SC House of Representatives, District 89
Election Information:The Statewide General Elections will be held Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your address indicates you live in the district for this race.EARLY VOTING: If you prefer to vote prior to November 3, 2026, you can vote during a two-week early voting period Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 30. Early voting centers are open Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Check the Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections website Registration and Elections | County of Lexington or https://scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting/ 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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Micah Caskey
(Rep)
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Joe Madge
(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?
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Education
BS Electrical Engineering University of Pennsylvania
Qualifications
Over 30 years experience solving problems as an engineer working in manufacturing
Campaign Phone
803-315-7245
Campaign Email
info@joemadgeforsc.com
Continue with early voting times, expand early voting locations, automatic registration
Medicaid expansion as provided in the Affordable Care Act, develop a State Insurance plan for uninsured people so that we can cover all South Carolinians
I support a moratorium on new data centers until we establish regulations for them that will include: noise restrictions, renewable energy requirements for the data center owner, water must be returned to the source in the same or better conditions regarding cleanliness and temperature, and local approval for any data center projects
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