Labor Links

• State and Local Labor Councils
• AFL-CIO Blog: South Carolina
• Directory of South Carolina Locals
• South Carolina Affiliates & Locals
  • IUPAT: South Carolina Chapters
  • IBEW: South Carolina Locals
  • IATSE: South Carolina Locals

State Labor Laws

• Current Minimum Wage: No state minimum wage statute
• Indexed to Inflation:
• Minimum Wage Notes:
  No state minimum wage law
• Unfortunately, South Carolina is a "right to work" state.

State Government

• State and Local Government Directory
• State Officials
  • Governor Mark Sanford (R)
    • Next Election: 2010
    • Mark Sanford is term-limited.
  • Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer (R)
    • Next Election: 2010
    • Andre Bauer
  • Attorney General Henry McMaster (R)
    • Next Election:
    • Henry McMaster
  • Secretary of State Mark Hammond (R)
    • Next Election:
    • Mark Hammond
  • Treasurer ()
    • Next Election:
• Legislative Branch

Congressional Delegation

• Senators:
  • Senator Lindsey Graham (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score: 18
    • Lindsey Graham is up for re-election in 2008.
    • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• Senator James DeMint (R)
  • Lifetime COPE Score: 21
  • James DeMint is up for re-election in 2010.
  • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• House Reps:
  • : Henry E Brown (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Henry E Brown is running for re-election.
  • : Joe Wilson (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Joe Wilson is running for re-election.
  • : Gresham Barrett (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Gresham Barrett is running for re-election.
  • : Bob Inglis (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Bob Inglis is running for re-election.
  • : John Spratt (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • John Spratt is running for re-election.
  • : James Clyburn (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • James Clyburn is running for re-election.
  • : James DeMint (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • James DeMint is seat is not up until 2010.
  • : Lindsey Graham (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Lindsey Graham is seat is not up until 2008.

Voter Resources

• Key Dates
  • 5/13/2006 - Primary Voter Registration Deadline
  • 6/13/2006 - Primary Election
  • 6/27/2006 - Primary Runoff Election
  • 10/7/2006 - General Voter Registration Deadline (Mail)
  • 11/6/2006 (by 5:00 PM) - General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (In Person)
• Voter Info
  • Vote411: Important information for voters NEW
  • SC: Voting By Absentee Ballot
  • SC: State Election Commission
  • Voting By Absentee Ballot
  • Voting By Absentee Ballot
  • Polls Open: ( EST)
  • Polls Close:

South Carolina Election 2006 Archive

• Endorsed Candidates

  
  
  • Note: This list draws from our candidates database, which primarily tracks major party candidates for federal offices and gubernatorial candidates. For other statewide or local office endorsements, please visit the state federation website or click here for contact information for the state and local labor councils.

• House Races

  • SC-01
    • Incumbent: Henry E Brown (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Henry E Brown (R) - US Rep
      • Ben Frasier (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide
      • Randy Maata (D) - Real Estate Investor
        Randy Maata has been endorsed by the State Fed.
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • SC-02
    • Incumbent: Joe Wilson (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Joe Wilson (R) - US Rep
      • Michael Ray Ellisor (D) - Attorney
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • SC-03
    • Incumbent: Gresham Barrett (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Gresham Barrett (R) - US Rep
      • Lee Ballenger (D) - Teacher
        Lee Ballenger has been endorsed by the State Fed.
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • SC-04
    • Incumbent: Bob Inglis (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Bob Inglis (R) - US Rep
      • William Griffith (D) - Retired Businessman
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • SC-05
    • Incumbent: John Spratt (D)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: John Spratt (D) - US Rep
        John Spratt has been endorsed by the State Fed.
      • Ralph Norman (R) - State Rep
    • Race Type: D-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Likely-D
      • CQ Politics Projection: Democrat Favored
      • Larry Sabato: Likely-D
    • National Journal Ranking: 31
    • Latest Polls: SC-05 NEW
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
    • Latest News: SC-05
      • NRCC retreats from SC-5th
  • SC-06
    • Incumbent: James Clyburn (D)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: James Clyburn (D) - US Rep
        James Clyburn has been endorsed by the State Fed.
      • Gary McLeod (R) - Conservative Activist
    • Race Type: D-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-D
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Democrat
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • All House Races
    • OurCongress.org: South Carolina House Race News
    • National Journal Tipsheet
    • Sabato's Crystal Ball

• South Carolina Election Links

  • Politics1 Candidates List (All Statewide Races)
  • Washington Post: South Carolina Campaign Ads *NEW*
  • DC Political Report: South Carolina
  • Election Projection: South Carolina
  • Yahoo! South Carolina Election Page (Great Resource!)
  • Polling Report
    Subscription required, see Basecamp Writeboard for login info
  • The State: Election 2006 Overview
  • Associated Press State Profile
  • Associated Press Statewide Candidates List
  • Hedgehog Report: Latest Polls

• Campaign Finance

  • FEC Campaign Finance Data: All Federal Candidates