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Democrat
Annie Andrews
South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee?
$5.4K
JUN 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePediatrician
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationSouth Carolina
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BackgroundPediatrician
Notable personal detailsDr. Annie Andrews is a pediatrician and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina in 2026. She previously ran for the U.S. House in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in 2022. She has worked at the Medical University of South Carolina, including serving in pediatric hospital medicine leadership roles, and has been involved in child-focused advocacy, including founding the PAC Their Future. Our Vote.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies aimed at reducing costs for families and expanding economic security for working people, including prioritizing making the child tax credit permanent and opposing corporate PAC influence in her campaign finance. Emphasizes affordable care, quality schools, and measures to lower costs for families as part of her economic agenda.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to affordable care through policies such as a public option, protecting and expanding Medicaid and Medicare, lowering prescription drug costs, strengthening vaccine access and public-health preparedness, and improving mental-health care and rural hospital access.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strengthened border security while also backing a fair path to citizenship, due process for families, and policies that keep families together and support the state’s workforce. Describes the approach as combining law enforcement with compassion — "security with dignity."
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports reproductive freedom and describes abortion as health care; advocates restoring reproductive rights and making abortion available up to fetal viability while opposing strict statewide bans. Positions emphasize trusting women and protecting access to abortion services.
Climate & Energy
Supports urgent action on climate change and includes climate among her priority issues; favors policies to protect children’s health from environmental harms and advance clean energy solutions rather than defending expanded fossil-fuel development.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate endorses universal background checks, banning assault/“weapons of war” from civilian use, safe-storage laws, and increased funding for community violence prevention and mental-health programs. She frames gun violence as a public-health crisis while saying she respects the Second Amendment but supports federal and state reforms to keep guns out of the wrong hands.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMar 14, 2026
Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician running for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina, is making the states measles outbreak a central issue in her campaign against incumbent Lindsey Graham. She is stressing public health policy and vaccine advocacy, arguing that misinformation and recent health policy changes have worsened outbreak risks. Her campaign is also tying the outbreak to broader health care and social issues aimed at mobilizing mothers and health-focused voters.
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Polls
South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee?
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Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$8.1M
$6.0M
$4.0M
$2.0M
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$8.1M
$2.9M
$5.2M
$305.6K
Source: FEC
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