South Carolina Medical Cannabis Voter Guide, Primary Runoff Election, June 23, 2020
Medical Cannabis Voter Guide South Carolina Legislature June 23, 2020 Primary Runoff Election
See below for a voter guide outlining where each candidate in the South Carolina House or Senate primary runoff stands on medical cannabis. In South Carolina state races, if no candidate in a primary receives more than 50% of the vote, the election heads to a runoff.
The districts that will have a runoff are S.C. Senate districts 16, 33, and 39 and S.C. House districts 3, 5, 35, 64, 88, 99, 109, and 115. If you don’t know your districts, you can look them up here. After you fill in your information, the second section that displays will be your Voting Districts. Look for your “SC Senate District” and “SC House District.” South Carolina does not have registration by party. If you live in a district with a runoff for either major party, you can vote in it.
Candidates in green have indicated their support for medical cannabis in response to the South Carolina Compassionate Care Alliance’s (SCCCA) candidate survey or by cosponsoring a medical cannabis bill (if they are an incumbent). Candidates in red expressed opposition to medical cannabis, and candidates in orange are not known to have taken a public stance or replied that they are undecided.
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Senate District 16: Republican Primary
Tom Nichols Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Undecided on whether "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician." If you live in Senate District 16 and want to politely urge Tom Nichols to support allowing medical cannabis with a doctors’ certification, you can reach out to his campaign at 803-322-3918 or StraightShootingTom@gmail.com. His Facebook page is here. Here’s some background information in support of allowing medical cannabis in South Carolina.
John Gallman Did not respond to SCCCA's candidate survey. If you live in Senate District 33 and want to politely urge John Gallman to take a stance in support of allowing medical cannabis with a doctor’s certification, you can reach out to his campaign at (843) 251-7777 or johnhgallman@gmail.com. His Facebook page is here. Here’s some background information in support of allowing medical cannabis in South Carolina.
Sen. Luke Rankin Did not respond to SCCCA's candidate survey. If you live in Senate District 33 and want to politely urge Sen. Luke Rankin to take a stance in support of allowing medical cannabis with a doctor’s certification, you can reach out to his campaign at (843) 248-2405 or info@lukerankinsc.com. His Facebook page is here. Here’s some background information in support of allowing medical cannabis in South Carolina.
Senate District 39: Democratic Primary
Vernon Stephens Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician."
Cindy Evans Did not respond to SCCCA's candidate survey. If you live in Senate District 39 and want to politely urge Cindy Evans to take a stance in support of allowing medical cannabis with a doctor’s certification, you can reach out to her campaign at (803) 937-6488. Her Facebook page is here. Here’s some background information in support of allowing medical cannabis in South Carolina.
House District 3: Republican Primary
Phillip Bowers Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Undecided on whether "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician." If you live in House District 3 and want to politely urge Phillip Bowers to take a stance in support of allowing medical cannabis with a doctor’s certification, his Facebook is here, his phone number is 868-2789 and his email is Bowers_p@bellsouth.net. Here’s some background information in support of allowing medical cannabis in South Carolina.
Jerry Carter Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Disagree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician."
House District 5: Republican Primary
Neal Collins Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician. Rep. Collins cosponsored the 2019-2020 medical cannabis bill, H. 3660. However, he also voted against advancing medical cannabis legislation (H. 3521) out of committee on April 19, 2018.
David Cox Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician.
House District 35: Republican Primary
Chris Bennett Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician.
Bill Chumley Did not respond to SCCCA's candidate survey. If you live in House District 35 and want to politely urge Chumley to take a stance in support of allowing medical cannabis with a doctor’s certification, his Facebook is here, his phone number is (864) 303-2726, and his email is ChumleyforSC35@gmail.com. Here’s some background information in support of allowing medical cannabis in South Carolina.
House District 64: Democratic Primary
Kimberly Johnson Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician.
Jack Furse Did not respond to SCCCA's candidate survey. If you live in House District 64 and want to politely urge Jack Furse to take a stance in support of allowing medical cannabis with a doctor’s certification, his Facebook page is here. Here’s some background information in support of allowing medical cannabis in South Carolina.
House District 88: Republican Primary
Mike Sturkie Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician."
RJ May III Did not respond to SCCCA's candidate survey. If you live in House District 88 and want to politely urge RJ May to support allowing medical cannabis with a doctors’ certification, you can reach out to his campaign at 803-470-4482 or VoteRJMay@gmail.com. His Facebook page is here. Here’s some background information in support of allowing medical cannabis in South Carolina.
House District 99: Republican Primary
David Herndon Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician."
Mark Smith Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician."
House District 109: Democratic Primary
James Johnson Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician."
Deon Tedder Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician."
House District 115: Democratic Primary
Carol Tempel Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician."
Spencer Wetmore Response to SCCCA Candidate Survey: Agree that "Medical cannabis should be available for patients with debilitating conditions when recommended by their physician."