Governor of South Carolina
Michael Addison
CandidateUnited Citizens
- Race
- Governor of South Carolina
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Alan Wilson (R); Jermaine Johnson (D); Walid Hakim (G)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Yes. I support expanding Medicaid in South Carolina.
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Alan Wilson R | challenger |
| Jermaine Johnson D | challenger |
| Walid Hakim G | challenger |
| Michael Addison United Citizens | challenger |
United Citizens Party nominee, running with Candace Brewer, an activist.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Yes. I support expanding Medicaid in South Carolina.
Says he supports expanding Medicaid in South Carolina.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour
Says he supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Corporations are exempt from sales tax, and we want to eliminate that loophole.
Proposes eliminating the state income tax with a sales-tax increase, and removing corporate sales-tax exemptions.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Dr. Michael Addison is the United Citizens Party nominee for governor of South Carolina, running with Candace Brewer, and was the Democratic candidate for the 6th Congressional District in 2022. He has a medical practice, has chaired the South Carolina NAACP's environmental committee, and is running on eliminating the state income tax, a $15 minimum wage and a telehealth-based public option.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Addison's professional experience, as WCSC described it, includes a medical practice, which he says gave him insight into problems in the health care industry.[3] He told the station he has chaired the South Carolina NAACP's environmental committee for several years.[3] Before this campaign he was the Democratic candidate for South Carolina's 6th Congressional District in 2022.[1]
Addison describes the United Citizens Party as a way to get citizens participating in a nonpartisan way rather than as Democrats or Republicans.[3] His platform would eliminate the state income tax while raising the state sales tax by 3%, end the sales-tax exemption for corporations, and raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.[3] He also proposes a "Palmetto Public Option" that would expand access to telehealth services, and a data center task force and a separate artificial intelligence task force.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
“more affordable housing through rehabilitation of existing properties, workforce-housing partnerships, and more efficient permitting without sacrificing safety”[4]
In responses to the Fort Mill Sun candidate questionnaire
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/michael-addison
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.2026 South Carolina gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.South Carolina 2026 General Election · The Green Papers Reference
- 3.WE THE PALMETTO: Addison attempts a 3rd-party bid · Live 5 News (WCSC) · 2026-10-19 News report
- 4.South Carolina Governor Candidate Spotlight: Dr. Michael A. Addison · Fort Mill Sun · 2026-10-14 News report
- 5.WE THE PALMETTO: Addison attempts a 3rd-party bid · WCSC Live 5 News · 2026-09-24 News report