The League of Women Voters of Beaufort Area would like to thank the Beaufort City Council candidates and School Board candidates who participated in the two public forums we sponsored earlier this month. It is our hope that those who attended, or watched the taped videos on the League’s website, my.lwv.org/south-carolina/beaufort-sc-area, received information that helped them make informed choices.
We also want to recognize the Beaufort County candidates who have submitted their VOTE411.org responses to questions prior to the November elections.
VOTE411.org is an online resource provided by the nonpartisan League of Women Voters (LWVUS) which provides voters with information submitted by candidates. Voters can compare candidates’ positions as well as find answers to other voting questions.
All candidates were invited to submit their answers to VOTE411.org. Unfortunately, not all candidates took the opportunity to respond. Those that did include:
– Shannon DeLoach (State House of Representatives, District 121)
– Shauna Bishop (State House of Representatives, District 124)
– Korey Williams (State House of Representatives, District 122)
– David Cadd, (Beaufort County auditor)
– Heather Galvin (Beaufort County probate judge)
– Scott Songer, Maria Walls, (Beaufort County treasurer)
– Michael Andersen (Beaufort County Council, District 4)
– Genie Brainerd, Christopher Dantzler (Beaufort County School Board, District 2)
– Cynthia Gregory-Smalls, William Smith, Willie Turral, (Beaufort County School Board, District 3)
– Angela Stephens (Beaufort County School Board, District 4)
– Victor Ney, Gwyneth Saunders, Angela Stephens (Beaufort County School Board, District 5)
– Thad Lane, Jared Madison, Josh Scallate (Beaufort City Council)
A BIG Thank You to these candidates who HAVE taken the time to submit their responses to VOTE411.org. And go to VOTE411.org and get informed.
— Catherine Forester, League of Women Voters of Beaufort Area
Built in Washington, not the Lowcountry
As voters in SC-01 consider this race, a few facts about Nancy Lacore’s campaign are worth weighing.
Lacore and her husband bought a Mount Pleasant home in spring 2025, intending to retire here around 2028. She was removed from her Navy post that August, moved into the house that October, retired December 1, and announced her candidacy Jan. 20, 2026, a span of roughly 110 days from move-in to launch.
Her campaign’s infrastructure also raises questions about where this effort really originated. Her treasurer and campaign bank are both based in Washington, D.C., and her compliance work runs through a firm with offices in D.C. and Seattle.
Within hours of her launch, national groups including EMILY’s List, VoteVets, and The Bench had already endorsed her, and her campaign raised over $250,000 in its first day alone, most of it from outside our region.
These aren’t allegations. They’re documented in her own FEC filings and campaign announcements. Taken together, they illustrate a candidacy shaped by national political strategy rather than deep roots in the Lowcountry.
First-time candidates typically don’t wake up and find EMILY’s List, The Bench, a D.C. treasurer, and a quarter-million dollars waiting on their front porch. Nancy Lacore did!
SC-01 deserves representation grounded in the Lowcountry, not one assembled in Washington. I hope voters will take a closer look before November.
— Ed Haas, Mt. Pleasant