Campsen is a
Republican member of the
South Carolina Senate, representing the 43rd District since 2004. Previously, he was a member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives from 1996 through 2002. Campsen currently chairs the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, and serves on the Senate Judiciary, Legislative Oversight, Rules, and Transportation Committees. He was the only state senator that voted against the Base Load Review Act in 2004 that led to the
failure of the VC Summer Nuclear Project expansion. In June 2023, Campsen endorsed
Tim Scott in the
2024 United States presidential election. In 2024, Campsen was among the state legislators appointed to serve on the
Robert Smalls Monument Commission. ==References==