Debbie Bryant
Debbie Bryant (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 44. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Bryant completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bryant was born on January 9, 1960, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. She graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina with a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and received further education afterwards. Bryant's professional experience includes working as a university associate dean for practice in a college of nursing. She is affiliated with the American Academy of Nursing and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.[1]
Elections
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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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Debbie Bryant completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bryant's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Debbie built her career in public health around ensuring that our community has access to the care its residents need to succeed. As such, watching the COVID crisis unfold in South Carolina is a big part of what drove her to run.
Debbie's a nurse, a mom, an educator, a scholar, an associate dean for nursing practice, a community leading coalition builder, and the wife of a 23 year United States Army veteran.
Upon taking office, she will be one of few women in the state's General Assembly, and one of only two state legislators with health care backgrounds.
Debbie is also proud of her community efforts outside of healthcare. After the heartbreaking massacre at Emanuel AME, Debbie helped lead a collaborative effort as part of the steering committee for the ""Illumination Project,"" at the request of Charleston's then police chief. The impact of this collaborative effort is featured in the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC.- Debbie understands the need to improve and maintain our roads and bridges to keep up with our growth, expand our economy, and spend less time trapped in our cars.
- As an educator, Debbie believes we need to fully fund our school system to make sure our public schools are equipped with the resources teachers need to focus on student success.
- As someone born and raised in the Low Country, Debbie wants to ensure our planning and development needs for infrastructure, schools, and our workforce are able to meet the demands of economic growth while protecting our natural resources.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 28, 2020
