Brian Lawson
Brian Lawson (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 30. He assumed office on November 14, 2022. His current term ends on November 11, 2024.
Lawson (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 30. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source] The Republican primary for this office on June 11, 2024, was canceled.
Lawson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brian Lawson was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and lives in Chesnee, South Carolina. Lawson earned an A.S. from Columbia Southern University in 2022. His career experience includes working as the director of operations of American TransMed, Inc. Lawson served on the board of directors of the South Carolina EMS Association, as the president of the South Carolina Ambulance Providers Association, and on the board of directors of Cherokee County First Steps.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Lawson was assigned to the following committees:
- Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee
- Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30
Incumbent Brian Lawson and Ysante McDowell are running in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Brian Lawson (R)  | |
 | Ysante McDowell (D) | |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ysante McDowell advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Lawson advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Lawson received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Frmr. President Donald Trump (Republican Party, Conservative Party)
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30
Brian Lawson won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Lawson (R) | 99.1 | 9,971 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 10,062 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30
Brian Lawson defeated Jimbo Martin in the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Lawson | 61.7 | 1,582 |
 | Jimbo Martin | 38.3 | 981 | |
| Total votes: 2,563 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 30 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimbo Martin | 27.4 | 1,002 |
| ✔ | | Brian Lawson | 20.0 | 730 |
| Stephanie Smith | 19.6 | 716 | |
| Dennis Stroupe | 16.1 | 588 | |
| Dean Cook | 10.3 | 378 | |
| Shannon Tyler | 6.7 | 244 | |
| Total votes: 3,658 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian Lawson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lawson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
| Collapse all
My name is Brian Lawson. I am the Incumbent Republican candidate for the South Carolina House 30 seat. For the last twenty years, I have resided in the Chesnee area of Cherokee County. I have been married for twenty years and have two children. I am a member of Arrowwood Baptist Church, where I have served as a deacon, and RA leader. I have been employed as the Director of Operations at American TransMed, Inc. for the past nineteen years. I have also been the Controller for Shiflett Holdings, Inc. for the past two years. I will continue to use a commonsense approach, stick to my Christian values, and I will work tirelessly to continue being the voice for House District 30. Some of my platform, which has not changed, includes supporting first responders, supporting veterans, supporting education, and supporting better roads. The issues that I have heard repeatedly while out talking with the residents of House District 30 include making our roads better, strengthening our infrastructure, being able to put more of our hard earned money back in our own pockets, and having less government and more freedom. I promise to go back to Columbia and get with my collogues who I have built relationships with over the last two years in office and I will go back to work to tackle these issues.
- Christian Values
- Common Sense Approach
- Support First Responders and Veterans
Economic, Health, Criminal Justice, Education
Honesty and integrity
To be the voice of the people they represent.
That I made a positive difference for the citizens of SC District 30 and all of SC.
To work together to better the lives of the citizens of South Carolina.
Balancing growth and fighting federal government overreach.
I believe it is beneficial for state legislators to have experience in government or politics, however I do not believe it should be a requirement.
I believe it is very beneficial to build relationships with other legislators. Working together with like minded collogues fosters more results than trying to work alone.
Former President Donald Trump
Medical and Budget
Government should be fully transparent and held accountable for their actions or inactions.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2022
Brian Lawson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lawson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
| Collapse all
My name is Brian Lawson. I am a Republican candidate for the South Carolina House 30 seat. For the last eighteen years, I have resided in the Chesnee area of Cherokee County. I have been married for eighteen years and have two children. I am a member of Arrowwood Baptist Church, where I currently serve as a deacon, and RA leader. I have been employed as the Director of Operations at American TransMed, Inc. for the past seventeen years. I will use a commonsense approach, stick to my Christian values, and I will work tirelessly being the voice for House District 30. Some of my platform includes supporting first responders, supporting veterans, supporting education, and supporting better roads. The issues that I have heard repeatedly while out talking with the residents of House District 30 include making our roads better, strengthening our infrastructure, being able to put more of our hard earned money back in our own pockets, and having less government and more freedom. I promise to go to Columbia and get with the people I have built relationships with over the last several years and I will go to work to tackle these issues.
- Christian Values
- Common Sense Approach
- Support First Responders and Veterans
Economic, Health, Criminal Justice, Education
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of South Carolina scorecards, email suggestions to [email protected].
2023
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
|
See also
2024 Elections
External links
|
Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 30 |
Officeholder South Carolina House of Representatives District 30 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 22, 2022
- ↑ South Carolina Legislature, "Representative M. Brian Lawson," accessed January 14, 2023
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Steve Moss (R) |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 30 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
