U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman picks former SC Freedom Caucus chair as running mate

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 757

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago


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U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman picked the former leader of the state House’s ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus as his running mate, the GOP candidate for governor announced Monday.

Norman’s choice of former Rep. Adam Morgan, a Greenville County business owner and founding chair of the hardline legislative group, marks the second official pick for lieutenant governor in the contentious six-way race for the Republican nomination for governor.

It comes five months after Attorney …

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