Gayla McSwain
Gayla McSwain (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 44. She lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.
McSwain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
McSwain was elected as a nonpartisan member of the Goose Creek City Council in 2018.[1]
Biography
Gayla McSwain served in the U.S. Army as an air defense artillery officer. She earned a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law.[2]
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
Gayla McSwain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McSwain's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Elected to City Council in 2018, I am known for tireless commitment to my constituents and holding government accountable.
I have a long history of service, having served on various Boards of Directors including the executive committee of the Charleston Regional Development Alliance and the Trident United Way. I also served on the City of Goose Creek Planning Commission and on its Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. Additionally, I am a graduate of The Riley Institute Diversity Leaders Initiative and Leadership Berkeley County.
A longtime advocate of public education and youth athletics, I served on several boards of parent-teacher associations, as a mock trial coach and scoring judge, and as a baseball team manager.
Now retired, I continue to contribute to the legal profession, being a charter member of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association and a certified mediator for all courts.- Fix our Roads and Infrastructure. Stop wasting money on pet projects and fix our roads now!
- Better Jobs. Create good-paying jobs that last a lifetime, and the job training to get those jobs.
- Better Education. Less waste, more money for teachers, and smaller classroom sizes.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Goose Creek, "Gayla McSwain," accessed September 22, 2020
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 7, 2020
