-11-08T07:48:35.067Z

Summary
Gary Votour is listed by SCVotes as an active Workers candidate for the 11/3/2026 Statewide General Election.

Biography
Age: Not sourced yet
Career: Not sourced yet

Evidence coverage
Claims loaded: 12
Source-backed claims: 12
Issue position coverage: 100%
Position confidence: low
Unknown issue axes: 0

Top issue positions
1. Healthcare — support (low confidence)
   Evidence: 1 item across 1 source
   Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available
   Summary: Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Healthcare expansion; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
2. Cost of living / housing — support (low confidence)
   Evidence: 1 item across 1 source
   Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available
   Summary: Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Cost of living public intervention; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
3. Taxes and spending — support (medium confidence)
   Evidence: 2 items across 1 source
   Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available
   Summary: Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public investment and taxes; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
4. Jobs and economy — support (low confidence)
   Evidence: 1 item across 1 source
   Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available
   Summary: Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Jobs and worker protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
5. Education — support (low confidence)
   Evidence: 1 item across 1 source
   Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available
   Summary: Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public education funding; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
6. Public safety / crime — oppose (medium confidence)
   Evidence: 2 items across 2 sources
   Evidence tier: 2 — Candidate biography or priority statement inference
   Summary: Gary Votour has lower-tier biography/profile context related to Public safety; treat this as an inferred priority, not an explicit policy stance.
7. Immigration — support (low confidence)
   Evidence: 1 item across 1 source
   Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available
   Summary: Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Pathway citizenship legal immigration; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
8. Civil liberties and privacy — support (low confidence)
   Evidence: 1 item across 1 source
   Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available
   Summary: Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Civil liberties and privacy protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Campaign promises and policy plans
Source-backed claims
1. Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
2. Pathway citizenship legal immigration — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Pathway citizenship legal immigration; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Pathway citizenship legal immigration.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
3. Civil liberties and privacy protections — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Civil liberties and privacy protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Civil liberties and privacy protections.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
4. Voting rights democracy and elections — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Voting rights democracy and elections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Voting rights democracy and elections.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
5. Clean energy climate and environment — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Clean energy climate and environment; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Clean energy climate and environment.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
6. Cost of living public intervention — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Cost of living public intervention; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Cost of living public intervention.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
7. Public investment and taxes — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public investment and taxes; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Public investment and taxes.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
8. Jobs and worker protections — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Jobs and worker protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Jobs and worker protections.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
9. Healthcare expansion — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Healthcare expansion; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Healthcare expansion.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
10. Public education funding — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public education funding; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Public education funding.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
11. Abortion and reproductive rights — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Abortion and reproductive rights; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Abortion and reproductive rights.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
12. Gun safety background checks and red flag laws — party_position_inferred
   Gary Votour's Workers 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.
   Quote: “Workers party fallback supports Gun safety background checks and red flag laws.”
   Source: Workers party-platform fallback signal — party-platform:workers:fallback
Use this as a portable research snapshot; verify live sources before making final voting decisions.