South Carolina’s 112th General Assembly will come to an end on May 10. At the same time, the state’s election season is starting to heat up. Because legislators will be focused on their constituencies and their districts, GAO’s focus will shift to connecting with legislators through in-district home visits and legislative roundtables.
Additionally, over the next two weeks GAO will be submitting BAYADA’s recommendations regarding the state’s Medicaid Waiver programs to the Department of Health and Human Services.
If your office is interested in hosting a legislative roundtable, or if you have a client that may be a good fit for a legislative home visit, please email me.
Key Primary Races and Important Dates
South Carolina’s gubernatorial campaigns are off to a running start. Currently there are three democrats and six republicans running for the state’s top seat. Current Governor Henry McMaster (R) and Lt. Governor Kevin Bryant (R) will both be competing for Governorship. This will be the first year that the state’s current governor and lieutenant governor will run against one another. So far, only two candidates have announced their running mates for Lt. Governor. Governor McMaster (R) has chosen Pamela Evette, a businesswoman from Travelers Rest, as his running mate, and Marguerite Willis (D) has chosen State Senator John Scott (D) has her running mate.
Both South Carolina Congressional and State House legislators will be up for reelection this year.
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Important Election Dates Deadline to register to vote: May 13 <link: https://www.scvotes.org/south-carolina-voter-registration-information> Primary Election: June 12 Primary Runoff Election: June 26 General Election: November 6 |
Candidates for South Carolina governor, from left to right (top) Kevin Bryant(R), Yancey McGill (R), Henry McMaster (R), and Phil Noble (D), (bottom) James Smith (D), Catherine Templeton (R), John Warren (R), and Marguerite Willis (D).
