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Former Representative for South Carolina’s 3rd District, 2011–2025

Jeff Duncan

Republican 7th term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

99LoyaltyMed 95
98AttendMed 98
7BipartMed 16
8BreaksMed 35
In office
House 2011–2025
13 years in Congress

Left office. Duncan left the House on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Sheri Biggs (Republican) in January 2025.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2834471,2358

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What did he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Crime and Law Enforcement no statements 11%
Immigration no statements 11%
Energy no statements 21%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Energy and Crime and Law Enforcement.

  • 28 bills sponsored, most on Energy.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 13 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

3% · peer median 14%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Duncan.

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Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview

3% of his cosponsorships went to Democratic bills (peer median 14%); closest in his party: Jordan and Mooney.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Could he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 27 · expected 19
Action in committee 13 · expected 8
Beyond committee 6 · expected 3
Passed House 3 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 87 of 445 in the House

1.61expected 1.14 · average member 1.00

3 of 27 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.61 against a peer median of 1.14.

  • On the move: H.R. 3293 (passed a chamber), H.R. 1121 (passed a chamber), H.R. 7655 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.69
Environmental Protection1 of 12

With his party on the other 16 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 4 of the 9 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Republicans on 99% of party-line votes, broke 8 times (peer median 49), most on Environmental Protection.

  • Position: +0.69, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Armed Forces & National Security 3 of 78, Economics and Public Finance 2 of 216, Environmental Protection 1 of 12.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backed him?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.