October 16th, 2026 Len’s Political Note #848 Sweep Georgia. Make an impact in South Carolina, too.
2026 General Election
THE BIG NEWS IS THE US SENATE RACES.
US Senator from Georgia
Incumbent Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff is seeking his second term in the Senate. His campaign has been so strong a boomlet has begun urging him to run for President in 2028. As the Senate race continues, his opponent, Republican Congressman Mike Collins, has appeared to be more extreme, more racist, and less a serious candidate. On June 30, Jon Ossoff had $42.6 million to Collins’s $2.1 million. Collins may be the recipient of up to $44 million from the Republican Senate PAC which could even the financial race. Polls reported in the last week of September and in October still give Jon Ossoff a healthy lead: 47-40. 52-42,55-45, 50-42, 55-45. We might expect some tightening, but so far, do not see it. If you want to help secure Jon Ossoff’e win DONATE to his campaign. See Len’s Political Note #713
US Senator from South Carolina
Annie Andrews began running against the incumbent Lindsey Graham. The Republican nominee after Lindsey Graham’s death, after Donald Trump’s intervention on her behalf, and after a special primary election and run off was Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline Graham Nordone. She spent most of her career working with the blind, supporting their employment and the employment of others with disabilities. In 2019, she became South Carolina’s Commissioner for the Blind. Her work was apolitical, but as Trump’s choice for the Senate from South Carolina, we cannot expect her to be apolitical now.
Annie Andrews is a pediatrician. She was a hospitalist at the Medical University of South Carolina beginning in 2009 and a Professor of Pediatrics, taking time off to run unsuccessfully for Congress. In 2021, she founded Their Future, Our Vote and served as its CEO as she sought to create an organization that spoke for children in the way, perhaps, that AARP speaks for those of us who are older. She has learned to be an effective politician and to effectively represent her views.
Most polls of Likely voters reported in September, and October show Annie Andrews within reach of Darline Graham Nordone. One exception reported in early September had Andrews leading by 3 points. Another had her trailing by 13. Since then, Graham Nordone has led narrowly: 45-43, 43-42, and 46-45.
In the Financial campaign, on June 30, Annie Andrews has $4.1 million available after having raised more than $10 million. Reports after that date are unofficial. Graham Nordone was reported to have $250,000 at the time of her special primary. But, Graham Nordone had about $10 million spent on her behalf by third party PACs in her primary victory. How much will be spent on her behalf in the general election is unclear.
Help close and reverse those one-point polling gaps for Annie Andrews. Electing a Democratic Senator from South Carolina is one way of ensuring a Democratic majority in the Senate. DONATE to Annie Andrews’campaign. See Len’s Political Note #800.
THE GOVERNOR RACES
Former mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms is running against Republican businessman Rick Jackson. Keisha Lance Bottoms is the daughter of a multi-talented singer who grew up in the projects in Chicago and had a career with some ups, but ended with a down. Keisha Lance Bottoms wound up with her mother in Atlanta, hanging out at her uncle’s liquor store as a child, and later working in her mother’s hair salon. She went to college – to the HBCU Florida A & M. And she retured home to get her law degree at Georgia State. She met future corporate lawyer Derek Bottoms at Georgia State and made her way through Atlanta’s Black community of lawyers and politicians. Elected to follow a scandal-ridden Mayor, she promised openness, addressed a cyber attack, and cleaned house. Her major achievement was in defense – keeping the state government led Republicans from removing from city control of and the revenues of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, the busiest airport in the world.
The surprise winner of the Republican primary for governor was Rick Jackson.. A foster child growing up, he graduated from the Greater Atlanta Christian School and attended, but dropped out for financial reasons, Lipscomb University in Nashville. He made his millions founding a healthcare staffing and services company, sought to transform the Family Christian Stores into a non-profit, got into trouble with the IRS which demanded he paythe US government $38 million. He sought to privatize the foster care system and supported substantial increases in the support of that system, became an advocate for increased manufacturing of pharmaceuticals in the United States, and has been a major donor to Republican candidates.
Keisha Lance Bottoms has proved to be an effective leader in the public sector. DONATE to her campaign. See Len’s Political Note #777.
South Carolina State Rep Jermaine Johnson
South Carolina has elected and reelected Tim Scott to public office, a Black man who is one of South Carolina’s two United States Senators. No less than Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jermaine Johnson, Tim Scott grew up in poverty. No less than Jermaine Johnson, Tim Scott received assistance from a white mentor. In Scott’s case, the help came from a businessman whose help brought Scott to believing in business values as the salvation of impoverished Blacks.
Would South Carolina elect Jermaine Johnson as Governor? Jermaine Johnson is a Los Angeles-born 6’7” Black man with a quick wit who dominates a room. He had basketball hopes. In high school, he went from school to school, team to team and finally graduated from a prep school in Massachusetts. In college in 2008, he settled in at the College of Charleston. Not that he was easy to work with. Out of college, he was not quite good enough. His failure to make it to the NBA was probably a blessing. He had to figure out how to make it the hard way. He played basketball in Mexico and elsewhere for much less money than he would have made in the NBA.
In Mexico Jermaine Johnson was a star, averaging 21 points and 8 rebounds per game. His brother, who he got a tryout with the team, remained as a player. But in 2015, his brother died in an automobile accident. And Jermaine Johnson decided it was time to fully come home. Home was not Los Angeles where he grew up. It was Charleston, where his wife and children were; where he had become an adult.
Asked about his former ballplayer, Coach Bobby Cremins said “He’s really grown up. He’s really matured. I don’t know what happened to him,” Here’s what happened to Jermaine Johnson. When he had a fight his freshman year with another ball player, he was ready to leave for the other college that had recruited him. Coach Bobby Cremins flew out to Los Angeles to speak with Jermaine Johnson and his mom. They decided together that Jermaine would return to Charleston. During his sophomore year Bobby Cremins benched Jermaine Johnson for the start of four games because of his misbehavior. Jermaine Johnson stuck with it. During his senior year, Coach Cremins suspended Jermaine Johnson for a game after he refused to shake hands with the players from a team that had defeated the College of Charleston. Cougars. Jermaine Johnson stuck with it.
Here’s some more. After Jermaine Johnson graduated from college, he married Evan McDonald. She was his anchor, remaining in Charleston, getting her doctorate as a pharmacist, having his children. He also got degrees while he was playing basketball – a Master’s Degree and a Doctorate in Business Administration. When he returned to Charleston full time from Mexico, his family was waiting for him. His pastor was waiting for him. He and Evan had been careful with money and he began his New Economic Beginnings Foundation that helped those who were in need, but ready to take the steps they needed to earn the living they hoped for.
Jermaine Johnson also got involved in politics. He chaired Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign in South Carolina, ousted and replaced an incumbent from the South Carolina House, narrowly defended his redistricted seat in 2022, and put together his gubernatorial campaign for 2026, He resisted calls to withdraw when businessman Billy Webster, a former chief of staff for Democratic Governor Dick Riley and former staffer for President Bill Clinton considered a run. The most recent poll for the general election for Governor was in August and had Republican Alan Wilson leading 48-41. While that is much better for Jermaine Johnson than the 20+ point Republican gubernatorial victory in 2022, it was not enough to get the Cook Report to move this race out of the Safe Republican range.
Attorney General Alan Wilson appears to be what you might expect from a retrograde southern attorney general. He sought to block same sex marriage, to find the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, to oppose environmental regulations. He defended South Carolina’s anti-abortion laws and fought federal vaccine requirements. He opposes cannabis decriminalization and any wavering in opposition to immigration. DONATE to Jermaine Johnson. Make Alan Wilson work for his votes.
OTHER STATE WIDE OFFICES
GEORGIA
Lt. Governor: State Senator Josh McLaurin is in a state where the Lt. Governor candidate runs separately from the party candidate for Governor. State Senator Josh McLaurin, if he has the opportunity, would work to reverse corporate tax breaks and invest those funds in public services. DONATE
Secretary of State: Penny Brown Reynolds is a former judge and was Joe Biden’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Agriculture Department. She says, if elected, she will ensure that every Georgian, regardless of race, zip code, age, or political party will be able to trust that their rights are protected and their voices heard. DONATE
Attorney General: State Rep Tanya Miller is a former civil rights attorney and a former prosecutor. She says the Attorney General’s office should be the “shield that protects Georgia’s families” and a tool to create “opportunity for everyone.” In particular, she would focus on price gouging and unfair utility hikes. DONATE
SOUTH CAROLINA
Attorney General” Richard Hricik is the grandson of an Ellis Island immigrant, the son of a banker, and a successful attorney. He is running an idiosyncratic campaign in which he refuses to accept any donations and explains that his opponent, who says the job is one of a prosecutor, does not know what the Attorney General does. The AG, Richard Hricik explains, is the managing partner for a large law firm with seven divisions and is “responsible for defending South Carolina’s laws and Constitution in Court, protecting consumers, safeguarding public resources, enforcing securities laws, issues official legal opinions, and protecting the public interest.” Do not donate. He won’t accept your money. Write letters to the editor. Even take out an advertisement for for him yourself. Here is a Wikipedia list of South Carolina newspapers. Republican circuit solicitor (South Carolina’s version of a District Attorney) David Stumbo, explained after his primary victory that “all that mattered is we were following God’s will.”
STILL MORE STATE WIDE OFFICES
GEORGIA
I should say that asking you to consider the Democratic candidates for state-wide office other than Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General is too much.
I can’t help it. The case of Georgia ‘s Commissioners of Public Utilities is instructive. There are five Commissioners: An election was scheduled for two of them for 2022, but suspended until a legal dispute was resolved. All the commissioners remained in office without further elections until the case was resolved. The requirement that candidates live in a specific district, but be elected state-wide was initially ruled to be discriminatory against Black candidates. The ruling was eventually overturned and the case was dismissed. A schedule for elections with same residency requirement and the same state-wide election was planned. Two elections would be held in 2025; two in 2026 (one of which would be for a seat voted on again in 2025), and two in 2028. The five Republican Commissioners who had remained in office would be challenged. Two Democrats were elected in 2025. Because one of those elected in 2025 is slated for election again in 2026, if Democrats do as well this November, the Commission that oversees the rates and services for telecommunications, gas and electric industries will become 3-2 Democratic.
Utility Commissioner Elections in 2026
Public Utility Commissioner District 3. Support Democratic Incumbent Peter Hubbard who was elected I 2025 in his run for reelection in November. DONATE
Public Utility Commissioner District 5. Support Democratic Challenger Sheila Edwards in her run for election in November. The Republican incumbent is not running. DONATE
Give them $10 or more. Let them know people from out of state are rooting for them. That goes for the candidates below, too.
The Commissioner races below are the sole individuals elected to be in charge of their agencies. Each of the following candidates are challenging Republican incumbents.
For State Agriculture Commissioner: Non-Profit Founder and Democrat Katherine Juhan-Arnold. Her first priority is to integrate services for farmers, producers, and consumers. DONATE
For State Insurance Commissioner: Ex-Atlanta City Councilor Keisha Waites. Her first priority is to review and challenge unjustified hikes in auto and home insurance rates. DONATE
For State School Superintendent: Educator Lydia Powell. Her first two priorities are to raise standards for and restore pride in the Georgia Public School. DONATE
For State Labor Commissioner: Non-Profit Founder Nikki Porche. Her first priority is to ensure accessible and affordable childcare for workers. DONATE
CONGRESS
GEORGIA
If you check out Cook’s Political Report, you will find that every single Congressional seat in Georgia is either Safe Republican (9 of them) or Safe Democratic (5 of them). This is a masterpiece of gerrymandering in a state that has elected two Democratic Senators and may well elect a Democratic Governor.)
OOPS. I add just before this Note gets postedt. Look out for Georgia 07. Republican Congressman Richard McCormick made his first try for congress in in 2020. He was unsuccessful, but was elected in 2022 after redistricting. He may be a doctor, butat heart he is a wheeling/dealing pol. He endorsed Trump for a second term after he won the New Hampshire primary in 2024. And he had his plans. In December, with Trump getting ready for his inauguration, McCormick was on the air with Maria Bariromo. His thoughts?
We’re going to have some hard decisions. We got to bring the Democrats in to talk about Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare. There’s hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved, and we know how to do it, we just have to have the stomach to take those challenges .
Democrat Tony Kozycki is a criminal defense attorney. Before that, though, he was a graduate of the Naval Academy, a Naval Aviator who flew the F/A-18 Super Hornet in combat. He brings a standard of leadership that is a contrast to what the Republicans have not demonstrated. With leadership like Tony Kozycki’s, he might achieve his goal of restoring trust in government. I should have noticed that in an early September report, a poll he funded had him trailing 46-43. I did notice that a mid-October poll he funded put him in the lead 47-45. Tony Kozycki could win this election. Help him do it. DONATE to his campaign.
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina has half the numbers of Congressional district that Georgia has. If you check out Cook’s Political Report, you will find that 5 seats in South Carolina are considered to be Safe Republican and one seat is considered to be Safe Democratic. The remaining seat is considered to be Likely Republican. Consider the Democratic candidate for South Carolina 01.
South Carolina 01 Retired Navy Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore.
Born in Albany, New York, Nancy Lacore was a member of the Naval Officer Reserve Training Program at Holy Cross College from which she graduated. She became a Naval Aviator and was appointed to continuously increased responsibility through her career, during which she also earned an MA from San Diego State. By 2018, she had been promoted to Admiral (Lower Half) and in 2021 was promoted to Rear Admiral. With that last promotion, she was assigned as Commandant of Naval District Washington, a position she held until mid-2024. She was nominated for promotion to Vice-Admiral with an assignment as Chief of the Naval Reserve. However, Nancy Lacore was one of the high-ranking officers relieved of their responsibilities by Defense Secretary Hegseth.
Now a civilian, in 2025, Nancy Lacore announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for South Carolina’s First Congressional District. She had been a Republican, but changed her affiliation when Trump became President. She and her husband have lived and raised their six children in Charleston. She reminds us that she took an oath of office to serve her country. No longer in the Navy, she is fulfilling that oath by running for Congress. Her first priority as a Member of Congress, her fulfillment of that oath would be, as she puts it, to restore financial freedom to Americans. Her first steps to achieve that goal of financial freedom would be to lower housing costs and increase wages.
The Republican nominee for this open seat is Jenny Costa Honeycutt, a graduate of Ashley Hall and Meredith College. She earned her JD at the University of South Carolina. and is now a sole practitioner with a focus on the construction and development industry. Her first priority, she says, is to protect the character of the Low Country of South Carolina. (She is not clear, but if I lived there, I might think that her statement about values is made with a wink and a nod.) In two recent polls, the one by a Republican firm had Nancy Lacore trailing 46-40; the one funded by Democrats had Nancy Lacore trailing 41-40. On June 30, Nancy Lacore had a financial edge: $400,000 to $80,000. Help elect Nancy Lacore. This is a Republican leaning district with constituents who have a high regard for the military. DONATE to Nancy Lacore’s campaign.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
State Senate
There are 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate: 31 Republicans, 23 Democrats, 2 Vacancies. Democrats need to flip 6 Republican seats to gain a majority.
Here are six vulnerable Republican seats – generated in part by Artificial Intelligence.
GASD 48. Business Executive and Non-Profit Leader Laura Murvartian is running to flip this seat. Her first priority is to provide enough support to the health system so that families do not have to choose between bankruptcy and essential, life-saving health care. The Republican incumbent is Shawn Still who campaign slogan is “Keep more of what you earn.” DONATE to Laura Murvartian.
GASD 42 Eric Wendel Lee is the Senior Pastor of Springfield Baptist Church and a graduate of Morehouse College and Vanderbilt Divinity School. His first priority is to create first time buyer purchasing incentives to make housing more affordable. The incumbent Republican is running for Attorney General. Bret Dunn, the Republican candidate, is a Marine Veteran who wants to restore Georgia’s values, first among them faith in God. DONATE to Eric Wendel Lee.
GASD 46. Ray Smith is the Democratic nominee, a software engineer and a community organizer. His goal is to limit the capacity of corporations to grab money from ordinary people – whether that is Georgia Power or the insurance companies. The Republican incumbent ran unsuccessfully for Attorney General. The Republican nominee is Marc McMain, who describes himself as a Christian, a Conservative, and a local entrepreneur. He is the owner of Town Values Magazine. His first priority is to improve education by defending parental rights through school choice and opposing school bureaucrats. DONATE to Ray Smith
GASD 27. Jessica Roper is the Democratic nominee. A mental health therapist, her first priority is to provide the financial and social support needed for families to thrive. The incumbent Republican is running for Lt. Governor of the state. Her Republican opponent is Mike Dudgeon. He is a Georgia Tech trained engineer with several patents who is particularly proud of “standing tall” and fighting against bureaucrats when he was on the local school board. DONATE to Jessica Roper
GASD 19. Joshua Wilkerson is the Democratic nominee. He is a Christian speaker whose priority is to take care of rural Georgia. The incumbent Republican ran for Lt. Governor, but did not get the nomination. The Republican candidate is David Sikes. Sikes is particularly proud of having kept taxes low while he served as Chair of the County Commission. DONATE to Joshua Wilkerson.
GASD 51 Gary St. Lawrence is the Democratic nominee. He describes himself as a “plain talking fiscal hawk Democrat…a truck-driving, gun-owning, church-going, Army Veteran [and] journalist/IT Manager. He is particularly critical of his opponent and other Georgia Republicans for being unresponsive to the public and misleading about their achievements. The incumbent Republican ran unsuccessfully for Lt. Governor. The Republican candidate is Will Wade, who describes himself as a conservative and a banker whose first priority is to cut taxes. DONATE to Gary St. Lawrence.
If these six candidates were elected, Democrats would have a majority in the Georgia Senate.
Georgia State House of Representatives.
The Georgia House of Representatives has 180 members: 99 Republicans and 81 Democrats. Democrats would need to flip 10 Republican seats to earn a majority in the House. Here are ten possible Democratic victors. The last time Democrats made a comparable gain in the state House of Representatives was during the Blue Wave of 2018.
- GAHD 105. Farooq Mughal is the Democratic candidate against incumbent Sandy Donatucci. He is a professional mediator. His first priority is to create good jobs. DONATE to Farooq Mughal’s
- GAHD 99 Michelle Kang is the Democratic candidate against incumbent Matt Reeves. A Korean immigrant she has been a stay-at-home mom active in non-profit leadership and was the Democratic candidate in 2024 against Reeves who she describes as a MAGA extremist. She lost by 621 votes and is back for a second try.
- GAHD 53 Beth Fuller, the daughter of a Georgia Judge is the Democratic candidate against incumbent Deborah Silcox. Silcox is the former Chair of the Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Service and a member of the Junior League. Beth Fuller has a degree from Emory, a Master’s in Public health from Alabama-Birmingham and a doctorate from Columbia. A contractor with the CDC, her first priority as a legislator would be the health of the people of Georgia.
- GAHD 48 Adam Cleveland is the Democratic nominee against incumbent Scott Hilton who has an MBA from Emory. Hilton has been a banker and serves as the Executive Director of the Georgia First Committee. Adam Cleveland is an attorney and has been deeply involved working with the state legislature — writing and then achieving passage of legislation that ensured meaningful judgment enforcement.
- GAHD 44. Danielle Bell is the Democratic nominee against incumbent Don Parson. His first priority is tax cuts. Danielle Bell is a social worker and a certified business and executive coach. Her first priority is to deal with utility costs. She points out that Georgia has the 2nd highest gas prices in the country and the 4th highest electricity prices. DONATE to Danielle Bell’s
- GAHD 34 Titus Nichols, an attorney and an Army Reserve Officer, is the Democratic nominee. His first legislative priority is to ensure that families are safe at home. He is running against the incumbent Devan Seabaugh, an executive with the Metro Atlanta Ambulance Services who was arrested last year for driving under the influence after hitting a cyclist. Seabaugh’s first legislative priority is better access to health services. DONATE to Titus Nichols.
- GAHD 19Cynthia Starke-Jones is a former teacher and current volunteer community advocate whose highest priority is affordable and access8boe health care. She is running against incumbent Joseph Gullett. who insists that first and foremost he is a Christian, a husband, and a father. His most important issue is to lower taxes. DONATE to Cynthia Starke-jones.
- GAHD 147 Regina Duncan, retired United States Command Sargent-Major, the highest non-commission position in the army, is the Democratic nominee. Her first priority is expanding rural public transportation. She is running against incumbent Republican Bethany Ballard, Chair of the education committee, whose first priority is giving children the tools they need for success in school and in the workforce. DONATE to a proven leader, Regina Duncan.
- GAHD 81 Mishael White, a commercial truck driver, is the Democratic nominee. His first priority is improving public education and ensuring children’s safety in school. The incumbent Republican is Noelle Kahaian. She and her husband run an accounting and consulting firm. Her first priority as a legislator is constituent service. DONATE to Mishael White’s
- GAHD 45. Michelle Schreiner, a psychologist, is the Democratic nominee. Her first priority is to strengthen public education so that it is a path to opportunity for every child. The incumbent Republican, Sharon Cooper, is a teacher of nursing. In the 1990s she was the author of Taxpayer’s Tea Party. Her first priority then and now is to ensure that government is small and people learn to help themselves. DONATE to Michelle Schreiner.
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
State Senate
There are 46 seats in the state Senate of which Republicans hold 34 and Democrats hold 12. Democrats need to flip 4 seats in order for prevent veto overrides. All State Senate seats are up every four years. The next year for state senate elections is 2028.
State House of Representatives.
There are 124 seats in the state House of Representatives. Republicans hold 89 seats; Democrats 35. To prevent Republicans from having a supermajority, Democrats would need 42 seats. To achieve that goal, they would need to flip 7 seats,
SCHD 12. Jumelle Brooks is the Democratic nominee. Currently,she is the owner of The Next Home Health Care. Her preparation for a career in health care services was an MBA and a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration. Her priority is to “build a shield of protection for the weak, [provide] a solid voice for the unheard, and mentor the next generation to be effective representatives of the people.” The Republican incumbent is career pilot Daniel Gibson. He does not list legislative priorities. DONATE to Jumelle Brooks’ campaign.
SCHD 57. Cynthia O. Ford is a writer and a local figure. She primaried Democrat incumbent Frank “Lucas” Atkinson in 2024. He won the primary, but critics noted he won based on a huge number that more than 25% of Atkinson’s ballots were absentee and many of those were from a single precinct. Critics also noted that his donors had shifted from locals to corporate. Atkinson shifted, for 2026 and is running as a Republican. DONATE to Cynthia O. Ford’s campaign.
SCHD 64 Dr. Michele Johnson Demery, a former 5th grade special needs teacher who has been a youth coach and a school administrator, is running to flip this seat which flipped Repubican in 2022. She begins her first priority of affordability by proposing to raise the minimum wage in South Carolina. The incumbent is Fawn Pedalino, the CFO of Souteast Technology and Realtor. Her first. Priority is constituent service. DONATE to Dr. Michele Johnson Demery’s campaign.
SCHD 67 Lisa Davey, the Democratic nominee, spent 24 years in the army as an MP and logistics officer. She spent 12 more years working in corrections helping young people transition into society. Her first priority is public safety and crime reduction. G. Murrell Smith Jr. is the Speaker of the South Carolina House. His highest spears to be opposition to abortions. Democrats have martialed an extensive campaign of important figures to oppose him. DONATE to Lisa Davey’s campaign,
SCHD 98. Sonja Ogletree Satani, the founder of Corporate Cycle Consulting has an MBA and a doctorate and has served as the National President of the American Business Women’s Association. She hopes to foster “an environment of inclusivity, progress, and prosperity.” This is a rematch of 2024 when she lost to the incumbent by 21 votes Incumbent Greg Ford is an Air Force combat veteran and military advisor. His first priority is to eliminate South Carolina’s income tax. DONATE to Sonja Ogletree Satani.
SCHD 102. With a BA in Music Education, Montez Aiken began teaching school, ,but switched to become a police officer. Along the way he got an MPA from Villanova and trained with the FBI and retired as a police Lieutenant. His first priority in improving the quality of life people experience by building a community that makes people feel safe and that they have an opportunity to succeed. His opponent is Harriet Holman, daughter of a Major General, she retired as a Lt. Colonel. In 2024, she was elected the first Black Republican woman elected to the South Carolina legislature. She is proud of having brought resources home to the district. DONATE to Montez Aiken.
SCHD 116 Clay Middleton, the Democratic nominee, is a combat veteran, a Lt. Colonel , and a Brigade Commander in the South Carolina Army National Guard. A. long-time aide to Congressman Jim Clyburn, he also served in Barack Obama’s White House. His first priority is to increase affordability through attracting good paying jobs, improving housing access, and capping annual increases in home assessment to avoid unanticipated property tax hikes. The Republican incumbent is James Teeple, a real estate developer who reports having created more than 100 jobs. His principal issue is the elimination of regulations that are a burden for businesses. DONATE to Clay Middleton’s campaign.
SCHD 122 Korey Williams is the Democratic nominee. He is a regional attorney and his first priority is protecting generational land ownership. He is running against incumbent Bill Hager. The Republican Party touts Hager’s success in cutting taxes for first responders. DONATE to Korey Williams’ campaign.
These eight flips would get South Carolina Democrats to 43, just past the 42 seats they need to end the supermajority, It may not happen overnight, Keep on pluggin,
