{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Luke Samuel Rankin |state_house = South Carolina |district = 14th |term_start = November 11, 2024 |term_end = |predecessor = Stewart Jones |successor = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |website = }} '''Luke Samuel Rankin''' is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 14th District, serving since 2024. He is a member of the Republican party.
== Political career == === 2023 SC Abortion Ban Bill H 3537 === Rankin sponsored the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023<ref>{{cite news |work=Fast Democracy |title=H 3537 South Carolina House Bill |url=https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/sc/2025-2026/bills/SCB00021834/#sponsors|date=December 5, 2024}}</ref>, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty. The bill attracted 21 Republican co-sponsors.<ref name="rs-stuart-23">{{cite news |last1=Stuart |first1=Tessa |title=21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/south-carolina-death-penalty-abortion-1234695566/ |work=Rolling Stone |date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>
=== 2024 South Carolina House race === {{See also|2024 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina}}
In March 2024, Republican incumbent Stewart Jones filed to run for South Carolina Congressional District 3 House of Representatives when incumbent Jeff Duncan announced that he would not seek re-election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandler |first=Alvieann |date=January 29, 2024 |title=SC Rep. Stewart Jones announces campaign for Congress |url=https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/01/29/state-rep-stewart-jones-announces-campaign-jeff-duncans-seat/ |access-date=March 17, 2024 |work=Fox Carolina}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Holdman |first=Jessica |date=January 23, 2024 |title=Rep. Stewart Jones, original member of hardline Freedom Caucus, will run for SC 3rd District |url=https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rep-stewart-jones-original-member-hardline-freedom-caucus-will-run-sc-3rd-district |access-date=March 17, 2024 |work=News From the States}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 29, 2024 |title=Jones announces bid for SC Third Congressional District |url=https://www.golaurens.com/news/jones-announces-bid-for-sc-third-congressional-district/article_f72b27f2-bee1-11ee-a96a-278fcc7b341a.html |access-date=March 17, 2024 |work=Go Laurens}}</ref> Rankin filed for the South Carolina House seat vacated by Jones.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lane wins county council Dist. 7 runoff in landslide |url=https://www.laurenscountyadvertiser.net/2024/06/25/lane-wins-county-council-dist-7-runoff-in-landslide/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=The Laurens County Advertiser |language=en-US}}</ref>
Rankin was unopposed in the Republican primary and in the general election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/122436/web.345435/#/detail/28028 |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.enr-scvotes.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Vic |date=2024-11-06 |title=Trump earns resounding SC victory |url=https://myclintonnews.com/stories/trump-earns-resounding-sc-victory,84520 |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=The Clinton Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
Rankin serves on the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs and on the Rules committees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Committee |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/committee.php?chamber=H |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}</ref>
=== Previous elected office === Rankin has served as a member of Laurens County Council and as chair of the Laurens County Republican Party. He was endorsed in the House race by South Carolina House member John McCravy.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-02-08 |title=Rankin announces bid for SC House District 14 |url=https://www.golaurens.com/news/rankin-announces-bid-for-sc-house-district-14/article_10bf2386-c698-11ee-8e25-ef56d5cb110b.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=GoLaurens.Com |language=en}}</ref>
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== External links == *[https://www.lukerankin.com/ Luke Rankin SC House campaign website] *[https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1510227092 Representative Luke Rankin]
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