South-Carolina
Who’s running for governor of South Carolina
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is in search of his second full-term as governor, and faces opposition within the June 14 major from Simpsonville’s Harrison Musselwhite.
5 candidates are in search of the Democratic nomination for the possibility to face McMaster within the Nov. 8 common election. The 5 are former Rep. Joe Cunningham, William H Williams, Carlton Boyd, state Sen. Mia McLeod, and Calvin McMillan.
Beneath is details about candidates operating for chosen statewide races in South Carolina together with the race for governor.
Voters can take part in anyone social gathering’s major in South Carolina.
If no candidate wins greater than 50% of the vote within the race for an workplace, a runoff might be held on June 28, and voters who participated in that social gathering’s major might be eligible to vote within the runoff.
Go to scvotes.gov to register to vote, verify eligibility, view pattern ballots and discover polling locations. Voters should register at the least 30 days prematurely of an election to vote in it.
The data beneath is supplied by The Greenville Information, Anderson Impartial Mail and Spartanburg Herald Journal as a service to our readers. The Greenville Information conducts background checks of candidates when attainable, if something is discovered throughout these checks it’s reported beneath.
Reporting like this may not be attainable with out our subscribers. Please subscribe by visiting greenvillenews.com, independentmail.com or goupstate.com.
Candidates operating for SC governor
Republicans
Title: Henry McMaster, incumbent
Occupation: Governor
Political expertise: Governor since January 2017; former lieutenant governor; previous chair, SC Republican Occasion; former U.S. lawyer; former two-term SC Legal professional Normal.
Web site: https://henrymcmaster.com/
Title: Harrison Musselwhite
Political expertise: Present chairman of the Legislative Committee for the Greenville County Republican Occasion
Web site: https://www.votetruckerbob.com/
Democrats
Candidate: Carlton Boyd
Occasion: Democrat
Political expertise: N/A
Quick bio: Complete danger counseling and providers counselor; attended Winthrop College
Web site: No web site obtainable
Candidate: Joe Cunningham
Political expertise: Former U.S. consultant from South Carolina’s 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021; misplaced to Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in 2020.
Web site: https://www.joeforsouthcarolina.com/
Candidate: Mia McLeod
Occasion: Democrat
Political expertise: Present state senator; District 22; former member of state Home of Representatives, District 79
Web site: https://www.miaforsc.com/
Candidate: Calvin McMillan
Political expertise: N/A
Quick bio: Previously labored in hair enterprise
Web site: https://www.calvincjmackmcmillan.com/
Candidate: William H Williams
Political expertise: Ran unsuccessfully in Democratic major for U.S. Home District 7 seat in 2020
Web site: https://whcowboywilliamsforscgovernor.com/biography
Candidates operating for SC lawyer common
Republicans
Candidate: Lauren Martel
Occupation: Legal professional
Political expertise: N/A
Web site: https://martelforag.com/
Candidate: Alan Wilson
Occupation: SC Legal professional Normal
Political expertise: SC Legal professional Normal since 2011.
Web site: http://www.wilsonforag.com/
Candidates operating for SC superintendent of schooling
Republicans
Candidate: Travis Bedson
Occupation: CEO, CNT Foundations
Political expertise: N/A
Web site: https://bedsonforstudents.com/
Candidate: Bryan Chapman
Occupation: Pastor of Pee Dee Neighborhood Fellowship; championship driving college teacher
Political expertise: Elected to Florence County District 1 College Board in 2014, reelected in 2018.
Web site: https://www.chapman4sc.com/
Candidate: Sheri Few
Occupation: Academic coverage activist
Political expertise: 2010 candidate for SC Home District 79; 2014 candidate for SC Superintendent of Training
Web site: https://sherifewforsuperintendent.com/
Candidate: Dr. Kizzi Gibson
Occupation: Educator
Political expertise: Served two phrases as president of the Wst Metro Republican Girls in Lexington County; Lexington County Delegate to the SC GOP Conference; Lexington County REpublican Precinct President for the Redbank Neighborhood.
Background verify: A search of court docket information revealed no felony conviction in South Carolina for Gibson
Web site: https://www.kizzigibson.com/
Candidate: Lynda Leventis-Wells
Occupation:
Political expertise:
Web site: https://lyndaforeducation.com/
Candidate: Kathy Maness
Occupation: Government Director of the Palmetto State Academics Affiliation
Political expertise: Elected to Lexington City Council in 2004; has served three full phrases and lately re-elected to a fourth; served two phrases on the board of administrators of the Nationwide League of Cities; elected NLC president in 2020.
Background verify: A search of court docket information revealed no felony conviction in South Carolina for Maness
Web site: https://www.kathymaness.com/
Candidate: Ellen Weaver
Occupation: Founding father of Palmetto Promise Institute
Political expertise: Serves on SC Training Oversight Committee; elected chair in 2019.
Web site: https://ellenforeducation.com/
Democrats
Candidate: Gary L. Burgess
Occupation: Retired, Spokesperson for Florence County College District 4 Board of Trustees, Pastor
Political expertise: Anderson County District 4 College Board since 2010.
Web site: https://burgessforsceducation.org/about.html;
Candidate: Lisa Ellis
Occupation: Instructor
Political expertise: N/A
Web site: https://www.lisaellisforscschools.org/
Candidates operating for SC secretary of state
Republicans
Candidate: Mark Hammond
Occupation: SC Secretary of State
Political expertise: Spartanburg County clerk of courts, 1996-2002; South Carolina Secretary of State, 2003-present.
Web site: No marketing campaign web site
Candidate: Keith Blandford
Occupation: Building
Political expertise: N/A
Web site: https://blandford4america.com/