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Courtney Waters
2025 - Present
2026
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Courtney Waters (Democratic Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 113. She assumed office on April 1, 2025. Her current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Waters (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 113. She won in the special general election on March 25, 2025.
Biography
Courtney Waters earned a bachelor's degree from Rhodes College in 2011 and a graduate degree from the University of Mississippi in 2013. Waters' career experience includes working as the managing director of Teach for America, South Carolina. Waters has been affiliated with the Tuscaloosa Chamber of Commerce, Teacher's Supply Closet, and the Medi Community Resource Center.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2025
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 113
Courtney Waters won election in the special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 113 on March 25, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Courtney Waters (D) | 98.0 | 389 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 397 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 113
Courtney Waters defeated Michelle Brandt and Kim Clark in the special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 113 on January 21, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Waters | 69.9 | 561 |
 | Michelle Brandt | 28.4 | 228 | |
| Kim Clark | 1.7 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 803 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Charleston County School District, South Carolina, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Charleston County School District school board, District 4
Incumbent Courtney Waters defeated Kevin Hollinshead in the general election for Charleston County School District school board, District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Waters (Nonpartisan) | 63.8 | 3,641 |
 | Kevin Hollinshead (Nonpartisan) | 35.7 | 2,035 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 5,706 | |||
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2020
See also: Charleston County School District, South Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Charleston County School District North Area (Historical) (2 seats)
Courtney Waters and Kristen French defeated incumbent Chris Collins, Charles Monteith, and incumbent Kevin Hollinshead in the general election for Charleston County School District North Area (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Waters (Nonpartisan) | 27.6 | 63,872 |
| ✔ |  | Kristen French (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 55,666 |
 | Chris Collins (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 44,401 | |
| Charles Monteith (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 36,869 | ||
| Kevin Hollinshead (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 29,705 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 1,322 | ||
| Total votes: 231,835 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Courtney Waters did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Courtney Waters did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 113 |
Officeholder South Carolina House of Representatives District 113 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marvin Pendarvis (D) |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 113 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Charleston County School District school board, District 4 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Kevin Hollinshead |
| Preceded by - |
Charleston County School District North Area (Historical) 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
