Melissa Lackey Oremus | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 84th district | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ronnie Young |
Personal details | |
Born | Aiken,South Carolina,United States | November 17,1978
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of South Carolina Aiken (B.S.) Southern Wesleyan University (M.S.M.) |
Melissa Lackey Oremus (born November 17,1978) is an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 84th District,serving since 2019. [1] She is a member of the Republican party. [2]
Oremus is a member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus. [3] [4] She also serves on the House Labor,Commerce and Industry Committee. [5]
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||
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2019 Special Republican Primary [6] [lower-alpha 1] | Melissa Lackey Oremus | 699 | 30.9% | Alvin Padgett | 528 | 23.4% | Cody Anderson | 460 | 20.4% | Danny Feagin | 432 | 19.1% | |||||
2019 Special Republican Primary Runoff [7] | Melissa Lackey Oremus | 1,178 | 56.3% | Alvin Padgett | 915 | 43.7% | |||||||||||
2019 Special General Election [8] | Melissa Lackey Oremus | 809 | 97.4% | Others/Write-in | 22 | 2.6% | |||||||||||
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