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JUN 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current roleGovernor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyConservative Democrat
Age54 years old (Mar 4, 1972)
GenderMale
LocationSouth Carolina
BackgroundTrial attorney
EducationWoodberry Forest School (1990)
Notable personal detailsWilliam Mullins McLeod Jr. is a South Carolina trial attorney and founder of McLeod Law Group in Charleston. He has run as a Democratic candidate for Governor of South Carolina (including a 2010 bid) and announced a 2026 gubernatorial campaign in August 2025. He is a graduate of Wofford College and the University of South Carolina School of Law.
The candidate’s platform includes a mix of tax proposals: calls to decrease government size and return unspent budget to taxpayers alongside proposals for targeted tax relief (100% daycare deduction, tax credits for employers who pay student loans) and a proposed corporate “robot tax.” News coverage reports McLeod has also joined calls to eliminate the state personal income tax. These items show both tax-cut/limited-government positions and progressive-style spending/worker-support proposals, yielding a mixed overall stance on economy and taxes.
Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare and making healthcare more affordable for families; supports protecting women’s ability to make their own healthcare decisions.
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Supports keeping abortion safe and legal in critical situations while working to reduce the need for abortion through adoption support, expanded healthcare access, and family resources.
Campaign platform includes brief environmental commitments such as "Preserve and Protect Our Natural Resources" and specific policy lines opposing Santee Cooper and Central Electric, but it does not lay out clear climate targets, emissions policy, fossil-fuel or clean-energy plans, or support for major climate frameworks. The available campaign materials emphasize anti-corruption, fiscal issues, and other policy priorities rather than a detailed climate and energy agenda.
The candidate's platform affirms protection of Second Amendment rights and says “No one will be coming after our Right to Bear Arms.” The platform also calls for increasing law enforcement staffing, training, and pay.
Mullins McLeod is in the news as one of the Democrats running for South Carolina governor. A new entrant, businessman Billy Webster, has announced his candidacy and will face McLeod and state Rep. Jermaine Johnson in the Democratic primary.
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