Biography
Montez Aiken is the Democratic candidate for the South Carolina House of Representatives, District 102, in the November 3, 2026 general election, having won the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary.[1] His campaign website describes him as a former educator and retired law enforcement lieutenant from Dorchester County.[2][3]
According to his campaign website, Montez Aiken is a native of Dorchester County with strong ties to Berkeley County who graduated from Summerville High School and earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of South Carolina.[3] He began his career as a public school teacher in rural and urban areas, then joined the Town of Summerville as a reserve police officer in 2002 and became a full-time officer in 2003.[3] The site says he rose to lieutenant and commanded the School Resource Officer unit, and that he earned a Master of Public Administration and a certificate in City Management from Villanova University and completed the FBI-LEEDA Leadership Trilogy series.[3]
Aiken's campaign site lists membership in the Fraternal Order of Police, the Summerville Rotary Club and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, and says he is a Prince Hall Mason and Shriner.[3] It says he is now retired from the police department and is running for District 102, which it describes as representing Berkeley and Dorchester counties, on a platform of a safer community, expanded educational opportunities and improved infrastructure.[2][3]
- 1.Montez Aiken · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Montez Aiken for South Carolina · Montez Aiken for South Carolina Candidate's own words
- 3.Who is Montez? · Montez Aiken for South Carolina Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
South Carolina House District 102
Montez Aiken is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for South Carolina House District 102 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
