Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Election Day November 8th
Henry McMaster (R) - Incumbent / Lt Govenor Pamela Evette **
Political Party: Republican
Year elected: 2017 (appointed by Nikki Haley), elected 2018
Term expiration/ term length: 11/2022
Education: University of South Carolina (’69), USC Law School ('73)
Occupation:
117th Governor of South Carolina, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina (2015-2017), South Carolina Ports Authority, Attorney General of South Carolina (2002-2011), appointed U.S. attorney in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan, Assistant to U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R), Attorney in Private Practice, US Army Reserve JAG Corps (1969- 1975)
Outside affiliations: Chairman of South Carolina Republican Party from 1993-2002, SC Ports Authority Board of Directors, SC Commission on Higher Education, the Palmetto Health Foundation Board, SC Policy Council (chairman)
Family: Married – Y, Kids – Y
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About: born Columbia, SC, May 1947
Their Statement: I am fighting to lead South Carolina to our fullest potential for generations to come.
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Lt Govenor Pamela Evette (R) - Incumbent
Political Party: Republican
Year elected: Elected 2018
Term expiration/ term length: 11/2022
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration from Cleveland State University – 1989
Occupation:
Lieutenant Governor of SC 2019 – present, Founder of Quality Business Solutions, Inc – 2000 – present, Chief Financial Officer of Tandem PES, Inc. 2004- 2006, Accounting Consultant & Software Trainer at PayPlus Software, Inc. 1996-2004, Controller at Premium Enterprises, Inc. 1993- 1996
Outside affiliations: School Board Parent Advisory Council for Prince of Peace Catholic School, St. Francis Foundation, NAPEO – The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations, SC Small Business Regulatory Committee
Family: Married – Y, Kids – Y
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Joe Cunningham (D)
Political Party: Democrat
Year elected: Running
Term expiration/ term length: 4 years
Education: College of Charleston before graduating from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelors in Ocean Engineering, Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law Science
Occupation: Marine and environmental consulting firm in Naples, Florida, Lawyer downtown Charleston, US Congress District 1 2019-2020
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Family: Married –N, Kids – Y
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About: Born in Western Kentucky. Lives in Charleston 20+ years
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ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES
Morgan Reeves (Libertarian)
Gary M Votour (Labor)