Former aide to civil rights icon completes Democratic ticket for SC governor

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Jermaine Johnson picked a former congressional aid to civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John Lewis to be his running mate.

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 1,429

Last Updated: 3 days, 7 hours ago

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Editor’s note: This article was updated following Thursday’s news conference.

COLUMBIA — Rep. Jermaine Johnson picked a former congressional aide to the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis to be his running mate on Democrats’ gubernatorial ticket.

Mount Pleasant native Sam Skardon will join the Richland County legislator in a campaign that could make history.

Skardon, 38, works for the nonprofit Clean Energy Fund of the Carolinas, lending money to finance clean energy projects, …

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