Bill Reeside

Reeside earned a high school diploma from Great Valley High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1977.[1] He worked as a nuclear engineer; a campaign-supplied statement published by the Moultrie News describes more than 40 years of experience in the nuclear power and research industries. He told Live 5 News that in the 1990s his work took him to North Korea in connection with a commercial nuclear power plant project.[1][2][5]

After retiring, Reeside volunteered with Habitat for Humanity of York County. According to the same statement, he and his wife, Sandy, have lived in South Carolina for nearly two decades and have owned a home in Edisto Beach since 2004; they have three children and five grandchildren.[2] He filed as a Libertarian candidate in March 2026 and was one of 11 nominees confirmed at the South Carolina Libertarian Party's convention. WCSC reported that he would not face a primary.[2][7][5] During the campaign, he focused on restoring Congress's constitutional powers, federal debt, and Social Security and Medicare.[1][5][2] He received 1.6% of the vote to Nancy Lacore's 49.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News and a Yahoo News live blog covering the AP projection of Lacore.[3][4]