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South Carolina Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Governor – The governor of the South Carolina is the head of state. Under the South Carolina Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the South Carolina executive branch. The governor's responsibilities include delivering yearly "State of the State" addresses to the General Assembly, submitting an executive budget and ensuring that state laws are enforced.Lt. Governor – The primary responsibility of the lieutenant governor is to act as the president of the South Carolina Senate. (The lieutenant governor presides over the Senate but has no vote unless the Senate is equally divided.)In South Carolina, the gubernatorial nominee is selected in the primary. The gubernatorial nominee then chooses a lieutenant gubernatorial running mate, and they run together on a single ticket in the general election.

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    Michael Addison
    (UC)

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    Walid Hakim
    (Grn)

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    Jermaine L. Johnson
    (Dem)

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    Alan Wilson
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

Why do you seek the office of Governor of South Carolina?

What do you feel is the most important challenge facing our state and how do you propose to address it?

Quality healthcare must be ensured at an affordable cost for all citizens in our state.

How would you balance the demand for the growth of data centers in SC to meet the needs of AI while also balancing how these data centers are regulated to protect the environment and the cost to ratepayers?

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Phone 123-456-7890
Website http://johnsonforsc.com
Email Address jacob@johnsonforsc.com
I’m running to bring new leadership to South Carolina and build a state that we can be proud of. I’m going to fix the roads, provide better access to health care, especially mental healthcare, and make life here more affordable.
The biggest challenges facing South Carolina are: our poor infrastructure, lack of access to health and mental health care, and rising cost of living. To address our poor infrastructure, I will make sure our public works are properly funded and to shift responsibility (and funding) to counties and municipalities that can act faster than the state. For healthcare, I plan on expanding Medicaid and funding rural hospitals, guaranteeing there is an OBGYN in every county, and making sure mental health is treated with the same urgency as physical health. To address affordability, I plan on building affordable housing, reducing the burden of income tax, mandating a livable, minimum wage, and helping unions to secure better conditions for workers.
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I filed a moratorium on all data center construction in SC until the centers can propose a plan to the counties and state of how they will provide their own energy, protect our resources, and use our labor force in construction. If they cannot do those things, I am fully against their coming to our state.
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