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Clay Middleton

Democratic · South Carolina · 2026

Running for South Carolina House District 116, South Carolina

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Capping property tax increases on home assessments and expanding affordable housing
  • Securing funding for road projects and addressing flooding
  • Raising teacher pay and keeping public dollars in public schools
Biography

Clay Middleton is a Lieutenant Colonel and Brigade Commander in the South Carolina Army National Guard running for South Carolina House District 116. Per his campaign site, he is a Citadel graduate and Managing Director at the public strategy firm Mercury, and per ABC News 4 he previously worked as a district aide to U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn.

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South Carolina House District 116South Carolina · 2026Charleston County sample ballot

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