Luke Samuel Rankin

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In March 2024, Republican incumbent Stewart Jones filed to run for South Carolina Congressional District 3 House of Representatives when incumbent Jeff Duncan announced that he would not seek re-election. [3] [4] [5] Rankin filed for the South Carolina House seat vacated by Jones. [6]

Rankin was unopposed in the Republican primary and in the general election. [7] [8]

Rankin serves on the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs and on the Rules committees. [9]

Previous elected office

Rankin has served as a member of Laurens County Council and as chair of the Laurens County Republican Party. He was endorsed in the House race by South Carolina House member John McCravy. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "H 3537 South Carolina House Bill". Fast Democracy. December 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ Stuart, Tessa (March 13, 2023). "21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions". Rolling Stone.
  3. ↑ Chandler, Alvieann (January 29, 2024). "SC Rep. Stewart Jones announces campaign for Congress". Fox Carolina. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ Holdman, Jessica (January 23, 2024). "Rep. Stewart Jones, original member of hardline Freedom Caucus, will run for SC 3rd District". News From the States. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jones announces bid for SC Third Congressional District". Go Laurens. January 29, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Lane wins county council Dist. 7 runoff in landslide". The Laurens County Advertiser. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  7. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  8. ↑ MacDonald, Vic (2024-11-06). "Trump earns resounding SC victory". The Clinton Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  9. ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Committee". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  10. ↑ "Rankin announces bid for SC House District 14". GoLaurens.Com. 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
Luke Samuel Rankin
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 14th district
Assumed office
November 11, 2024