Katrina Shealy
Katrina Shealy (Republican Party) was a member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 23. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on November 11, 2024.
Shealy (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 23. She lost in the Republican primary runoff on June 25, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Shealy was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Family and Veterans' Services Committee, Chairman
- Finance Committee
- Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
2021-2022
Shealy was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Family and Veterans' Services Committee, Chairman
- Finance Committee
- Labor, Commerce, and Industry Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
2019-2020
Shealy was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking and Insurance Committee
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Fish, Game, and Forestry Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Family and Veterans' Services Committee, Chairman
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Corrections and Penology |
| • General, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Medical Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shealy served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Corrections and Penology |
| • Fish, Game and Forestry |
| • General |
| • Judiciary |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Shealy served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Corrections and Penology |
| • Fish, Game and Forestry |
| • General |
| • Judiciary |
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Shealy endorsed Jeb Bush for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[1]
- See also: Endorsements for Jeb Bush
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 23
Carlisle Kennedy won election in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 23 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carlisle Kennedy (R) | 97.9 | 41,467 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 879 | ||
| Total votes: 42,346 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 23
Carlisle Kennedy defeated incumbent Katrina Shealy in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina State Senate District 23 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carlisle Kennedy | 62.5 | 4,881 |
 | Katrina Shealy | 37.5 | 2,928 | |
| Total votes: 7,809 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 23
Incumbent Katrina Shealy and Carlisle Kennedy advanced to a runoff. They defeated Zoe Warren in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 23 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katrina Shealy | 40.0 | 4,359 |
| ✔ | | Carlisle Kennedy | 36.2 | 3,946 |
 | Zoe Warren | 23.8 | 2,587 | |
| Total votes: 10,892 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 23
Incumbent Katrina Shealy defeated Bill Brown in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katrina Shealy (R) | 72.5 | 34,050 |
 | Bill Brown (D) | 27.4 | 12,849 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 46,959 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Bill Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 23.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Katrina Shealy advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 23.
2016
Elections for the South Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.
Incumbent Katrina Shealy ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 23 general election.[2][3]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Katrina Shealy Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 32,393 | |
| Total Votes | 32,393 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Katrina Shealy defeated Michael Sturkie and Patricia Wheat in the South Carolina State Senate District 23 Republican primary.[4][5]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Katrina Shealy Incumbent |
61.89% | 4,386 | |
| Republican | Michael Sturkie | 29.56% | 2,095 | |
| Republican | Patricia Wheat | 8.55% | 606 | |
| Total Votes | 7,087 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
2012
Shealy filed to run in the 2012 election for South Carolina State Senate District 23, but was removed from the ballot. She filed and was accepted as a Petition Candidate for the November 6 general election. She defeated incumbent John Knotts (R) and David R. Whetsell (C) in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Katrina Shealy |
51.1% | 16,716 | |
| Republican | John Knotts Incumbent | 43.7% | 14,298 | |
| Constitution | David R. Whetsell | 4.9% | 1,596 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 0.4% | 125 | |
| Total Votes | 32,735 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2016
Shealy's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[9]
Lower Our Taxes
- Excerpt: "As the sponsor of legislation to eliminate the state income tax, Senator Katrina Shealy is committed to making our tax structure simpler, fairer and smaller for all residents. Unlike other states that have eliminated the income tax but increased other taxes, Senator Shealy’s plan only cuts our income tax – forcing state government to cut wasteful spending."
Protect Our Most Vulnerable
- Excerpt: "Serving on the Senate’s Department of Social Services Oversight Committee, Senator Katrina Shealy is leading the charge to protect all of our people. Senator Shealy has advanced legislation to protect the children within the Department of Social Services and the victims of domestic violence."
Improve Our Education
- Excerpt: "A strong opponent of Common Core, Senator Katrina Shealy understands that our parents know our children best and the best learning environment for them. Senator Shealy strongly supports school choice – allowing parents to option of any inter-district school, magnet school, charter school, home school, private school, parochial school or virtual learning center that best serves their children."
Defend Our Gun Rights
- Excerpt: "Senator Katrina Shealy is one of South Carolina’s top defenders of our right to bear arms. She has supported and is committed to continue supporting legislation that protects our gun rights."
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Shealy was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from South Carolina.
Delegate rules
In South Carolina, national delegates were selected at congressional district conventions and the South Carolina Republican State Convention. State party rules allocated each congressional district's three delegates to the presidential candidate who received the most votes in that district. At-large delegates were allocated to the winner of the statewide primary. All delegates were bound for the first ballot at the Republican National Convention.
South Carolina primary results
| South Carolina Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
32.5% | 240,882 | 50 | |
| Marco Rubio | 22.5% | 166,565 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 22.3% | 165,417 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 7.8% | 58,056 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 56,410 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 7.2% | 53,551 | 0 | |
| Totals | 740,881 | 50 | ||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Delegate allocation
South Carolina had 50 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). South Carolina's district-level delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the vote in a given congressional district was allocated all three of that district's delegates.[10][11]
Of the remaining 29 delegates, 26 served at large. South Carolina's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the greatest number of votes statewide received all 26 of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were pledged to support the candidate who won the South Carolina primary.[10][11]
Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13.
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2020
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In 2020, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 25. The state Senate reconvened September to September 3. Both chambers reconvened September 15 to September 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 21.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 11.
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2016
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In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.
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2015
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In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6.
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2013
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In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20.
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Noteworthy events
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On September 24, 2020, Shealy announced that she and her husband had tested positive for coronavirus.[12]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina State Senate District 23 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The State, "Jeb Bush in Lexington touts record, ‘optimistic message’," November 3, 2015
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 26, 2012
- ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, “2012 General Election – Official Results,” November 19, 2012
- ↑ katrinashealy.com, "Issues," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ News 19', "SC State senator from Lexington tests positive for coronavirus," September 24, 2020
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South Carolina State Senate District 23 2012-2024 |
Succeeded by Carlisle Kennedy (R) |
