Charleston Politics & Civic News
Covering Charleston City Council, Charleston County County Council, SC General Assembly, and your federal representatives in Washington, D.C. Accountability journalism for Charleston County County residents.
Charleston County County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Charleston County County Council, Charleston City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.
Charleston County’s federal, state, and local representation is currently being updated. Check the Your Charleston Reps section below for the live roster.
Charleston County County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Charleston Police Department budget run through Charleston City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the SC General Assembly. The Charleston County County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under SC Election Commission oversight.
HERE Charleston covers Charleston County County Council meetings, Charleston City Council sessions, SC General Assembly session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Charleston County County is governed, it’s HERE.
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Attorney General $1,044,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
Lt. Governor $1,025,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
US Rep, District 2 $612,000 R Includes Aiken FEC
State Senator, District 24 $184,500 R Aiken County SC Ethics
State Senator, District 25 · Senate Majority Leader $245,800 R Aiken County SC Ethics
State Rep, District 82 $72,300 D Aiken County SC Ethics
Your Charleston Reps
Every official with a vote on Charleston's future — pulled live from our roster.