The governor of South Carolina is the head of government of South Carolina. The governor is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the National Guard when not called into federal service. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the South Carolina General Assembly,submitting an executive budget,and ensuring that state laws are enforced.
Rudolph Andreas "André" Bauer is an American businessman and politician who was the 87th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Bauer was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1996–1999) and a member of the South Carolina State Senate (1999–2003). In 2016,he became a CNN political analyst,supporting the presidential campaign of Donald Trump. CNN dismissed Bauer in February 2019.
Henry Dargan McMaster is an American politician and attorney serving as the 117th governor of South Carolina since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 50th Attorney General of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011 and the 91st lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 2015 to 2017 under Governor Nikki Haley.
Robert A. Barber Jr. of Charleston was the 2006 Democratic Party's Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. In November 2006,Barber faced off against incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer,who sought a second term in office,defeating Barber in the General Election.
Thomas Jonathan Jackson Ravenel is an American politician and reality television star. He is the son of former representative Arthur Ravenel Jr. from South Carolina.
Darrell Jackson is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 21st District since 1993.
John E. Courson is a former American politician. He served as a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 20th District from 1985 to 2018. He resigned after pleading guilty to a common law misconduct charge in office.
Robert Louis Caslen Jr. is a retired United States Army officer who served as the 59th superintendent of West Point from 2013 until 2018 and as the 29th president of the University of South Carolina from July 2019 until May 2021. Between January and May 2019,Caslen was senior counsel to the president and interim chief financial officer at the University of Central Florida. On July 19,2019,the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina elected him as the school's 29th president,a position he assumed on August 1,2019. Caslen also served as HigherEchelon's Special Advisor on Executive Leadership and Character Development. He resigned as President at South Carolina on May 12,2021.
Elections were held in South Carolina on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Primary elections were held on June 8,2010,and a run-off election for certain contests was held on June 22,2010.
Curtis M. Loftis Jr. is an American politician,businessman and philanthropist. He currently serves as the Treasurer of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party,Loftis has held elective office since 2010.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 and elected the seven U.S. representatives from the state of South Carolina,an increase of one seat as a result of reapportionment thanks to the continued strong growth found in South Carolina as reported in the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. The people of South Carolina elected six Republicans and one Democrat to represent the state in the 113th United States Congress.
The comptroller general of South Carolina is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of South Carolina. Forty individuals have held the office of comptroller general since 1800. The office has been held by Brian J. Gaines since May 12,2023,who was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster as a recess appointment following the resignation of Richard Eckstrom on April 30,2023. McMaster appointed Gaines to avoid a constitutional crisis;since the office was vacant,no person could authorize the distribution of funds.
James Albert Lander was an American politician. He sat on the South Carolina Senate between 1993 and 1999,then became Comptroller General of South Carolina until 2003.
Daniel Rickenmann is an American businessman and politician,serving as the Mayor of Columbia,South Carolina.
The 2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state representatives in all 124 of the state's house districts. Republicans flipped eight seats held by Democrats,while Democrats flipped one seat held by a Republican;with their majority expanded by a net gain of seven seats,Republicans achieved a supermajority in the chamber.
Ellen Weaver is a Republican politician and former conservative think-tank leader who has served as South Carolina Superintendent of Education since January 11,2023. She defeated fusion candidate and current educator Lisa Ellis in the general election in November 2022. She is the former president and CEO of the Palmetto Promise Institute,a conservative think tank in South Carolina which supports public funding of private schools. Weaver has been cited as an example of a rising partisan politicization of the role of school superintendents,and has focused public statements on denouncing gender-affirming care,"critical race theory," and "woke indoctrination".
Lisa Ellis is an American educator who was the 2022 fusion candidate,Democratic,and Alliance Party nominee for South Carolina's superintendent of education and is the founder of the education advocacy group SC for Ed. She was defeated by Republican Ellen Weaver in the November 2022 general election.
Heather Bauer is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She is the member of the South Carolina House of Representatives representing District 75.
Brian Jerome Gaines is an American civil servant and politician who currently serves as the Comptroller General of South Carolina. He was appointed by Republican Governor Henry McMaster on May 12,2023,by recess appointment,following the resignation of Richard Eckstrom. He is South Carolina's first black constitutional officer since the Reconstruction era. Election records show that Gaines is a member of the Democratic Party,making him the first Democrat to hold statewide office in South Carolina since Yancey McGill left the lieutenant governor's office in 2015. Gaines's appointment prevented a constitutional crisis;since the office was vacant,no person could authorize the distribution of funds.
The 2024 South Carolina Senate election will be held on November 5,2024,alongside the 2024 United States elections. Primary elections will take place on June 11,2024.
