Jasmine Williams

Jasmine Williams is the Democratic candidate for the South Carolina House of Representatives, District 1, in the November 3, 2026 general election, having won the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she works for a local environmental nonprofit and is running on wages, health care costs, schools and roads.[1]

In a Ballotpedia survey, Jasmine Williams said she was raised in Long Creek, South Carolina, and that her family has lived in the Upstate for generations.[1] She said she received a Bachelor of Science degree from Emory University in 2022 and has since worked in environmental nonprofit work in the Upstate.[1]

Williams said that households in Oconee and Pickens counties are struggling with basic costs, and that her priorities for District 1 are a living wage, affordable health care, quality schools and safe roads, along with clean water and protection of the area's forests and natural heritage.[1] She listed accessible education, affordable health care, reliable infrastructure such as roads and internet, an affordable cost of living, and a protected environment as the policy areas she cares most about.[1] Ballotpedia lists several voting groups as having endorsed or recommended her, including Greater Nation Institute.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.