U.S. Representative
William R. Timmons
South Carolina District 4
RepublicanConservative
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Voting Profile
Legislative Record
Most Active Policy Areas
#1 healthcare#2 budget
49
Votes Analyzed
Data sources: voteview, congress.gov
Political Position
Ideology Spectrum
0.60Conservative
Representative Timmons positions himself as a conservative Republican, with a voting record that falls to the right of his party's average. His NOMINATE score of 0.599 indicates he takes consistently conservative positions on most issues, particularly on procedural votes and party-line matters.
LiberalModerateConservative
Republican avg
Near the average for Republicans (0.52)
Data source: VoteView NOMINATE scores (UCLA/UC San Diego)
Policy Positions
Category Breakdown
49
total votes analyzed
Overview
William R. Timmons represents South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. His voting record reflects traditional conservative priorities, with strong support for defense-related measures and opposition to many Democratic-led initiatives. In healthcare votes, Timmons has supported approximately 41% of measures that came to the floor, suggesting selective support based on the specific policy content rather than blanket opposition or approval. His defense voting shows unanimous support for the military-related measures in his recorded votes. Timmons frequently votes against procedural motions such as 'Ordering the Previous Question' when these are advanced by the opposing party, which is typical behavior for members of the minority or majority party depending on the congressional session. This pattern reflects standard partisan positioning on House floor procedures.
Key Positions
- •Strong supporter of defense and military measures
- •Opposes many Democratic procedural motions
- •Takes conservative positions on healthcare policy
- •Votes more conservatively than the average House Republican
- •Selective support for budget-related legislation
By Policy Area
Healthcare32
41% yea59% nay
Budget & Spending9
44% yea56% nay
Analysis updated: January 9, 2026
Campaign Finance
Follow the Money
Includes all authorized campaign committees (principal committee, joint fundraising, and other authorized committees). Outside spending by Super PACs and independent groups is shown separately below. Verify on FEC.gov →
Career: $8.8M
Fundraising Over Time
Raised per election cycleSpent
Contribution Sources
Individual$401K
60%
PAC / Committees$273K
40%
Individual Breakdown
Itemized (>$200)
$387K
Small Dollar (<$200)
$14K
Donation Sizes
Under $200
$3K · 1%
$200 – 499
$500 · 0%
$500 – 999
$20K · 8%
$1,000 – 1,999
$71K · 28%
$2,000+
$162K · 63%
Share of individual contribution dollars by donation size, current election cycle.
Where the Money Comes From
In-state (SC)$121K · 47%
Out-of-state$134K · 53%
Itemized individual contributions only (donations over $200 report the donor's state). Small-dollar donations are not included because the FEC does not itemize them.
SC
$121K
GA
$20K
NY
$19K
VA
$19K
DC
$17K
NC
$15K
FL
$9K
TX
$9K
Top Contributors
Top Contributing Industries
Top Donor Employers
RETIRED$25K
SELF EMPLOYED$22K
NULL$21K
SELF$18K
F3$10K
BLACKSTONE$7K
COLASSAL$6K
HSUS INVESTMENTS LLC$6K
LINCOLN ENERGY$6K
RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP$5K
QUINN RESIDENCES$5K
THORN RUN PARTNERS$5K
Employer as self-reported by itemized donors. “Not Employed” and “Self-Employed” typically rank highest for small-dollar campaigns and include retirees.
Where the Money Goes
Spending by Purpose
Other / Uncategorized
$481K
Loan-repayments
$226K
Fundraising
$52K
Administrative
$19K
Materials
$6K
Contributions
$5K
Purpose categories are self-reported on FEC filings; large “Other” totals are common.
Top Payees
1.$238K
AMERICAN EXPRESS
2.$226K
TIMMONS, WILLIAM R IV
3.$137K
THE ELEVATED GROUP LLC
4.$42K
HUCKABY DAVIS LISKER INC.
5.$31K
FIRST TUESDAY STRATEGIES
6.$29K
UNITED COMMUNITY BANK
7.$20K
BYARS, DREA
8.$14K
ARISTOTLE
Detailed Breakdown
Expenditures
Operating Costs
$1.3M
Net Operating
$1.3M
Loans
Candidate Loans
$1.2M
Refunds
Individual Refunds
$1K
Outside Spending (Super PACs)
Supporting
$4.2M
Opposing
$1.0M
Total Outside Spending
$5.2M
Top Outside Spenders
01
$3.7MDEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
+$3.7M
02
$836KCLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
-$836K
03
$292KCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
+$292K
04
$154KNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
+$154K
05
$80KSAGEBRUSH REBELLION PAC
-$80K
06
$63KFUND FOR A WORKING CONGRESS
-$63K
07
$50KUPSTATE CONSERVATIVE VICTORY PAC, INC
-$50K
08
$15KCLA, INC.
+$15K
Independent expenditures are made without coordination with the candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E filings.
Coverage: 1/1/2018 – 12/31/2018FEC: H8SC04250Updated: 8/12/2026Source: FEC.gov (all authorized committees)
Voting Record
Congressional Votes
46 votes across 6 categories