K.J. Atwood

K.J. Atwood is the Democratic candidate for the South Carolina House of Representatives, District 110, in the November 3, 2026 general election; the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary was canceled.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a Mount Pleasant small-business owner who co-founded a marketing and design agency.[1]

In a Ballotpedia survey, K.J. Atwood said he is a Mount Pleasant small-business owner, husband and father, and a 12th-generation South Carolinian who grew up in a working-class family.[1] He said he earned degrees in biology and economics from Wofford College, a Master of International Business from the University of South Carolina, and a Master of Psychological Science from Rutgers University, where his research focused on political polarization.[1] He listed technology consulting at PwC, supporting South Carolina's public-health response during COVID-19, and co-founding the agency Half Dreaming with his wife, Caitlyn, as his professional background.[1]

Atwood also ran for the U.S. House in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District but did not appear on the ballot for the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary, according to Ballotpedia.[1] For his state House campaign, he named affordability for Lowcountry families, ending corruption and special-interest influence through greater transparency, and addressing traffic, flooding and drainage while protecting marshes and waterways as his key messages.[1]

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