McMaster for lieutenant governor
Republican Henry McMaster formerly served as the attorney general of South Carolina and is now making a run for lieutenant governor.
In the past, McMaster has served as head of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee, was Reagan’s first appointed U.S. attorney, served as a member of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Policy Council, was chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party and was appointed to the South Carolina Commission on Ethics Reform in 2012.
McMaster is a major supporter of the Ports Authority in the state of South Carolina, and if elected, he plans to expand the port of Charleston in order to boost the low country’s economy and stimulate new business along the coast, as well as encourage direct foreign trade. Under McMaster's guidance in 2013, South Carolina exported $26.1 billion worth of goods to over 200 countries worldwide, according to his website.
"With strong, informed and experienced leadership, there is no limit to what our state can do," McMaster said in an email. "I have great pride and confidence in South Carolina, and our future."
McMaster is opposed to the Affordable Care Act. He led the filing of South Carolina’s first lawsuit against the Obama administration in order to keep South Carolina independent of government aid.
McMaster is a graduate of the University of South Carolina from the department of history (class of 1969) and a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1973.
"I urge college students to get involved in politics as soon and as much as possible. Read, learn and volunteer for your chosen candidates," he said in an email. "The more young people who get involved, the brighter our future gets."
Sellers for South Carolina
Democrat Bakari Sellers, 30, hopes to move from his current position as a representative in the South Carolina legislature to that of lieutenant governor. He is now serving his fourth term in the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he was the youngest member of the body when he was elected in 2006.
According to his campaign website, Sellers had the "importance of public service" instilled in him from a young age as the son of civil rights leader Cleveland Sellers.
While at Morehouse College, Sellers served as student body president and a member of the Board of Trustees. He then continued his education at the USC School of Law.
Sellers defeated the then-oldest member of the South Carolina House of Representatives as a law school student in 2006, and he's looking for a similar outcome come Tuesday.
"Everybody counted me out then, and they're still counting me out today," Sellers said in an interview with the Associated Press. "It's a David-versus-Goliath matchup, but I feel really good about making history in South Carolina."
Sellers tweeted Friday, "We are about to have South Carolina, 'Turned up, on a Tuesday!'"
The Daily Gamecock’s request to Sellars for comment was not returned.