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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER
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History of Henry McMaster
Biographies and documented commitments from earlier terms.
Governor · 2022
Henry McMaster
RepublicanEach entry separates the original commitment from what has been verified during the term.
- Tracked
- 2
- Fulfilled
- 2
- With progress
- 0
- Not achieved
- 0
- Awaiting assessment
- 0
Announced deadlines and priorities
- By 2026 · Raise the minimum starting teacher salary to at least $50,000 by 2026.
2 of 2 commitments
Starting teacher pay
What they pledged
Raise the minimum starting teacher salary to at least $50,000 by 2026.
2024 State of the State addressWhat has been verified
The final 2026–27 state schedule set the minimum for a teacher with a bachelor's degree and zero years of experience at $50,500.
Final 2026–27 state salary scheduleSchool safety
What they pledged
Fund a certified full-time school resource officer for every public school.
2023 State of the State addressWhat has been verified
The state announced in August 2025 that funding had been secured to cover every public school. The announcement verifies funding for the positions.
Funding announcement as reported by ABC ColumbiaCommitments archive
Entries from earlier reviews, separate from the term registers.
Henry McMaster
RepublicanMilitary retirement taxation
What they pledged
In his 2021 budget proposal, he called for eliminating state income tax on military retirement pay for career veterans.
Governor’s budget proposal · Jan 8, 2021What has been verified
McMaster signed H. 3247 on May 13, 2022. The law fully exempts military retirement pay from state income tax beginning in tax year 2022, with no earned-income cap.
South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs02 / THE START OF THE TERM
The first
100 days.
An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.Henry McMaster · 2022
Awaiting verificationThe opening agenda is being verified.
A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.
03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD
Election
night.
Henry McMaster · 2022 · Election-night remarks
Election-night remarks are being verified.
A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.
How we assess
Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.
Official state sources
Capitol photo · Thomas Kirchel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Framing and shading adjusted