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RepublicanHenry McMaster
Governor · South Carolina
Governor of South Carolina. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Henry_McMaster
13 tracked promises
South Carolina
Represents South Carolina statewide
Integrity
Not yet ratedNo promises have been rated yet, so there is no Integrity Score to show. Lifecycle promises (in progress, not yet rated) are tracked but never scored.
The score, once promises are rated, is a signed −100…+100 breakdown weighted by significance and evidence confidence — never a single opaque grade. How this is measured.
Integrity over time
Topic coverage
13 promises across 10 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Education3
- Taxes2
- Disaster Recovery1
- Education / Higher Education1
- Energy1
- Health1
- Health / Government Reform1
- Infrastructure1
- Legal / Tort Reform1
- Public Safety / Education1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)13100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
13 tracked promises
“Eliminate South Carolina's personal income tax entirely, continuing to cut the rate "as much and as fast as we can" until it reaches zero.”
“Provide $115 million to create a new National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Hospital in South Carolina.”
“Pass tort reform and liquor-liability changes, calling on the General Assembly to find a commonsense solution providing accountability, certainty, and fair compensation without damaging the economy.”
“Enact a new Education Scholarship Trust Fund (private-school choice) program and appropriate $30 million to it, letting parents rather than attendance lines choose their child's school.”
“Fully fund the school resource officer grant program so that every public school student in South Carolina has an armed officer on campus.”
“Raise South Carolina's minimum starting teacher salary to $50,000 in the current year.”
“Cut the state's personal income tax rate from 6.2% to 6% in the 2025 budget year.”
“Freeze college tuition for in-state students with a $39.2 million appropriation in the FY2026-2027 budget.”
“In the FY2026-2027 budget, raise the minimum starting teacher salary again from $48,500 to $50,500.”
“Support restarting the two abandoned nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station to meet future power needs.”
“Appropriate $150 million to create a South Carolina Public Assistance program to support recovery from Hurricane Helene.”
“Restructure the state's health-and-human-services system by making the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs cabinet agencies.”
“Appropriate an additional $100 million to the Department of Transportation to accelerate bridge construction across the state.”
Stated positions
10 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- HealthStated position
Provide $115 million to create a new National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Hospital in South Carolina.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2026-01/governor-henry-mcmaster-announces-fiscal-year-2026-2027-executive-budgetView position & sources → - Education / Higher EducationStated position
Freeze college tuition for in-state students with a $39.2 million appropriation in the FY2026-2027 budget.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2026-01/governor-henry-mcmaster-announces-fiscal-year-2026-2027-executive-budgetView position & sources → - Legal / Tort ReformStated position
Pass tort reform and liquor-liability changes, calling on the General Assembly to find a commonsense solution providing accountability, certainty, and fair compensation without damaging the economy.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2025-05/gov-henry-mcmaster-signs-landmark-tort-reform-and-liquor-liability-bill-lawView position & sources → - InfrastructureStated position
Appropriate an additional $100 million to the Department of Transportation to accelerate bridge construction across the state.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2025-01/2025-state-state-address-governor-henry-mcmasterView position & sources → - Disaster RecoveryStated position
Appropriate $150 million to create a South Carolina Public Assistance program to support recovery from Hurricane Helene.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2025-01/2025-state-state-address-governor-henry-mcmasterView position & sources → - EnergyStated position
Support restarting the two abandoned nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station to meet future power needs.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2025-01/2025-state-state-address-governor-henry-mcmasterView position & sources → - TaxesStated position
Eliminate South Carolina's personal income tax entirely, continuing to cut the rate "as much and as fast as we can" until it reaches zero.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2025-01/2025-state-state-address-governor-henry-mcmasterhttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2026-04/governor-mcmaster-ceremonially-signs-income-tax-bill-lawView position & sources → - EducationStated position
Enact a new Education Scholarship Trust Fund (private-school choice) program and appropriate $30 million to it, letting parents rather than attendance lines choose their child's school.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2025-01/2025-state-state-address-governor-henry-mcmasterView position & sources → - Public Safety / EducationStated position
Fully fund the school resource officer grant program so that every public school student in South Carolina has an armed officer on campus.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2025-01/2025-state-state-address-governor-henry-mcmasterView position & sources → - Health / Government ReformStated position
Restructure the state's health-and-human-services system by making the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs cabinet agencies.
Sourceshttps://governor.sc.gov/news/2025-01/2025-state-state-address-governor-henry-mcmasterView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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