Rep. Marshall “Mark” Sanford
Former Representative for South Carolina’s 1st District
pronounced MAHR-shul // SAN-furd
Sanford was the representative for South Carolina’s 1st congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2013 to 2018.
He was previously the representative for South Carolina’s 1st congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2000.
![Photo of Rep. Marshall “Mark” Sanford [R-SC1, 2013-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/400607-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Sanford.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Sanford is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Sanford sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Sanford sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Economics and Public Finance (30%) Transportation and Public Works (15%) International Affairs (15%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (10%) Taxation (10%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Sanford recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6923 (115th): Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act
- H.R. 5572 (115th): One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2018
- H.R. 5290 (115th): Federal Employee Bonus Disclosure Act
- H.R. 5061 (115th): Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2018
- H.R. 4934 (115th): To prohibit assistance to the Government of Pakistan, and to require the …
- H.R. 3238 (115th): Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2017
- H.R. 3099 (115th): Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park Act of 2017
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1995 to Dec 2018, Sanford missed 158 of 7,333 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. This is on par with the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
