Chris Salley
Chris Salley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 7. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Salley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chris Salley was born in Greenville, South Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from New York University in 2015. His career experience includes working in business.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Jay West defeated Chris Salley in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jay West (R) | 77.4 | 8,565 |
Chris Salley (D)  | 22.5 | 2,489 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 11,071 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Chris Salley advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 7.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Jay West defeated Alex Foppoli in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 7 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay West | 77.1 | 2,169 |
 | Alex Foppoli | 22.9 | 645 | |
| Total votes: 2,814 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Salley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Salley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Chris went on to earn a degree in Finance and Economics (with a minor in Animal Studies) from New York University, before beginning his career in Investment Banking. Wanting to make a different impact, Chris pivoted to working in fundraising and sales for a variety of nonprofits, social good start ups, and technology companies across the country.
Since returning home to South Carolina in 2020, he has remained busy rebuilding his family farm with his pack of animals and giving back to his community; organizing with the Young Democrats of South Carolina, the Sunrise Movement, and the Climate Reality Project to ensure the people in his community are heard.- Let's build an economy where everyone gets ahead
- Let's build an Education system where everyone can thrive
- Health care costs are out of control and access to care is under attack; politics should not prevent care.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022
