All 7 of South Carolina's congressmen are up for a vote Tuesday. Here's how they stand on the issues:
District 1
Bobbie Rose (D)
Jobs
Supports unions and apprenticeship programs for new union workers; supports expanding the market for jobs in sustainable and renewable energy in South Carolina
Veterans
Supports reforming the disability claim system for veterans, which would reduce wait times for settling claims
Women’s/LGBT Issues
Supports the Fair Pay Act, which would ensure equal pay for equal work regardless of gender; supports abortion rights, the availability of birth control and emergency contraception, as well as same-sex marriage and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act
Rep. Tim Scott (R)
Jobs
Believes that “creating jobs is not the role of the federal government” and supports fewer regulations and taxes on businesses
Veterans
Supports job creation for veterans and voted for the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act; believes that “we must make certain our veterans’ health benefits keep moving forward”
Women’s/LGBT Issues
Describes himself as “unapologetically” anti-abortion and has voted against federal funding for Planned Parenthood and abortion coverage in public insurance plans; supports marriage only between a man and a woman
District 2
Rep. Joe Wilson (R)
Health Care
Wilson supports reforms to current health care laws that would make health insurance available to those who are currently uninsured. He also supports repealing and replacing Obamacare.
Jobs
Wilson has a jobs plan that would cut taxes 5 percent across the board and cut discretionary spending 20 percent until the federal budget is balanced.
Veterans
Wilson supports greater oversight and improved technology in the facilities, hospitals and clinics that serve veterans. He also supports increasing benefits for National Guardsmen and Reserve members.
Editor’s note: Wilson is running unopposed.
District 3
Brian Doyle (D)
Education
Supports increasing the wages of teachers and providing more funding for schools
Immigration
Pledged to “bring forward a comprehensive immigration reform” within six months of taking office
Women’s Issues
Committed to “the protection of women’s rights to privacy and self-determination”
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R)
Education
Voted for school choice programs for Washington, D.C., advocated for similar programs in South Carolina, supported state exemptions from the No Child Left Behind Act
Immigration
Opposes amnesty for undocumented immigrants in the United States and supports stronger enforcement of immigration laws, including increased manpower, surveillance technology and “physical fencing” along the U.S. border
Women’s Issues
Received a 100-percent rating from the National Right to Life Committee and a 0 percent rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America, indicating that he is anti-abortion
District 4
Deb Morrow (D)
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid/Health Care
Supports preserving Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, believes that those programs should not be cut in times of austerity
Economy
Wants to raise the minimum wage, increase federal stimulus and raise taxes on millionaires
Voter ID
Believes voting fraud is “virtually non-existent” and disenfranchises “minorities that vote for Democrats”
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R)
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid/Health Care
Voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to require the inclusion of Social Security benefits in the calculation of modified adjusted gross income
Economy
Believes government should lower tax rates, which “stifle job creation,” and has advocated for a balanced-budget amendment for the federal government
Voter ID
Supported the S.C. voter ID laws and sent a letter with Sen. Lindsey Graham to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to uphold the law
District 5
Joyce Knott (D)
Jobs
Said she’ll provide tax relief to startups in S.C. towns that have not yet recovered from the Recession and will look for ways to use existing government funds to speed up economic recovery
Education
Supports increasing funding for Pell grants, Stafford loans and the GI bill
Health Care
Believes health care is a basic human right and that the current health care system is in need of reform
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R)
Jobs
Supports cutting salaries for federal workers and lowering discretionary spending, and believes freezing federal hiring and preventing tax increases will help private-sector job growth
Education
Believes the Department of Education should focus on sending money to the states more efficiently; supports setting national standards for achievement and school choice
Health Care
Supports repealing the Affordable Care Act and believes that less government intervention and “some common-sense reforms” are the best way to reform the health care system
District 6
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D)
Education
Helped write the 2010 Education Reconciliation Act, which increases the size of Pell Grants to $5,975 by 2017; increases funding for community and technical colleges; invests $75 million in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in South Carolina; and lowers student loan payments
Health Care
Helped pass the Affordable Care Act and supports “health care for all Americans”
Jobs
Supports bringing a “clean energy economy” to South Carolina with jobs in nuclear and sustainable energy, cutting the payroll tax and expanding tourism in order to bring more money into the industry, the state’s largest.
Editor’s note: Clyburn is running unopposed
District 7
Gloria Bromell Tinubu (D)
Jobs
Believes that investing in infrastructure will bring jobs to the seventh district immediately and supports investing in education to “provide better opportunities and good paying positions for tomorrow”
Health Care
Supports the Affordable Care Act
Women’s Issues
Believes the decision of “when to have a family is best left to the family”
Tom Rice (R)
Jobs
Supports lowering taxes and eliminating regulations in order to bring jobs to the seventh district
Health Care
Described the Affordable Care Act as a “trillion-dollar tax, job-killer [which] will be devastating to our health care industry” and supports Rep. Tom Price’s, R-Ga., alternative plan
Women’s Issues
Endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee and described himself as “pro-life”