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Jeff Wilder
Jeff Wilder (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 109. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Wilder completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jeff Wilder was born in Florence, South Carolina. He served in the United States Army. Wilder pursued his undergraduate education at Southern Illinois University. His career experience includes working as a realtor.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 109
Deon Tedder defeated Rodney Travis in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 109 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deon Tedder (D)  | 80.6 | 11,279 |
| Rodney Travis (L) | 18.7 | 2,620 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 97 | ||
| Total votes: 13,996 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 109
Deon Tedder defeated James Johnson in the Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 109 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deon Tedder | 56.2 | 911 |
| James Johnson | 43.8 | 711 | ||
| Total votes: 1,622 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 109
James Johnson and Deon Tedder advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jeff Wilder in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 109 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Johnson | 39.2 | 1,553 | |
| ✔ | | Deon Tedder | 35.7 | 1,416 |
 | Jeff Wilder | 25.1 | 996 | |
| Total votes: 3,965 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Wilder completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilder's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I have seen what a lack of opportunities for youth can do and I believe that we HAVE TO fund programs that will give young people a fighting chance. This in turn will reduce the crime rate in our community.
- Crime is a problem in our community. Our District houses a major South Carolina corporation (BOEING) yet, many of the youth in our community don't have the skill sets or clean criminal records to obtain these jobs. I firmly believe that if people have a truly viable source of income, they will work and in turn the perceived "need" to commit crimes will be reduced as their stressors for caring for their family are moved away.
- Traffic is a problem in our community. We have built beyond infrastructure. The road needs to be widened, alternate routes need to be devised and we need a plan on how to keep the roads in good order once they are established. Jeff believes that other forms of reliable transit are needed as well.
The schools in District 109 need to provide better educational opportunities to our children. It starts at the core with early childhood education and continuing to make school a true learning place. I think that comes with affording opportunites outside of the classroom for true learning. I would like to see a solid plan of integrated learning of all subjects into trips and hands on projects and anything that allows our kids to see that the world is larger than what they see.
He has selflessly served our country and while he is very active in the community, he believes that he can do more on a larger scale. It would be his honor if you would give him the opportunity to represent District 109 at the statehouse. His personal conviction of love for family causes him to want that which he seeks for his own children for ALL children.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 8, 2020
