Matt Leber

Matt Leber is an American politician and Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 116. In the 2022 general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 116, he defeated Democratic incumbent Chardale Murraywho had been a member of the South Carolina House since 2020. Representative Leber serves as Chairman of the Freshman Caucus, on the House Judiciary Committee, and on the newly formed standing House Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a committee whose formation he was a strong advocate for.

Prior to being elected to office, Leber, a combat veteran, served eight years as a paratrooper in the United States Army.

Leber supports term limits.

Statements were issued by Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina who won his re-election bid, and Drew McKissick, chair of the South Carolina Republican Party.

In April 2023, Leber was the first South Carolina lawmaker to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy in the 2024 presidential election. Leber served as Ramaswamy's State Chair for South Carolina. After Ramaswamy suspended his presidential campaign, Leber joined Ramaswamy in endorsing President Trump in the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary.

In September, 2023, Leber announced his candidacy for South Carolina State Senate District 41. In the Republican primary, Leber will face incumbent Sandy Senn, who controversially voted with Democrats on key issues such as abortion, COVID-19 restrictions, and the Second Amendment.