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Brian Adams (South Carolina state senator)
2020 - Present
2028
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Brian Adams (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 44. He assumed office on November 9, 2020. His current term ends on November 13, 2028.
Adams (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 44. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Brian Adams was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Adams graduated from Stratford High School in 1989. His career experience includes working as a lieutenant over school resource officers.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Adams was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking and Insurance Committee
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Family and Veterans' Services Committee
- Fish, Game, and Forestry Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
2021-2022
Adams was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Family and Veterans' Services Committee
- Fish, Game, and Forestry Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 44
Incumbent Brian Adams defeated Vicky Wynn in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 44 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Adams (R) | 60.5 | 30,044 |
 | Vicky Wynn (D) | 39.4 | 19,566 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 49 | ||
| Total votes: 49,659 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Vicky Wynn advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 44.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 44
Incumbent Brian Adams defeated Shawn Pinkston in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 44 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Adams | 80.2 | 5,201 |
| Shawn Pinkston | 19.8 | 1,283 | ||
| Total votes: 6,484 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Adams in this election.
Pledges
Adams signed the following pledges.
2020
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 44
Brian Adams defeated Debbie Bryant in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 44 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Adams (R) | 57.0 | 31,472 |
| Debbie Bryant (D) | 42.9 | 23,667 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 55,200 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 44
Debbie Bryant defeated Kris DeLorme in the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 44 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debbie Bryant | 85.6 | 5,485 | |
| Kris DeLorme | 14.4 | 924 | ||
| Total votes: 6,409 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 44
Brian Adams defeated Gayla McSwain in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 44 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Adams | 61.3 | 6,319 |
| Gayla McSwain | 38.7 | 3,986 | ||
| Total votes: 10,305 | |||
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2016
Five of the nine seats on the Berkeley County School District school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Newcomer Michael Ramsey ran unopposed for the open District 1 seat and won the spot on the board. In District 3, newcomers Tim Davis and Laura Kelly competed for the open seat. Kelly won election to the board. District 5 saw two more newcomers filed for the open seat: Brian Adams and David Barrow, with Adams winning the seat. District 7 incumbent Julius Barnes filed for re-election and challenger Kelly Spann Jr. successfully ousted the incumbent. Finally, in District 9, incumbent Jim Hayes filed for an additional term but lost his seat to newcomer Ann Conder.[2][3]
Results
| Berkeley County School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brian Adams |
58.64% | 3,630 |
| David Barrow | 40.71% | 2,520 |
| Write-in votes | 0.65% | 40 |
| Total Votes (100) | 6,190 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Adams reported $1,559.00 in contributions and $1,415.60 in expenditures to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission, leaving his campaign with $143.40 cash on hand as of October 27, 2016.[4]
The following are the guidelines provided by the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for campaign finance reporting:[5]
Initial report: School board candidates were required to file this report within 10 days of spending or receiving the first $500 of campaign funds. A subsequent report was not required until additional funds were raised.
Pre-election report: This report had to be filed by all candidates, whether or not there was any financial campaign activity. The report had to be filed no later than 15 days, and no earlier than 20 days, prior to the general election. The pre-election report was due on October 24, 2016.
Quarterly report: All candidates with contributions on hand were required to file this report. It was required of all candidates once they had begun to file, whether or not there was financial activity. The fourth quarter campaign finance report was due on October 10, 2016.
Final report: This was due after the campaign account was closed.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Brian Adams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina State Senate District 44 |
Officeholder South Carolina State Senate District 44 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Legislature Online, "Senator Brian Adams," accessed March 29, 2021
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed October 6, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Paul Campbell (R) |
South Carolina State Senate District 44 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Berkeley County School District school board, District 5 2016 |
Succeeded by - |
