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Courtney McClain

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Advanced without a primary after the Democratic primary was canceled

Courtney McClain is a civil rights advocate running as the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's 4th Congressional District. Ballotpedia describes her as the youngest and first Black woman to run for this seat.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Lists protecting and expanding healthcare access as one of her three key campaign messages.[3]

In their words — priorities

  • Tackling the housing crisis, protecting and expanding healthcare access, and fully funding public education.[3]
  • Says she is passionate about voting rights, education, criminal justice reform, affordable housing, and healthcare.[3]

Background

  • Earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina, Columbia (2023) and a graduate degree from Howard University (2025).[3]
  • Worked in Washington, D.C. with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and Congressional Black Caucus Institute as an intern and fellow, and has testified before the South Carolina House and Senate on education, reproductive rights, gun violence, voting rights, and criminal justice reform.[3]
  • Affiliated with the NAACP and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $33K · spent $37K · $1,207 cash on hand (through 2026-09-30) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: William Timmons, Jessica Ethridge · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Courtney McClain · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) Candidate's own words