Who holds this state seat?
Chip Campsen is the current sourced officeholder.
Open States lists Chip Campsen for State Senate District 43.
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Current state legislator · Open States CC0 record
Chip Campsen
State SenatorState SenateDistrict 43Republican
What this office actually does
State Legislator: powers, limits, and control
Represents a state legislative district and, with the legislature, makes state law, allocates state resources, and oversees state government.
COMMONLY CAN
Introduce, amend, debate, and vote on state legislation.
DOES NOT CONTROL ALONE
Make a state law or appropriate money alone.
Get in touch
Contact
Chip Campsen · public office
Office mailing address Room 305, Gressette Building P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC 29201
For constituent services and government business—not campaign inquiries.
Open States roster ↗ · Source checked
Current role
State legislative record
- Name
- Chip Campsen
- Office
- State Senator
- Chamber
- State Senate
- District
- 43
- Party
- Republican Party
- Official email
- chipcampsen@scsenate.gov
- Official phone
- 803-212-6340
- Capitol address
- Room 305, Gressette Building P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC 29201
- Open Civic Data ID
ocd-person/2ff21c9e-e03e-4f5c-ac4e-7b1e5633969d
How to read this page
A neutral current-office record.
This profile begins with the cited CC0 roster. A missing portrait or contact field may be filled from the officeholder's name-matched official legislative page, with the exact field source preserved below. Party is a factual label, not a ranking or endorsement.
Sources & notes
Source & freshness
RosterOpen States People ↗
PortraitOpen States image ↗
LicenseCC0 1.0 roster ↗
Record checkedOct 18, 2026
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