Stephen Goldfinch | |
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Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 34th district | |
Assumed office November 14, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Raymond Cleary |
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 108th district | |
In office November 2012 –November 14,2016 | |
Preceded by | Kevin R. Ryan |
Succeeded by | Lee Hewitt |
Personal details | |
Born | November 19,1982 Conway,South Carolina,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | The Citadel (BS,MBA) Charleston School of Law (JD) |
Stephen L. Goldfinch Jr. (born November 19,1982) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican party. [1]
Goldfinch,is a businessman and serial entrepreneur. Over the years he has owned or been a partner in a number of businesses from the bio technology space to the legal services space. He is currently invested in a law firm,a timber company,a podcast,a radio show,a magazine,a charter boat company and is a member of the SC National Guard.
Goldfinch served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016.
Goldfinch is a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 34th District,serving in the legislature since 2017. [2] Goldfinch serves on the Senate Finance,Fish Game and Forestry,Rules,and Agriculture and Natural Resources committees. [3]
In June 2023,Goldfinch endorsed Tim Scott in the 2024 United States presidential election. [4]
Goldfinch expressed his interest in running for Attorney General of South Carolina, as incumbent Alan Wilson considered a run for Governor in 2026. [5] In July 2025, Goldfinch officially announced his run for the office. [6] [7]
As a captain in the National Guard, Goldfinch was reported injured on August 1, 2023, during a deployment to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti Africa. He was transported to Landstuhl Germany for surgery and a Soldier Recovery Unit at Ft Stewart for rehabilitation. [8]
South Carolina Congressman Russell Frye posted about the incident on social media. [9] Later, reporters uncovered that the injury occurred after Goldfinch fell in a bunker. The next day during a physical training session at the base he reportedly tore his pectoral muscle and rotator cuff. [10]