State House of Representatives, District 79
Election Information:The Statewide Democratic and Republican Primary Elections will be held Tuesday, June 9, 2026. You may vote in either the Republican or the Democratic primary. Your address indicates you live in the district for this race.EARLY VOTING: If you prefer to vote prior to June 9, 2026, you can vote during a two-week early voting period Monday, May 26 through Friday, June 5. Early voting centers are open Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Check the Richland County Voter Registration and Elections website Early and Absentee Voting | Richland County SC or SCVOTES.gov for early voting locations.ABSENTEE VOTING: You may be eligible to vote absentee by mail. For details on eligibility and how to submit your request, see this SC Election Commission Voting Absentee page: https://www.scvotes.gov/absentee-voting.Position Description:One of two legislative chambers in the SC General Assembly, the House of Representatives is composed of 124 part-time members, one from each of the state’s geographic House districts, elected to 2-year terms in November of even-numbered years. Members must be citizens of both the United States and South Carolina and be at least 21 years old. State representatives create and amend state laws, pass an annual state budget, and redraw district lines every 10 years.
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Hamilton R Grant
(Dem)
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Anthony Stovall
(Dem)
1. What measures do you support to ensure secure, accessible voting in South Carolina?
2. What measures do you support to improve access to health care for low-income South Carolinians?
3. What measures do you support for regulating data centers in South Carolina?
Campaign Email
info@grantforsc.com
Education
Graduate S.C. State Univ., B.S., 2011 & Alabama A & M, Univ., M.B.A.; Nov. 10, 2018
Qualifications
Cola. Bus. Monthly Magazine's Family-Owned Business of the Year & Professional &. United Way of the Midlands Young Men United Adv. Com. Mem, 2022
I believe elections should be easy to participate in, hard to manipulate, and trusted by the people. To me, this means expanding early voting, improving poll worker training, reducing long lines, and ensuring seniors, military families, and people with disabilities can vote without unnecessary barriers. I would also like to extend our voter registration deadline and potentially include same-day registration. These measures help maximize access to voting in our state.
I support improving health care access by focusing on affordability, prevention, and practical solutions that meet people where they are. That means expanding access to quality primary care, supporting rural hospitals and community health centers, increasing mental health resources, lowering prescription drug costs, and strengthening workforce development so more doctors, nurses, and providers serve underserved communities. I also believe we must remove unnecessary barriers that keep working families from getting care before small problems become costly emergencies. Every South Carolinian deserves the opportunity to live a healthy life, regardless of income. Most importantly, we should expand coverage!
I stand for responsible data center regulation that protects South Carolina’s natural resources, safeguards our communities, and ensures everyday South Carolinians are not left paying the price for corporate expansion.
That means protecting our water supply and energy grid, preventing excessive strain on infrastructure, and making sure large-scale developments do not drive up utility costs for families and small businesses. I also believe vulnerable communities should not bear the environmental and land-use burdens of data centers without seeing real economic benefits in return. If companies want to operate here, they should be good neighbors by protecting our environment, respecting local communities, and creating meaningful jobs.
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