Josiah Magnuson | |
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Member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives from the 38th district | |
Assumed office November 14, 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenville, South Carolina, US | August 17, 1991
Political party | Republican |
Josiah Magnuson (born August 17, 1991) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 38th district, serving since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party. [1] [2]
In 2019, during debate on a heartbeat bill, Nancy Mace, one of Magnuson's Republican colleagues in the South Carolina House, argued in favor of adding a rape and incest exception to the bill, and related her own experience of having been raped at age 16. Magnuson later distributed a series of postcards to each desk in the House that stated in part, “It is a twisted logic that would kill the unborn child for the misdeed of the parent.” [3] [4]
In 2021 Magnuson was elected as the Secretary of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus. [5] He also serves as 2nd Vice Chair of the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee, and is a member of the House Legislative Oversight Committee. [6]
In 2023, Magnuson was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty. [7] [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) | 12,875 | 98.40% | |
Republican | Other/Write-in votes | 215 | 1.60% | |
Total votes | 13,090 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) | 18,526 | 97.60% | |
Republican | Other/Write-in votes | 461 | 2.40% | |
Total votes | 18,987 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) | 11,106 | 98.00% | |
Republican | Other/Write-in votes | 222 | 2.00% | |
Total votes | 11,328 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) | 3,078 | 69.00% | |
Republican | Joan Clyborne | 1,381 | 31.00% | |
Total votes | 4,459 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (unopposed) | 13,956 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 13,956 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson | 2,034 | 57.67% | |
Republican | Doug Brannon (incumbent) | 1,493 | 42.33% | |
Total votes | 3,527 | 100.00% |
Josiah Magnuson | |
---|---|
Member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives from the 38th district | |
Assumed office November 14, 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenville, South Carolina, US | August 17, 1991
Political party | Republican |
Josiah Magnuson (born August 17, 1991) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 38th district, serving since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party. [1] [2]
In 2019, during debate on a heartbeat bill, Nancy Mace, one of Magnuson's Republican colleagues in the South Carolina House, argued in favor of adding a rape and incest exception to the bill, and related her own experience of having been raped at age 16. Magnuson later distributed a series of postcards to each desk in the House that stated in part, “It is a twisted logic that would kill the unborn child for the misdeed of the parent.” [3] [4]
In 2021 Magnuson was elected as the Secretary of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus. [5] He also serves as 2nd Vice Chair of the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee, and is a member of the House Legislative Oversight Committee. [6]
In 2023, Magnuson was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty. [7] [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) | 12,875 | 98.40% | |
Republican | Other/Write-in votes | 215 | 1.60% | |
Total votes | 13,090 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) | 18,526 | 97.60% | |
Republican | Other/Write-in votes | 461 | 2.40% | |
Total votes | 18,987 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) | 11,106 | 98.00% | |
Republican | Other/Write-in votes | 222 | 2.00% | |
Total votes | 11,328 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) | 3,078 | 69.00% | |
Republican | Joan Clyborne | 1,381 | 31.00% | |
Total votes | 4,459 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson (unopposed) | 13,956 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 13,956 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josiah Magnuson | 2,034 | 57.67% | |
Republican | Doug Brannon (incumbent) | 1,493 | 42.33% | |
Total votes | 3,527 | 100.00% |