John Peterson
R
Won the Republican primary (June 9, 2026) with 74.0% of the vote
John Peterson is a hotel banquet supervisor and Republican campaign volunteer running as the Republican nominee for South Carolina's 6th Congressional District.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
In their words — priorities
- Says he will vote for fiscally conservative bills that cut spending, bring down inflation, and reduce the national debt, and supports the One Subject at a Time Act requiring each bill to cover a single topic.[3]
- Supports deregulation and reducing the size of government, including cuts to federal jobs and programs he characterizes as wasteful.[3]
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Brockport.[3]
- Works as a banquet supervisor at Embassy Suites in North Charleston, SC. Volunteered as a canvasser for Donald Trump's 2020 campaign in North Carolina, and as a phone caller and canvasser for Trump's 2024 campaign in South Carolina.[3]