SC Daily Gazette: “Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette on Monday officially launched her bid to be South Carolina’s next governor, becoming the third candidate to jump into the crowded primary to replace her boss.
The first candidates to announce their bids last month were Attorney General Alan Wilson and Sen. Josh Kimbrell, a Spartanburg County Republican.
Filing for the June GOP primary is still eight months away.
Evette, speaking at a Greenville event space Monday night, emphasized her experience serving alongside Gov. Henry McMaster since he was first elected for a full term in 2018. Although the role is part-time, Evette has supported McMaster’s positions, including a ban on transgender athletes, which he signed in 2022, and support for the state’s law enforcement officers, she said.”