Jordan Pace
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 117th district
Preceded byKrystle Matthews
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Jordan Pace is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is the member[1] of the South Carolina House of Representatives representing District 117. In the 2022 general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 117,[2] he defeated Democratic incumbent Krystle Matthews,[3][4] who had been a member of the South Carolina House since 2018. Matthews was running simultaneously for the US Senate seat held by Republican incumbent Tim Scott, who ultimately defeated her in that race.[5]

Pace serves on the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.[6]

Statements were issued by Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina[7] who won his re-election bid, and Drew McKissick, chair of the South Carolina Republican Party.[8]

In 2023, Pace was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023. After several Republicans withdrew their support for the bill, Pace said the media had "overblown the death penalty aspect", called the chances of a woman being given the death penalty "infinitesimally small", and said the opposition was "an absurd fallacy".[9]

References

  1. ^ Dupree, Kevon (October 15, 2022). ""Faith, Family and Freedom GOP rally held in Berkeley Co."". WCBD-TV. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Owens, Raymond (March 16, 2022). ""Berkeley County candidates make their campaigns official"". WCBD-TV. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Dennis Jr., Rickey Ciapha (November 8, 2022). ""Matthews loses SC seat; Cribb cruises to Berkeley County supervisor reelection"". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Brack, Andy (November 10, 2022). ""Tuesday's elections create changes for Charleston County Council, more"". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Byrd, Caitlin (October 26, 2022). ""Running for US Senate and SC Statehouse: Will Krystle Matthews lose both?"". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Phillips, Patrick (November 9, 2022). ""SC Republicans celebrate 'red wave' sweep across the state"". WIS-TV. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Owens, Raymond (November 9, 2022). ""SC GOP leader says straight-ticket voting really helped Republicans in Nov. 8 election"". WCBD-TV. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  9. ^ Richards, Zoë (March 18, 2023). "9 Republicans pull support from South Carolina bill allowing the death penalty for abortion". NBC News.

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