U.S. Representative for South Carolina’s 4th District
William R. Timmons IV
From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 7, 2026 · How we measure
Position · +0.60
- In office
- House 2019–now
7 years in CongressMore senior than 46% of the House - Committees
- Financial Services 13th majority
- Oversight and Government Reform 16th majority
- Age
- 42
2026 election
Election held Nov 3 · Not yet called
Ballot not yet checked
Government Operations and Politics runs through Timmons's record. It is the area of 45% of his statements and 21% of his bills, and Government Spending is the topic he names there. He has voted with his party on 10 of the 10 major bills he voted on, and his party-line votes show 3 breaks against a peer median of 7. The rest is a majority member's record: 99% with his party, and 3 of the 12 bills the score counts passed the House.
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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.
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Government Operations and Politics is the area of 45% of his statements and 21% of his bills. After that come Armed Forces and National Security with 20% of statements and Congress with 21% of bills.
- He talks most about: Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Fraud Enforcement (Crime and Law Enforcement).
- 14 bills sponsored, most on Congress.
Timmons chairs the Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He is more senior than 46% of the House after 7 years, and his party holds 219 of the 433 filled seats.
- 7 years in Congress: more senior than 46% of the House.
- Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
His cosponsorships on Democratic bills
Closest within his party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Timmons.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview
He voted most like Mike Johnson (99%), Matt Van Epps (98%) and Brad Finstad (98%), and 9% of his cosponsorships go to the other party's bills, the same as the peer median of 9%.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
His billsExpected for a peer
0.99below the 1.22 peer median
Of the 12 bills the score counts, 7 had committee action, 7 got out of committee and 3 passed the House; none became law. His effectiveness is 0.99 against a peer median of 1.22, rank 153 of 433.
- On the move: H.R. 4437 (passed a chamber), H.R. 1755 (out of committee), H.R. 6544 (out of committee).
- Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.
119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov
With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act May 22, 2025 YEA R 215–2
- H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Sep 19, 2025 YEA R 216–2
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Mar 11, 2025 YEA R 216–1
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Jan 22, 2026 YEA R 192–24
- H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025 Jun 12, 2025 YEA R 214–4
- S. 2 Secure America Act Jun 9, 2026 YEA R 214–1
- H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 YEA R 215–1
- H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 1, 2025 YEA R 211–0
- H.J.Res. 35 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". Feb 26, 2025 YEA R 214–1
- H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 YEA R 218–1
Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 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.
He voted with his party on 99% of party-line votes and broke with party 3 times, against a peer median of 7. His one break in Economics and Public Finance came in 50 votes there.
- Position: +0.60, inside the Republican middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 1 of 50.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
Where the money comes from, 2025–26
House median: typical mix of sources, scaled to 100%.
| Source | Timmons | House median |
|---|---|---|
| Small-dollar individuals | — | $126K |
| Large individuals | — | $761K |
| PACs and other committees | $778K | $696K |
| Transfers and other | $669K | $138K |
| Raised | $1.8M | $2.1M |
Chamber medians are taken source by source, so they don’t add up to the median total.
18% of what he raised came from individuals; under 1% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).
Timmons raised $1.8M in 2025–26, with 44% from PACs and other committees against a House median of 36%. 72 PACs of the 131 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on 125 bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.
| Source | Timmons | House median |
|---|---|---|
| Small-dollar individuals | — | $126K |
| Large individuals | — | $761K |
| PACs and other committees | $778K | $696K |
| Transfers and other | $669K | $138K |
| Raised | $1.8M | $2.1M |
Chamber medians are taken source by source, so they don’t add up to the median total.
- Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 22.5 points.
72 PACs of the 131 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.
Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Budget/Appropriations.
- CRH Americas35% D
- Milliken & Company24% D
- American Bankers Association38% D
What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.
Free account See ProParty split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC
What those organizations lobby on
125 bills
Timmons voted Yea on 56, Nay on 3, did not vote on 3, and sponsored or cosponsored 63 with no recorded vote.
He has 21 counted statements in the 119th Congress, 4 of them in the week of Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2026. Positions are being checked before they go public.