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Rhodes Bailey
Rhodes Bailey (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 75. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Bailey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Rhodes Bailey was born in Marion, South Carolina. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston in 2003 and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2007. Bailey’s career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Kirkman Finlay III defeated Rhodes Bailey in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 75 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kirkman Finlay III (R) | 50.7 | 8,759 |
 | Rhodes Bailey (D)  | 49.2 | 8,502 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 17,281 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 75
Rhodes Bailey defeated Heather Bauer in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 75 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rhodes Bailey | 56.6 | 2,185 |
 | Heather Bauer | 43.4 | 1,678 | |
| Total votes: 3,863 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kirkman Finlay III advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 75.
Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rhodes Bailey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bailey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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The Baileys are members of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and Rhodes serves on the Trinity Learning Center Board of Advisors. He is an active member of the Gills Creek Watershed Association, Historic Columbia, Hampton Leas Neighborhood Association, the South Carolina Bar, the Richland County Bar Association, the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, and the Columbia League of Women Voters. He has served on the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates and the Judicial Qualifications Committee. In his spare time, Rhodes plays guitar and pedal steel with a variety of musical acts around Columbia, including local favorite Whiskey Tango Revue.
- We are at a make or break moment for public education in South Carolina. Rhodes will prioritize education and put students and teachers first.
- District 75 was ground zero for the 2015 Flood. Rhodes will fight to strengthen dam safety/ flood prevention and fight attempts by special interests to weaken dam regulation in South Carolina.
- Rhodes will rely on facts and science as we work to rebuild South Carolina's economy after the COVID-19 crisis.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 13, 2020
