Richard Hricik
Richard Hricik (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 43. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hricik completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Richard Hricik was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting from Cleveland State University in 1989. He earned a J.D. from William & Mary Law School in 1993. Hricik's career experience includes working as an owner and trial attorney with the Law Offices of Richard A. Hricik, P.A., as a faculty member with Charleston Southern University, as a public accountant with Arthur Andersen, as a forklift operator, as a painter, as a retail employee, as a fast-food employee, as a dishwasher with a restaurant, and as an auto mechanic. He has served as a board member with the nonprofit organization Louie's Kids. He has been affiliated with the school improvement council with Wando High School, with the Charleston County Bar Wellness Committee, with Lawyers Helping Lawyers with the state bar association, and with the South Carolina Association for Justice.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 43
Incumbent George Campsen defeated Richard Hricik in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 43 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | George Campsen (R) | 56.2 | 37,938 |
 | Richard Hricik (D)  | 43.7 | 29,550 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 67,547 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Richard Hricik advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 43.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent George Campsen advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 43.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Hricik completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hricik's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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He is a self-made family man, first-generation college graduate, attorney and product of public schools who built a successful business serving the Lowcountry for the last 20 years. He has witnessed the failure of leadership and the culture of corruption in Columbia and is seeking to serve the public interest - not special interests.
Richard believes we must have new citizen-leaders to move the Lowcountry FORWARD and solve problems because we have schools in crisis, a COVID pandemic and flood waters rising... it's mayhem. As your next State Senator, Richard will solve problems and lead us FORWARD - and that begins with: improving education, increasing access to healthcare and addressing sea-level rise.
His opponent is a 22 year career-politician whose outdated ideas and views have failed the Lowcountry & SC. Long before COVID, SC remained in the bottom of national rankings for education, healthcare, economic opportunity...The same career politicians who have failed you cannot lead us into the future.
- Believe In Better! Nothing changes if nothing changes and the same career politicians keep returning to Columbia & the status quo remains with nothing getting done. We must have new citizen leaders to move SC FORWARD!
- SC has ranked in the bottom of education for decades - we must expand universal Pre-K, keep our kids safe, and pay our teachers better.
- We must defend our coast and elect leaders who will address sea-level rise with science, clean energy and resiliency. Carbon neutral 2050 goal for SC.
Improve Access to Healthcare - Because of the pandemic, people are hurting through no fault of their own. With so many friends and neighbors losing their jobs, income, and health insurance, SC must immediately expand healthcare access (Medicaid expansion). The cost benefit, especially during a pandemic, only makes financial sense and will help stabilize the medical community both now and in future.
1. Whatever you do, do with love;
2. The only thing you can give another person is the power of your example; and
3. You can always do something.
Richard is not a politician, is not taking PAC money and has pledged a term limit. He believes we need fewer career politicians and more citizen leaders - that nothing changes if nothing changes and it's time to Believe In Better!
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 1, 2020
