April Cromer

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Brent Cromer
(m. 1999)
April Cromer
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 6th district
Assumed office
December 6, 2022

April Cromer is an American politician of the Republican Party. She is the member of the South Carolina House of Representatives representing District 6. Cromer won the 2022 general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 6 after she defeated Republican incumbent W. Brian White, who had been a member of the South Carolina House since 2001, in the June primary. [1] [2] She won in the general election on November 8, 2022. [3]

Elections

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 2023, Cromer was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ""At least 4 Republican SC House members lose primaries"". South Carolina Public Radio. June 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. "April Cromer defeats longtime Rep. Brian White in House District 6 race". Independent Mail. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. "April Cromer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. "H. 3549". South Carolina General Assembly.
  5. Stuart, Tessa (March 13, 2023). "21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions". Rolling Stone.