Jason Elliott | |
State House1: | South Carolina |
District1: | 22nd |
Term Start1: | November 14, 2016 |
Predecessor1: | Wendy Nanney |
Birth Name: | Jason Elliott |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1970 |
Birth Place: | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
Education: | Clemson University (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
Jason Elliott is a member-elect of the South Carolina Senate, representing District 6. On June 25, 2024, he won a runoff in the Republican primary to replace retiring incumbent Senator Dwight Loftis.[1]
Elliott was elected to the 22nd District of South Carolina House of Representatives in 2016 and serves on the Education and Public Works Committee, where he is chairman of the Motor Vehicle Subcommittee. Elliott is the first openly gay person to be elected to the South Carolina General Assembly.[2]
South Carolina's 6th District following redistricting after the 2020 US Census: