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Peter McCoy
Republican Party
Prior offices:
South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Years in office: 2010 - 2020
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 6, 2018
Education
Bachelor's
Hampden-Sydney College, 2001
Law
Regent University, 2005
Personal
Profession
Attorney

Peter McCoy is the United States attorney for the District of South Carolina. U.S. Attorney General William Barr appointed McCoy to the position in an interim capacity on March 30, 2020, following McCoy's nomination to the permanent position by President Donald Trump in February 2020.[1][2] The United States Senate unanimously confirmed McCoy as U.S. attorney on June 18, 2020.[3]

McCoy is a former Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 115 from 2010 to 2020. He resigned from his legislative position on March 30, 2020, to assume office as interim U.S. attorney.[1]

McCoy was a 2013 Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. House in the special election for the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina. McCoy was defeated in the Republican primary on March 19, 2013.[4][5]

Biography

Before becoming a U.S. attorney, McCoy worked as a partner at McCoy and Stokes Law Firm. McCoy received his B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College in 2001 and his J.D. from Regent University in 2005.[6]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

McCoy was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

South Carolina committee assignments, 2017
• Judiciary
• Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2020

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

Peter McCoy did not file to run for re-election.[2]

2018

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115

Incumbent Peter McCoy defeated Carol Tempel in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Peter McCoy
Peter McCoy (R)
 
51.4
 
9,727
Image of Carol Tempel
Carol Tempel (D)
 
48.5
 
9,173
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
6

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,906
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115

Carol Tempel advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Carol Tempel
Carol Tempel

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115

Incumbent Peter McCoy advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Peter McCoy
Peter McCoy

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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2016

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives 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 Peter McCoy ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 general election.[7][8]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 115 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Peter McCoy Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 14,957
Total Votes 14,957
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission



Incumbent Peter McCoy ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 Republican primary.[9][10]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 115 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Peter McCoy Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent Peter McCoy ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[11][12][13]

2013

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District special election, 2013

McCoy ran for the U.S. House representing the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina. The election was held to replace Tim Scott, who was appointed to fill Jim DeMint's vacant seat in the U.S. Senate.[14] McCoy was defeated in the Republican primary against Keith Blandford, Curtis Bostic, Ric Bryant, Larry Grooms, Jonathan Hoffman, Jeff King, John Kuhn, Tim Larkin, Chip Limehouse, Elizabeth Moffly, Ray Nash, Andy Patrick, Shawn Pinkston, Mark Sanford and Teddy Turner on March 19, 2013.[5][4][15]

Former Governor Mark Sanford (R) won the primary and the general election. He was considered the front runner due to name recognition from his governorship and his previous tenure in this seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, which he held for three terms prior to being elected governor. and the fact that he had $120,000 in an old campaign account. His ability to fundraise quickly and his $120,000 remaining in an account from a previous campaign provided a financial advantage in the race as well.[16] The district leans Republican.[17] The last Democratic candidate elected was Mendel Jackson Davis in 1978.[18]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 Special Republican Primary, 2013
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sanford 36.9% 19,854
Green check mark transparent.pngCurtis Bostic 13.3% 7,168
Ric Bryant 0.2% 87
Larry Grooms 12.4% 6,673
Jonathan Hoffman 0.7% 360
Jeff King 0.4% 211
John Kuhn 6.5% 3,479
Tim Larkin 0.7% 393
Harry "Chip" Limehouse 6.1% 3,279
Peter McCoy 1.6% 867
Elizabeth Moffly 1% 530
Ray Nash 4.7% 2,508
Andy Patrick 7% 3,783
Shawn Pinkston 0.3% 154
Keith Blandford 0.4% 195
Teddy Turner 7.9% 4,252
Total Votes 53,793
Source: Official results via South Carolina State Election Commission[4]

2012

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

McCoy ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12, and won in the general election on November 6.[19][20]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 115, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPeter McCoy Incumbent 67.9% 11,462
     Democratic Carol Tempel 31.9% 5,388
     Other Write-Ins 0.2% 39
Total Votes 16,889

2010

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

McCoy won election to the South Carolina House of Representatives.[21] He defeated incumbent Anne Peterson Hutto (D) and Eugene Platt (G) in the November 2 general election.

McCoy did not have any opposition in June 8 primary.

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 115 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Peter McCoy (R) 5,801 47.01%
Anne Peterson Hutto (D) 5,345 43.32%
Eugene Platt (G) 1188 9.63%
Write-In 5 0.04%

Campaign finance summary

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Peter McCoy campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018South Carolina House of Representatives District 115Won general$105,365 N/A**
2016South Carolina House of Representatives, District 115Won $43,404 N/A**
2014South Carolina State House, District 115Won $26,500 N/A**
2012South Carolina State House, District 115Won $85,562 N/A**
2010South Carolina State House, District 115Won $111,396 N/A**
Grand total$372,227 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Peter McCoy endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[22]

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in South Carolina

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Personal

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McCoy was married in 2010 to Jennifer Blanchard.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The State, "Peter McCoy takes oath as SC’s new interim U.S. Attorney," March 30, 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Post and Courier, "SC Rep. Peter McCoy to be named acting U.S. Attorney for SC on Monday," March 27, 2020
  3. ↑ The United States Attorney's Office District of South Carolina, "Senate Unanimously Confirms Peter M. McCoy Jr. as United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina," June 18, 2020
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SC Votes, "March 19 Special Primary Election," accessed March 19, 2013 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "primary" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Carolina Radio Network, "List of 19 candidates running for District 1 seat," January 28, 2013 (dead link)
  6. ↑ The United States Department of Justice, "Attorney General William P. Barr Announces the Appointment of Peter McCoy as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina," March 31, 2020
  7. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
  8. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
  9. ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
  10. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
  11. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
  12. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
  13. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
  14. ↑ Washington Post, "Scott's departure for Senate will trigger third special House election in 2013," December 17, 2012
  15. ↑ South Carolina Republican Party Website, "1st Congressional Special Election details set," accessed January 3, 2013
  16. ↑ Roll Call, "Sanford Likely Front-Runner in S.C. Special Election," January 3, 2013
  17. ↑ Salon.com, "Ted Turner’s son vying in SC congressional primary," January 23, 2013
  18. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Davis, Medel Jackson, (1942-2007)," accessed January 28, 2013
  19. ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
  20. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 25, 2012
  21. ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
  22. ↑ Newt Gingrich 2012, "Newt 2012 Announces SC Rep. Peter McCoy as Lowcountry Chairman," December 29, 2011
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Anne Peterson Hutto (D) 		South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
2010–2020 		Succeeded by
Spencer Wetmore (D)


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