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Max Diaz
Max Diaz (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Diaz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Max Diaz's career experience includes working as a mechanic. He earned an associate degree from Trident Technical College in 2020 and a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University in 2022.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Robert Beers (D) | ||
 | Mac Deford (D) | |
 | Max Diaz (D)  | |
| Mayra Rivera-Vazquez (D) | ||
| Jack Ellison (R) | ||
| Sam McCown (R) | ||
| Alex Pelbath (R) | ||
 | Mark Smith (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nancy Mace (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Max Diaz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Diaz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After graduating from Hanahan High School in 2018 with a focus on Engineering, I earned my Aircraft Mechanic’s license and an associate degree from Trident Technical College. In 2022, I graduated from Southern Illinois University, earning a bachelor’s degree in aviation technology. I earned my Private Pilot License in 2023.
As far back as Middle School, I have continuously and ardently followed news of the political, economic, and societal issues facing America. I have made it a habit to always stay educated on these issues so I could be an informed voter and an informed voice to those around me.
I am a thoroughly working-class individual, with all of my formal higher education being dedicated to my blue-collar trade. I know very well what it’s like to experience the financial worries of the average American. I believe my life as a well-informed working-class citizen makes me the ideal candidate to take our issues to Washington and fight for them, tooth and nail.- Transparency and honesty are paramount for any leader. I will always be upfront about what policies I support. I will never deflect or sidestep questions. I will fully answer any questions I am asked. I will be upfront and honest about what I do and don't know. And I will always take to heart, and carefully consider the concerns and suggestions given to me by my fellow Americans.
- This campaign is based on a pragmatic approach to serving Americans. I do not and will not blindly serve the will of any ideology, politician, or special interest. I am strictly interested in enacting carefully considered legislation that will solve real, practical problems and better the lives of average Americans.
- The best time was yesterday; the second-best time is today. There will never be a better time to put aside party differences and support candidates across the nation who will put the needs of the average, working class American first and foremost at all times. Corporate and elite interests are not the lifeblood of America, we working citizens are the lifeblood of America. It’s time the government considered the needs of the many rather than the greed of the few.
Releasing the stranglehold of private equity on the housing market. Large scale home and rental buyup by massive firms has driven housing prices far beyond the point of affordability for everyday Americans.
I even think it can be healthy for our institutions when we elect a certain number of people who haven't had any contact with the political machine.
He recounted to me how, over time the commercial development along Shem slowly funneled the creek into a smaller mouth than it used to have. The smaller mouth stifles the flow of the creek and reduces its ability to carry sediment from the creek bottom out to the harbor.
Without the ability to naturally dredge itself, Shem Creek has slowly become shallower and the plants and animals that require deeper, cooler waters to thrive in the creek cannot flourish the way they used to.
At the same time, AI has very valuable military applications and we will have to keep up with other countries in that realm.
All voter redistricting nationwide should be required to be done by independent, non-partisan commissions.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 2, 2025
