Justin Bennett

Justin Bennett was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He earned a high school diploma from Estill High School. His career experience includes working as a customer service representative and manager at McDonald's.[1][2]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I young adult, living in Greenville South Carolina. Running for governor is a democratic

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Healthcare access, job creation, educationPro choice, immigrantBroader security

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education job creation

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to is former president jimmy carter, because he think about peace and unity.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Leadership and accountability

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Listening to the voter

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Accountability transparency

What legacy would you like to leave?

A peace and unity legacy

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

9/11, COVID

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Mcdonald’s

What is your favorite book? Why?

Bible

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Batman

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

None

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Financial

Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?

Create a better future

Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. If it were your choice, what do you believe is the appropriate degree of gubernatorial involvement with this process in your state?

Affordable for the citizens

In most states, governors have the power to make line-item vetoes. If that is true in your state, what would be your philosophy for how and when to use this power?

What in the bill

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

A working one

What do you love most about your state?

When we came together

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Education

Tell us your favorite joke.

Don’t have now

Under what circumstances should the governor of your state be able to use emergency powers?

In a time of emergency

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

None right now

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Voter how the right to know

Would a state ballot initiative process be good or bad for your state?

Good

A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean to you?

Somebody fight for their citizens

South Carolina House of Representatives District 25

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U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born and raised in South Carolina, raised by a single mother. I am a graduated from Estill high school in Hampton county.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I fight for youHere to make a differenceThe future is here

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Climate change, gun control, fix the justice system, pro-choice, equal rights, and free education

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Young persons, democrats

What legacy would you like to leave?

A great legacy for the future of America

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job is McDonald’s. How long I work at Mcdonalds was like 7 years

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

The ag, the year to be a citizen

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The national debt, students debt

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes, I will compromise on minimum wage