In 2024, Representative Pat Henegan, after ten years of dedicated service, chose not to seek re-election. With her support—and that of former Representative Doug Jennings, who served District 54 for 23 years—I entered the race. The campaign was, to put it mildly, challenging. I was bitten by a rabid bat, and my daughter Elspeth was born eight weeks premature. I campaigned from the NICU while continuing to run my law office and argue two cases before the South Carolina Supreme Court.
Ultimately, I won both the primary and general elections and was sworn in as a member of South Carolina’s 126th General Assembly on December 3, 2024. The Speaker of the House saw fit to honor me with appointments to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.