Tom Davis

@SenTomDavisSC

South Carolina State Senator representing Beaufort & Jasper counties, chairing the Senate LCI Committee; lawyer practicing at http://HarveyandBattey.com.

Bluffton, SC

Joined November 2021

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 6

.@postandcourier: South Carolina has made remarkable progress conserving land of exceptional value for its scenery, wildlife habitat, flood protection benefits, farming, and history, and Gov. @HenryMcMaster has rightly called for our state to do even more. postandcourier.com/opinion/editor…

SenTomDavisSC's tweet card. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan to rescind its roadless rule simply to allow more logging in our national forests is misguided, not conservation.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · 6 h

.@islandpacket: “@SRNLab was selected by the US Department of @Energy for private development of AI data center or energy infrastructure.” South Carolina is leading our country’s nuclear energy renaissance. Our future is BRIGHT. islandpacket.com/news/politics-…

SenTomDavisSC's tweet card. As companies look to build more data centers, the U.S. Department of Energy unveiled a plan to power AI on federal land in South Carolina.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · 14 h

.@islandpacket: “More than 8,000 acres of woodlands that attract rare birds near South Carolina’s coast will be protected from development under a $34.2 million conservation deal.” Proud to be a part of this effort. islandpacket.com/article3112573…

SenTomDavisSC's tweet card. A conservation group says it plans to protect 8,000 acres near Georgetown before the property is developed. Rare kites nest on the property.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 25

Today, the US Department of @Energy designated four national labs, including @SRNLab, as priority sites for building data centers to support #AI — the result of hard work by many South Carolinians, e.g., Gov. @HenryMcMaster, Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC, and @UofSC’s @JuliusThor_VPR.

SenTomDavisSC's tweet image. Today, the US Department of @Energy designated four national labs, including @SRNLab, as priority sites for building data centers to support #AI — the result of hard work by many South Carolinians, e.g., Gov. @HenryMcMaster, Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC, and @UofSC’s @JuliusThor_VPR.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 22

In vacation mode this week at our family’s lake house on Seneca Lake in upstate New York. My paternal grandfather purchased the house (San Felice) in the 1940’s.

SenTomDavisSC's tweet image. In vacation mode this week at our family’s lake house on Seneca Lake in upstate New York. My paternal grandfather purchased the house (San Felice) in the 1940’s.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 22

Survey of my senate district last week shows support for Beaufort County’s greenspace penny: 66-25-9 (support/oppose/unsure). The $100 million raised in 2023-2024 has been and is being put to good use, with many large tracts preserved in perpetuity. The program must be renewed.

SenTomDavisSC's tweet image. Survey of my senate district last week shows support for Beaufort County’s greenspace penny: 66-25-9 (support/oppose/unsure). The $100 million raised in 2023-2024 has been and is being put to good use, with many large tracts preserved in perpetuity. The program must be renewed.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 22

.⁦@santeecooper⁩ provides update on solicitation of bids to purchase/complete two unfinished nuclear reactors at VC Summer in Fairfield County. Private capital/risk. 2,200 megawatts of 24-7 clean energy. $4 billion in sunk cost removed from ratepayers base. Wins all around.

SenTomDavisSC's tweet image. .⁦@santeecooper⁩ provides update on solicitation of bids to purchase/complete two unfinished nuclear reactors at VC Summer in Fairfield County. Private capital/risk. 2,200 megawatts of 24-7 clean energy. $4 billion in sunk cost removed from ratepayers base. Wins all around.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 18

.@islandpacket: “According to @MoveBuddha, the top American state to move to in 2025 is South Carolina, with 218 searches in for every 100 searches out.” They’re here, and more are coming.” islandpacket.com/news/state/sou…

SenTomDavisSC's tweet card. South Carolina has three of the most popular places to move to in the U.S. for 2025. Here’s what to know.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 17

Next 5-7 years at Exit 8 on I 95: More than 14,000 new homes, over 50 businesses, 10 restaurants, and multiple hotels. Other nearby examples of such growth abound. The development flood is already here, but a tsunami is coming. Our greenspace conservation efforts must accelerate.

SenTomDavisSC's tweet image. Next 5-7 years at Exit 8 on I 95: More than 14,000 new homes, over 50 businesses, 10 restaurants, and multiple hotels. Other nearby examples of such growth abound. The development flood is already here, but a tsunami is coming. Our greenspace conservation efforts must accelerate.

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Palmetto Nuclear Coalition@palmettonuclear · Jul 16

South Carolina has the assets and talent to immediately rise to the occasion of meeting our country’s energy and national security needs. The Palmetto Nuclear Coalition is hard at work to make clear that South Carolina is home to the next generation of nuclear innovation.

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Seanna Adcox@seannaadcox_sn · Jul 15

More SC schools are offering free meals to all. A new law sponsored by @SenTomDavisSC encourages participation. scdailygazette.com/2025/07/15/mor… by @sky_latte_

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 15

In Greenville (SC) today at a nuclear energy workshop — meeting with nuclear technicians, service engineers, power-reactor operators, chemists, research scientists, mechanical engineers, etc., trying to understand more about this critical component of South Carolina’s energy mix.

SenTomDavisSC's tweet image. In Greenville (SC) today at a nuclear energy workshop — meeting with nuclear technicians, service engineers, power-reactor operators, chemists, research scientists, mechanical engineers, etc., trying to understand more about this critical component of South Carolina’s energy mix.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 15

.⁦@SecretaryWright⁩ is on point, and South Carolina will lead this nuclear renaissance. @SNRLab’s intellectual capital, the billions in private capital pouring in to complete/build reactors, Gov. @HenryMcMaster’s leadership — the Palmetto State is ready to lead the way.

SenTomDavisSC's tweet image. .⁦@SecretaryWright⁩ is on point, and South Carolina will lead this nuclear renaissance. @SNRLab’s intellectual capital, the billions in private capital pouring in to complete/build reactors, Gov. @HenryMcMaster’s leadership — the Palmetto State is ready to lead the way.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 11

.@SCPublicRadio: Senator Tom Davis said private investment to purchase and complete the two VC Summer nuclear reactors would benefit ratepayers. “We generate over 2,000 megawatts of clean power AND we take a sunk cost off of ratepayers’ base,” he said. southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2025-0…

SenTomDavisSC's tweet card. State leaders and electric utility executives say South Carolina is headed toward a "nuclear renaissance" as both try to keep up with the state's growing population and needs.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 11

.@Live5News: Senator Tom Davis said private investment to purchase and complete the two VC Summer nuclear units would be a “win-win” that takes an existing sunk cost off the ratepayers’ rate base and generates an additional 2,200 megawatts of clean power. live5news.com/2025/07/10/sc-…

SenTomDavisSC's tweet card. A failed, multi-billion-dollar nuclear project just north of Columbia nearly a decade ago left lasting impacts on South Carolinians and their wallets.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 8

.@SC_DPH is launching three new Mobile Health Units to extend public health services to underserved rural areas in South Carolina. These units will be staffed by nurse practitioners and other non-physician healthcare professionals. @sc_nurses_assoc @aanp_news #NursePractitioner

SenTomDavisSC's tweet image. .@SC_DPH is launching three new Mobile Health Units to extend public health services to underserved rural areas in South Carolina. These units will be staffed by nurse practitioners and other non-physician healthcare professionals. @sc_nurses_assoc @aanp_news #NursePractitioner

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 7

.@NovantHealth executive: “South Carolina’s laissez faire health regulation is making it possible for these systems to plan and move as quickly as the population is growing and spreading out. It is much easier than more tightly regulated North Carolina.” postandcourier.com/health/berkele…

SenTomDavisSC's tweet card. As housing booms on Daniel Island in the Point Hope community, a new Emergency Department, a large medical clinic and other health care are also coming.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 7

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the license of the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, authorizing it to operate until at least 2062, facilitating completion of two reactors. @SanteeCooper is now reviewing the private-sector bids to acquire and compete those reactors.

SenTomDavisSC's tweet image. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the license of the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, authorizing it to operate until at least 2062, facilitating completion of two reactors. @SanteeCooper is now reviewing the private-sector bids to acquire and compete those reactors.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jul 4

.@JonahDispatch: “The birth of the United States of America was the signature catalyst for the real-world realization of various Enlightenment principles like democracy, human rights, free speech, and representative government.” It was a really big deal. thedispatch.com/next-250/ameri…

SenTomDavisSC's tweet card. It’s become popular to downplay the American revolution’s historical importance. It’s also wrong.

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Tom Davis@SenTomDavisSC · Jun 28

.@wspa7: South Carolina Supreme Court pauses pay increase pending legal challenge. Senator Tom Davis (R – Beaufort) supports the injunction, says “any increase in compensation ought to be prospective in nature and take effect only after the next election.” wspa.com/news/state-new…

SenTomDavisSC's tweet card. A planned pay raise for South Carolina lawmakers is on hold for now by the state’s supreme court.

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