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Clay Middleton
Democratic · South Carolina · 2026Clay 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.
Priorities
- Capping property tax increases on home assessments and expanding affordable housing, per the campaign site
- Securing funding for road projects and addressing flooding, per the campaign site
- Raising teacher pay and keeping public dollars in public schools, per the campaign site
On the ballot
South Carolina House District 116 · South Carolina · 2026
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