South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee?
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JUN 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age64 years old (Dec 3, 1961)
GenderFemale
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LocationSouth Carolina
BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationAgnes Scott College (BA)
Notable personal detailsCatherine Fleming Bruce is a South Carolina Democratic political candidate, author, preservationist, and civic activist. She has worked with local Democratic Party organizations in Richland County and has been involved in historic preservation and community advocacy in Columbia-area civic life. She ran for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina in 2022 and filed FEC paperwork for a 2026 U.S. Senate campaign.
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Positions
Healthcare
Supports broadening access to care and states she "believes in healthcare for all." Advocates for public-health approaches to problems like gun violence and has signaled support for policies aligned with expanded coverage. The public statements are general endorsements of universal access rather than explicit endorsement of single-payer or Medicare for All.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports declaring gun violence a public-health emergency and backing stronger gun restrictions including required background checks, limits on assault weapons and measures addressing ghost guns; also supports restrictions for people with mental-health issues or domestic-violence/stalking/sexual-harassment convictions and closing loopholes.
News
National Democrats warn SC election officials that a DOJ voter-roll agreement could violate federal law and prompt a lawsuit if eligible voters are removed
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20222022
LatestCycle 2022
Source: FEC
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