Josiah Magnuson Explained

State House:South Carolina
District:38th
Birth Date:17 August 1991
Birth Place:Greenville, South Carolina, US
Party:Republican

Josiah Magnuson (born August 17, 1991) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 38th district, serving since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1] [2]

In 2019, during debate on a heartbeat bill, Nancy Mace, one of Magnuson's Republican colleagues in the South Carolina House, argued in favor of adding a rape and incest exception to the bill, and related her own experience of having been raped at age 16. Magnuson later distributed a series of postcards to each desk in the House that stated in part, “It is a twisted logic that would kill the unborn child for the misdeed of the parent.”[3] [4]

In 2021 Magnuson was elected as the Secretary of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.[5] He also serves as 2nd Vice Chair of the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee, and is a member of the House Legislative Oversight Committee.[6]

In 2023, Magnuson was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josiah Magnuson. Ballotpedia. February 28, 2017.
  2. Web site: Josiah Magnuson. SC State House website. February 28, 2017.
  3. Web site: GOP lawmaker shared story of her rape. Now she says she's under attack in abortion debate. Melendez. Gerry. charlotteobserver. en. 2019-05-11.
  4. Web site: Magnuson Op-Ed: Abortion controversy is much bigger than a postcard. Magnuson. Josiah. charlestonpostandcourier. en. 2020-08-28.
  5. "South Carolina House Conservatives Form Own Freedom Caucus". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. Web site: H. 3549 . South Carolina General Assembly.
  8. Stuart . Tessa . 21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions . Rolling Stone . March 13, 2023.