Trump supporter Andre Bauer announces Senate bid against Lindsey Graham in SC's 2026 Republican primary, highlighting America First credentials and attacking Graham's record

State Rep. RJ May was a founding member of the South Carolina hard-line conservative group. He was a lead strategist and often the target of ire in the House.

"As a proven conservative fighter, I will unapologetically stand with President Trump and the America First agenda and will fight to put South Carolina first," André Bauer said.

The Palmetto State’s senior senator has faced primary challenges before, and multiple challengers helped lead to a split in the anti-Graham vote.

Gov. Henry McMaster signed the judicial reform bill into law last year – but it didn’t go into effect until Tuesday. It keeps in place the general structure of how judges are picked in South Carolina – including retaining the legislature’s authority to select the judiciary – while making changes to within that system.

South Carolina is one of just two states where the legislature elects judges. Changes designed to address that and boost public confidence in the state’s court system went into effect Tuesday, resulting from a judicial reform bill Gov.

President Donald Trump's 2024 co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita joined Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) re-election campaign as an adviser on Monday.

In an X post after publication, Alex Latcham, who oversaw Trump campaign operations in South Carolina, disputed Bauer’s claim of support as “bulls***.” Lacham is now executive director of the Senate Leadership Fund, the outside group that protects GOP incumbents.

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