Sheri Biggs | |
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Member-elect of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from South Carolina's 3rd district | |
Assuming office January 3, 2025 | |
Succeeding | Jeff Duncan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969or1970(age 54–55) [1] |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Carolina Bible College Samford University |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Sheryl Lynn Biggs [2] (born 1969/1970) is an American politician from South Carolina. A Republican,she is the member-elect for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Biggs is from Kosciusko,Mississippi. She graduated from Kosciusko High School in 1988, [3] from Carolina Bible College with a bachelor's degree in Christian ministries,and from Samford University with a Doctor of Nursing Practice. [4] Biggs served in the Mississippi Air National Guard,reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel,and is a nurse practitioner. [3]
In January 2024,one day after Jeff Duncan announced that he would not run for reelection for the United States House of Representatives seat for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district ,Biggs declared her candidacy for the seat in the 2024 elections. [4] She advanced to a runoff election against Mark Burns. [5] Biggs defeated Burns in the runoff [6] and won the general election. [7]
Biggs and her husband,Bill,a businessman,supported Henry McMaster's political campaigns for governor of South Carolina and were members of the committee that organized the ceremonies for his inauguration in 2022. [8]
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