Pamela Evette

Nationalist

Republican

N/A

South Carolina

Current Position: Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For eliminating the state income tax
For creating a South Carolina Office of Government Efficiency to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in state government
For consolidating redundant state agencies, boards, and commissions to reduce government waste
For eliminating the state income tax on military retirement pay

For expanding vocational and career-ready programs in high schools and strengthening technical colleges
For reducing regulations and cutting taxes to support small businesses
For tort reform to limit lawsuit abuse and excessive damages to protect businesses
Against corporations promoting woke political agendas
For reducing regulations on farmers and protecting farmland from foreign, corporate, and municipal takeovers
For cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation; supports reducing regulations to make South Carolina a hub for crypto industry
For positioning South Carolina as a national leader in responsible AI, advanced manufacturing, and emerging technologies
Against bureaucratic regulations that slow tech startups and small businesses
Against taxes and red tape that hold back the outdoor industry

For universal school choice allowing parents to choose the best school for their child
For substantial teacher pay raises
Against excessive standardized testing
For expanding education, vocational training, and job opportunities for veterans

For expanding energy production including nuclear, natural gas, and clean coal while reducing regulations that increase energy costs
For taking a conservative approach to preserving lands and water
Against federal overreach and corporate ESG policies that threaten hunting and fishing

Against abortion rights; worked to pass the Heartbeat Bill, will defend the unborn, support pregnancy centers and adoption services, and ensure no taxpayer dollars fund abortion
For parental rights including total transparency in classrooms, protecting girls' sports and private spaces, shielding kids from online predators and inappropriate content, and stopping government interference in children's medical care
Against woke ideology and anti-American indoctrination in classrooms
Against biological men competing in women's sports; led passage of the Save Women's Sports Act
Against men using women's bathrooms and locker rooms
Against woke ideology in education curriculum and for ending tenure at publicly-funded colleges and universities
For protecting religious freedom from government overreach and defending faith-based organizations' rights to operate according to their beliefs
For ensuring veterans have access to quality healthcare and preventing veteran homelessness
For elevating the Department of Veterans' Affairs to a cabinet-level agency

For transparency and strong ethics requirements for elected officials
For closing primaries to require party registration for primary voting
For strengthening voter ID requirements and requiring proof of U.S. citizenship before voter registration
For creating an Election Integrity Unit within SLED to investigate election irregularities and fraud
Against ranked-choice voting
For judicial nominees chosen by the Governor with term limits and ethics oversight

For strict immigration enforcement including working with ICE to detain and deport illegal immigrants, opening a secure detention facility called Palmetto Pen, and deputizing state and local law enforcement under 287(g) to combat gangs and trafficking
Against sanctuary cities
Against Chinese Communist Party influence in South Carolina; supports banning foreign adversaries from purchasing land and removing communist propaganda from classrooms

For prosecutors pursuing the fullest extent of the law and judges imposing sentences that match crime severity
For supporting law enforcement with increased pay, state-of-the-art training and equipment, and legislation like the HALO Act for officer safety
Against defunding police
For Constitutional Carry and protecting Second Amendment rights without government interference
Against any attempts to weaken gun rights