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 Tuesday, 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. Early voting locations are specific to the county in which you are registered to vote. For your location, check your county Voter Registration and Elections website or SCVOTES.gov.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:The U.S. House of Representatives is one of two legislative chambers in the federal government, the House is composed of 435 members, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states, elected to 2-year terms in November of even-numbered years. South Carolina’s 7 congressional districts are redrawn every 10 years by the state legislature. As one of the chambers of Congress, the House introduces and votes on bills, drafts budget and appropriations legislation, conducts investigations, and initiates impeachment proceedings against federal officials.
Campaign Phone
8433714799
Campaign Email
japeterson44@yahoo.com
Education
Bachelor of Science
Support the Trump agenda which has brought in $18Trillion of investment into our country from around the world which has led to thousands of jobs in the private sector. The Trump administration has also eliminated thousands of do nothing government jobs that have cost the tax payers billions of dollars every year. I would also support DOGE and make the effort to eliminate the waste, fraud, and abuse that has stolen billions of tax payer dollars year after year. I would also fight for single line bills and fight against the Omnibus overspending pork filled bills that add trillions of dollars to the national debt and increase inflation.
Congress needs to stay out of the way and allow ICE and DHS to continue to do their jobs as have they have done so masterfully under the Trump administrations. ICE and DHS have gotten thousands of illegal immigrants that were let in during Biden's open border that are violent criminals, drug dealers, murders, rapists, and pedophiles off of our streets and out of the country which has made our country safer. We also have to continue to let border patrol agents do their jobs and keep illegal immigrants out of our country the way they have been able to do under the Trump administration with the laws on the books.
The government should use it's medical professionals to give advise to people, but not mandate people to take a vaccine or drug. I think that the government should also encourage people to meet with their medical professionals and make the decision that is best for their individual situation.
I think that Congress should trust the President's judgment on this as long as we don't have boots on the ground in Iran. I think that we have done the right thing so far by destroying an Iranian regime that has terrorized so many countries including our own. The Iranian government killed over 42,000 of it's own people for protesting against their authoritarian government. Iran has also been a supporter of Hamas, which was responsible for the deaths of over 1,400 innocent Jewish people on October 7th 2023. President Trump and our military have been great so far by decimating the military of Iran and any notion that they may have of obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Campaign Phone
843-230-0334
Campaign Email
info@washingtonforcongress.com
I will strengthen the US economy by cutting wasteful federal spending, lowering the cost of doing business, bringing manufacturing and supply chains back to America, expanding trade schools, apprenticeships, and HBCUs to workforce pipelines, and making it easy for small businesses to hire and compete.
Congress has a responsibility to ensure that every federal agency, including ICE, follows the law. That means strong oversight, real transparency, and firm accountability, while also making sure due process protections are respected. We can secure our borders and uphold the Constitution at the same time. Key to this is ending partisan postering.
The US must be ready before a crisis becomes a catastrophe. That means better disease surveillance, stronger local health departments, reliable stockpiles of medicine and protective equipment, faster vaccine and treatment development, COVID taught us the importance of that, and honest communication with the public. Preparedness is not panic—it is responsible leadership.
Every dollar we spend overseas is a dollar we’re not investing here at home. Congress has a responsibility to make sure any military action is necessary, limited, and clearly defined—because working families shouldn’t have to carry the cost of unclear missions and endless conflicts.
