Mike Neese

Republican Party

South Carolina House of Representatives District 44

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Sandy McGarry

Compensation

Base salary

$10,400/year

Per diem

$231/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Appalachian State University, 1991

Personal

Profession

Contractor

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Mike Neese (Republican Party) is a member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives, representingDistrict 44. He assumed office on November 14, 2022. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.

Neese (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theSouth Carolina House of Representatives to representDistrict 44. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Mike Neese was born in Virginia and lives in Indian Land, South Carolina. Neese earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Appalachian State University in 1991. His career experience includes working as a contractor. Neese has served as the president and CEO of the Greater Indian Land Chamber of Commerce and the president of the Indian Land Rotary Club.^[1][2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Neese was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee

2023-2024

Neese was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44

IncumbentMike Neese defeatedKatie Crosby in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Neese (R)	61.0	16,918
		Katie Crosby (D)	38.9	10,795
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	30

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,743
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Katie Crosby advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentMike Neese advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44

Mike Neese defeatedKatie Crosby andAaron McKinney in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Neese (R)	62.7	11,725
		Katie Crosby (D)	35.5	6,647
	Submit photo	Aaron McKinney (Independence Party)	1.6	306
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	20

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,698
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Katie Crosby advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44

Mike Neese defeatedSolomon Goldiamond in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Neese	55.4	1,950
	Submit photo	Solomon Goldiamond	44.6	1,572

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,522
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Independence Party convention

Independence Party convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44

Aaron McKinney advanced from the Independence Party convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 44 on May 27, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Aaron McKinney (Independence Party)

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2020

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Carolina State Senate District 16

Michael Johnson defeatedRamin Mammadov in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Johnson (R)	63.3	48,801
		Ramin Mammadov (D)	36.7	28,287
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	64

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,152
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 16

Michael Johnson defeatedTom Nichols in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 16 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Johnson	54.8	4,701
	Submit photo	Tom Nichols	45.2	3,874

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,575
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Ramin Mammadov advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 16.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 16

Tom Nichols andMichael Johnson advanced to a runoff. They defeatedKristen Blanchard andMike Neese in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 16 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tom Nichols	31.9	4,203
✔		Michael Johnson	27.2	3,583
	Submit photo	Kristen Blanchard	26.4	3,483
		Mike Neese	14.6	1,922

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,191
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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