Sheri Biggs

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Bill Biggs
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Sheri Biggs
Rep. Sheri Biggs official photo, 119th Congress (3x4 full crop).jpg
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from South Carolina's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
Children2
Education Carolina College of Biblical Studies (BA)
Samford University (DNP)
Website House website
Military service
Branch/serviceFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Rank Lieutenant Colonel

Sheryl Lynn Biggs [1] (born March 28, 1970) [2] is an American politician from South Carolina. A Republican, she represents South Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

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Early life

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 is a nurse practitioner and served in the Mississippi Air National Guard, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. [3]

U.S. House of Representatives

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]

Personal life

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 2023. [8]

Electoral history

2024 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Burns 27,069 33.2
Republican Sheri Biggs 23,523 28.8
Republican Stewart Jones 15,26018.7
Republican Kevin Bishop8,97211.0
Republican Franky Franco3,4944.3
Republican Elspeth Murday1,7542.1
Republican Philip Healy1,5521.9
Total votes81,624 100.0
2024 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district Republican primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sheri Biggs 28,130 51.0
Republican Mark Burns 27,04349.0
Total votes55,173 100.0
2024 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sheri Biggs 248,451 71.7
Democratic Bryon Best87,73525.3
Alliance Michael Bedenbaugh9,9182.9
Write-in 6090.2
Total votes346,713 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "Rep. Sheri Biggs - R South Carolina, 3rd - Biography". LegiStorm . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ Moss, Savannah (November 5, 2024). "Timmons comfortably reelected to 4th Congressional District seat; Biggs wins 3rd district". Greenville News. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Riley, Breck (June 12, 2024). "Kosciusko native advances to primary runoff in South Carolina Congressional race". BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  4. 1 2 Staff, Journal (January 19, 2024). "Oconee resident plans run for SC 3rd District". upstatetoday.com.
  5. ↑ matkinson@postandcourier.com, Macon Atkinson Report for America corps member (June 20, 2024). "Thousands of dollars flow into Sheri Biggs, Mark Burns GOP runoff. Here's who's behind it". Post and Courier.
  6. ↑ matkinson@postandcourier.com, Macon Atkinson Report for America corps member (June 25, 2024). "Sheri Biggs defeats Mark Burns in Upstate SC runoff for Congress". Post and Courier.
  7. ↑ WIS News 10 Staff (November 6, 2024). "Sheri Biggs becomes second Republican SC woman elected to US House of Representatives". WIS.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ Adcox, Seanna (January 26, 2024). "SC taxpayers didn't foot the flights of McMaster, Evette to rally with Trump. But security costs?". SC Daily Gazette.
  9. ↑ "2024 STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION November 5, 2024". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
2025–present		Incumbent
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