Election InformationThe 2024 Party Primary Elections will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Your address indicates you live in the district for this race. You may vote in either the Republican or the Democratic primary.To find your election day polling location, go to:https://vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Voter/Login?PageMode=PollingPlaceOr you can vote early during a two-week early voting period at your County Voter Registration and Elections Office and other early voting locations from May 28 until June 7except weekends. See:https://www.scvotes.gov/early-votingOr you may be eligible to vote absentee by mail. For details on eligibility and how to submit your request, see:https://www.scvotes.gov/absentee-votingPosition Description - SC State SenateOne of two legislative chambers in the General Assembly, the Senate is composed of 46 members, one from each of the state’s single-member Senate districts, elected to 4-year terms in November of even-numbered years. Members must be citizens of the United States, South Carolina, and their district and be 25 years old. State senators create and amend state laws, pass an annual state budget, and redraw district lines every 10 years.
Campaign Phone
803-596-9040
Campaign Email
addisonforsenate@gmail.com
Education
Doctorate Degree
Qualifications
Community Leader and Organizer for 35 years. Chairman of the Environmental Committee for The NAACP. Industrial Hygienist. Business Man. Humanitarian.
In a civilized country access to quality healthcare should be available for all citizens. Expanding Medicaid will give more citizens access to quality healthcare, and specifically insure our children. I support Medicaid expansion and will look closely at the details.
Expanding job opportunities requires qualified candidates with the necessary skillset to perform the jobs. I would increase access to training throughout the community by mandating certain training and development for students in high school. I would also coordinate co-op programs between the business sector and students in the form of internships. There are other programs that I would initiate as the senator which will give constituents the opportunity to train, qualify and access employment with the necessary skillset.
It is apparent out sea levels are rising. I will host and coordinate meetings with the army corps of engineers and other state leaders who are similarly situated as South Carolina. I will coordinate efforts with FEMA and Small Business Administration to assess Flood Plain Levels as we develop a strategy to protect homeowners and business owners from rising sea levels.
In my opinion school libraries are owned by the public. A libraries should consist of all types of books are various subjects. If there are books of an explicit nature, those books should be placed in an area where there is limited and controlled access, but the books should not be removed from the library, not in a free society.
Campaign Phone
8036651397
Campaign Email
tameika@devineforsenate.com
Education
Bachelor's in Business Management from Hampton University; JD from USC School of Law; Executive Leadership Certificate from Kennedy School at Harvard
Qualifications
At-large City Councilperson 2002-2021; Senator, District 19 Jan 2024 - present
in support of expansion and has been working on it since I have come to the Senate
currently working with Scout Motors, Midlands Tech and Richland 1 & 2 to make sure there is a workforce development program for jobs at Scout
have hosted second chance jobs fairs for returning citizens
working with Richland school districts on internships and exposing young people to new opportunities
we must address the affects of climate change. As a member of the Senate Judiciary committee I have been working on the energy bill and advocating for ways to address clean and renewable energy sources and the management of growth in our state
Also as a member of the Fish Game and Forestry committee, we talk about our natural resources and how to protect them. I have worked with conservation groups and we should continue to do that to enact smart policy
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