2020 CTAR Voter Guide
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20 ® 20 REALTOR VOTER GUIDE Recommended Qualified No Position Not Interviewed The candidate received the The candidate has all the qualities that make The candidate was The candidate was either unable to highest marks compatible with them an acceptable candidate, or when no interviewed but appear, chose not to be interviewed or Realtor® interests. one candidate stands above another. not given a ranking. was not offered the chance to interview. [i] incumbent [D] democratic nominee [R] republican nominee HOUSE 15 HOUSE 110 SENATE 37 √ Realtor® William Cogswell √ J.A Moore [i] [D] Recommended √ Larry Grooms [i] [R] Recommended Sam Rivers [R] Qualified [i] [R] Recommended Kathryn Whitake [D] Qualified Rebecca N Cingolani [D] Not Interviewed Steve French [L] Not Interviewed HOUSE 92 HOUSE 111 SENATE 38 √ Joe Daning [i] [R] Recommended √ Wendell Gilliard [i] [D] Recommended Ted Vining [R] Not Interviewed √ Sean Bennett [i] [R] Recommended John Lowe [D] Not Interviewed HOUSE 94 HOUSE 112 √ Gil Gatch [R] Recommended √ Joe Bustos [R] Recommended SENATE 39 Patricia Cannon [D] Not Interviewed Daniel Brownstein [D] Qualified √ Vernon Stephens [D] Recommended Tom Connor [R] Not Interviewed HOUSE 97 √ Mandy Kimmons [i] [R] HOUSE 113 SENATE 41 Recommended √ Marvin Pendarvis [i] [D] Recommended Ronee De Canio [D] Not Interviewed √ Sam Skardon [D] Recommended Sandy Senn [i] [R] Qualified HOUSE 114 HOUSE 99 √ Realtor® Ed Sutton [D] Recommended √ Mark Smith [R] Recommended Lin Bennett [i] [R] Qualified SENATE 42 Jen Gibson [D] Not Interviewed √ Marlon Kimpson [i] [D] Recommended HOUSE 100 HOUSE 115 Spencer Wetmore [D] Recommended SENATE 43 √ Sylleste Davis [i] [R] Recommended √ Josh Stokes [R] Qualified √ Chip Campsen [i] [R] Recommended Richard Hricik [D] Qualified HOUSE 102 HOUSE 117 √ Joseph Jefferson [i] [D] Recommended Krystle Simmon Matthews [i] [D] Qualified SENATE 44 Realtor® Jordan Pace [R] Qualified √ Brian Adams [R] Recommended HOUSE 108 Debbie C Bryant [D] Not Interviewed HOUSE 119 √ Lee Hewitt [i] [R] Recommended √ Leon Stavrinakis [i] [D] Recommended Alex Thornton [R] Not Interviewed SENATE 45 HOUSE 109 √ Margie Bright-Matthews [i] [D] Recommended √ Deon Tedder [D] Recommended SENATE 34 Rodney Buncum [R] Not Interviewed Rodney Travis [R] Not Interviewed √ Stephen Goldfinch [i] [R] Recommended Emily Cegledy [D] Not Interviewed VOTE keep 6’ distance wear a mask SAFE wash your hands vote by mail 20 ® 20 REALTOR VOTER GUIDE Recommended Qualified No Position Not Interviewed The candidate received the The candidate has all the qualities that make The candidate was The candidate was either unable to highest marks compatible with them an acceptable candidate, or when no interviewed but appear, chose not to be interviewed or Realtor® interests. one candidate stands above another. not given a ranking. was not offered the chance to interview. [i] incumbent [D] democratic nominee [R] republican nominee CHARLESTON CO. DISTRICT 3 DORCHESTER CO. REGISTRAR BALLOT √ Joe McKeown Recommended √ Margaret Bailey [i] Recommended REFERENDUMS Rob Wehrman Not Interviewed VOTE YES ON 1 and 2 DORCHESTER CO. TREASURER √ in Charleston County CHARLESTON CO. DISTRICT 4 √ Cindy Chitty [i] Recommended QUESTION 1: Shall Charleston County Council levy a two mill tax in Charleston County to fund a Local √ Henry Darby [i] Recommended Housing Trust Fund to finance affordable housing initiatives operated by Charleston County or jointly DORCHESTER CO. PROBATE operated by the County and other private or governmental entities? Instruction to Voters: All CHARLESTON CO. DISTRICT 6 √ Mary Blunt [i] Recommended qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of levying a two mill tax shall vote “YES;” and All qualified √ Darryl Ray Griffin Recommended electors opposed to levying a two mill tax shall vote Melissa Couture Not Interviewed BERKELEY CO. DISTICT 1 “NO.” Kylon Jerome Middleton Qualified QUESTION 2: Shall Charleston County Council issue √ Dan Owens [i] Recommended not exceeding $130M of general obligation bonds of Charleston County, payable from the levying of a two CHARLESTON CO. DISTRICT 7 mill tax described in Question 1 above, maturing over BERKELEY CO. DISTRICT 2 a period not to exceed twenty (20) years, to fund √ Brantley Moody [i] Recommended initiatives as described in Question 1 above? √ Josh Whitley [i] Recommended Instruction to Voters: All qualified electors desiring to Sean Thornton Not Interviewed vote in favor of the issuance of bonds for the stated purpose shall vote “YES;” and All qualified electors opposed to the issuance of bonds for the stated BERKELEY CO. DISTRICT 3 DORCHESTER CO. DISTRICT 4 purpose shall vote “NO.” √ Phillip Obie [i] Recommended √ Todd Friddle Recommended The referendum will allow Charleston County to dedicate a 2 millage increase to bond up to $130 million dollars for the establishment of BERKELEY CO. TREASURER DORCHESTER CO. DISTRICT 5 the Lowcountry Housing Fund. This seed √ Carolyn Umphlett [i] Recommended money is critical for the success of this fund to √ Eddie Crosby [i] Recommended develop enough housing to meet Charleston County’s growing need. BERKELEY CO. AUDITOR For more information, visit: DORCHESTER CO. DISTRICT 6 √ Janet Brown Jurosko [i] Recommended LowcountryHousingFund.org √ Bill Hearn [i] Recommended VOTE YES on Charleston GOOSE CREEK TOWN COUNCIL √ County School Improvements Choose 3 candidates DORCHESTER CO. AUDITOR Must a special one percent sales and use tax be √ Hannah Cox Recommended imposed in Charleston County for not more than six √ JJ Messervy [i] Recommended years with the revenue of the tax used to pay, √ Kevin Condon Recommended directly or indirectly, the cost of multiple education capital improvement projects in Charleston County. √ Melissa Enos Recommended DORCHESTER CO. CLERK Jeremy Barclay Qualified This would be a continuation of the existing 1% sales tax that was last renewed in 2014. √ Cheryl Graham [i] Recommended Gayla McSwain Not Interviewed To read the full list of improvements and projects, access your sample ballot at: scvotes.org VOTE keep 6’ distance wear a mask SAFE wash your hands vote by mail.