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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1974
  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1973
  • BA, History, University of South Carolina, 1969

Professional Experience

  • National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1974
  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1973
  • BA, History, University of South Carolina, 1969
  • Attorney/Counselor at Law, Henry McMaster, 2011-present
  • Former Attorney, Tompkins and McMaster
  • Served, United States Attorney General’s Advisory Committee
  • Senior Advisor, University of South Carolina
  • Securities Commissioner of South Carolina, 2011
  • United States Attorney, District of South Carolina, 1981-1985
  • Served, United States Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, 1969-1975
  • Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Strom Thurmond, 1973-1974

Political Experience

  • National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1974
  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1973
  • BA, History, University of South Carolina, 1969
  • Attorney/Counselor at Law, Henry McMaster, 2011-present
  • Former Attorney, Tompkins and McMaster
  • Served, United States Attorney General’s Advisory Committee
  • Senior Advisor, University of South Carolina
  • Securities Commissioner of South Carolina, 2011
  • United States Attorney, District of South Carolina, 1981-1985
  • Served, United States Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, 1969-1975
  • Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Strom Thurmond, 1973-1974
  • Governor, State of South Carolina, 2017-present
  • Candidate, South Carolina State Governor, 2010, 2018
  • President, South Carolina State Senate, 2014-2017
  • Lieutenant Governor, State of South Carolina, 2014-2017
  • Attorney General, State of South Carolina, 2002-2011
  • Candidate, South Carolina Lieutenant Governor, 1990
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 1986

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1974
  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1973
  • BA, History, University of South Carolina, 1969
  • Attorney/Counselor at Law, Henry McMaster, 2011-present
  • Former Attorney, Tompkins and McMaster
  • Served, United States Attorney General’s Advisory Committee
  • Senior Advisor, University of South Carolina
  • Securities Commissioner of South Carolina, 2011
  • United States Attorney, District of South Carolina, 1981-1985
  • Served, United States Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, 1969-1975
  • Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Strom Thurmond, 1973-1974
  • Governor, State of South Carolina, 2017-present
  • Candidate, South Carolina State Governor, 2010, 2018
  • President, South Carolina State Senate, 2014-2017
  • Lieutenant Governor, State of South Carolina, 2014-2017
  • Attorney General, State of South Carolina, 2002-2011
  • Candidate, South Carolina Lieutenant Governor, 1990
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 1986
  • Member, First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, present
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, South Carolina State Ports Authority
  • Member, Columbia Rotary Club
  • Former Member, Palmetto Health Foundation Board
  • Member, Saint Andrews Society
  • Former Member, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
  • Chair/Member, South Carolina Policy Council, 1991-2003
  • Member, Republican National Committee, 1993-2002
  • Chair, South Carolina Republican Party, 1993-2002
  • Member, South Carolina Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee, 1981-1985

Other Info

— Awards:

  • 1996, Order of the Palmetto
  • 2004, named Public Servant of the Year, Sierra Club
  • 2005, named National law Enforcement Officer of the Year, Humane Society of the United States

  • John Gregg McMaster

  • Ida Dargan McMaster

Congress Bills
Endorsements
Henry McMaster Pres. Donald Trump
National Rifle Association
Catherine Templeton Maggie's List
Speeches
Articles

Tested positive for coronavirus on December 22, 2020

Jan. 1, 1900

Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryDaily updatesElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On December 22, 2020, McMaster announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.

Affordable Care Act lawsuit

Jan. 1, 1900

McMaster was one of 13 state attorneys general who initiated a 2010 lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The suit argued that the individual mandate fell outside of the federal government’s authority and that the requirement for state Medicaid expansion of coverage violated state sovereignty. The case was ultimately heard before the Supreme Court, which ruled to uphold the individual mandate as falling within Congress’ authority to levy taxes and struck down the Medicaid expansion as being unduly coercive in light of the withholding of funding that would result from noncompliance.

Affordable Care Act opposition

Jan. 1, 1900

Following the passage of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform legislation in 2009, McMaster joined 13 other Republican state attorneys general in questioning the constitutionality of a provision within the Senate version of the bill and exploring potential legal challenges to the measure as well. The attorneys general alleged that United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid struck a deal with Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson to recruit him as the 60th vote needed to pass the measure. The deal allegedly gave Nebraska exemption from its share of the Medicaid expansion, which, according to Politico, was "expected to cost the federal government $100 million over 10 years." Nearly a week and a half later, Senator Nelson called upon McMaster to "call off the dogs" and forgo any legal action until negotiations in Congress over the final health care bill had concluded. The morning after the United States House of Representatives narrowly passed the Senate reconciliation bill, allowing the Affordable Care Act to move forward, McMaster announced his intention to join with Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum in challenging the legislation, which he described as "clearly unconstitutional." According to a report by ABC 15 News, McMaster argued that "the measure violates state sovereignty because it requires all Americans have some form of health insurance." In a 7-2 ruling on June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the legality of the law's individual mandate, which introduced tax penalties for those without health insurance. The court ruled that the provision in the law mandating that states expand their Medicaid programs was unconstitutional, leaving state governments with the ability to decide whether to expand Medicaid.