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KJ Atwood

Democrat

KJ Atwood

SC-01 Democratic nominee?

$52.9K

JUN 24, 2026

Primary Election

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Overview

Current roleSmall-business owner

PartyDemocratic

GenderMale

LocationSouth Carolina

BackgroundSmall-business owner

Notable personal detailsKJ Atwood is a Democratic candidate in South Carolina who filed with the FEC as a 2026 candidate for U.S. House in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. He is a Mount Pleasant small-business owner who runs a digital agency and is a husband and father. In March 2026, he announced he was dropping out of the SC-01 congressional primary race and instead running for the South Carolina House of Representatives in District 110.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Healthcare

The candidate emphasizes lowering everyday healthcare costs and making care more affordable, saying families are choosing between medicine and groceries and that insurance “feels like a scam.” The campaign site frames healthcare as a cost-relief priority but does not set out specific policy prescriptions (for example, support for Medicare for All, a public option, or market-based reforms).

Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026

Total raisedCash on hand

$19.5K

$14.6K

$9.7K

$4.9K

2026

Latest

Year

Total raised

Cash on hand

Total spent

Burn rate

Cycle 2026

$19.5K

$813.22

$18.7K

$1.1K

Source: FEC

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