Sally Hebert

Sally Hebert graduated from West Forsyth High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University in 1991. Her career experience includes working as a substitute teacher.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Sally Hebert grew up in a farming community on the outskirts of Winston-Salem, NC, at a time when tobacco was still the economic driver, and the city was the world headquarters of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. Sally's parents were educators who did not smoke. Because her father had asthma, her parents were early advocates of no smoking policies in public spaces. She learned early the benefit public policy can have on public health. She has a younger sister and brother.

Sally's professional background includes work as a newspaper reporter in North Carolina, covering business and county government. She wrote about bank mergers, a hospital's abandonment of the popular Baylor plan, local plant expansions and unions.

When Sally was employed by Dorchester County Council, she helped Council transition from voluminous paper meeting packets in favor of online meeting packets, saving many staff hours and trees. She enjoyed helping local residents navigate county government to reach the right department and person to address their issue.

Sally currently works as a substitute teach at a local high school.

She and her husband, Kurt, were married at St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in Summerville 26 years ago. They have one adult son, Andrew, who received a public school education, attending Spann Elementary, Rollings Middle School of the Arts and Summerville High School.

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 am running to break the Republican supermajority in South Carolina.

It is time to rebalance the State House, giving both parties incentive to collaborate and compromise for the good of the people.

Since 2003 Republicans have controlled the Governorship, the State House and the State Senate.

The results are abysmal. Under Republican rule, South Carolinians are sicker, poorer and less safe than we were pre-2003.My Republican opponent is a lawyer-legislator who makes money by keeping bad guys out of court and out of jail.

He is a criminal's best friend because he can invoke the lawyer-legislator privilege to delay cases for many months.

His cases appear before judges he and his fellow lawyer-legislators elect. This is a corrupt system that must end.I support academic freedom and the equitable funding of South Carolina State University.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

When I am elected, I will:

Support a women's access to abortion care.

Support South Carolina accepting the federal Medicaid expansion, which is estimated to provide medical coverage to an additional 350,000 citizens, create 29,000 jobs and add $2 billion to the state economy. A healthy population benefits us all.

Support the creation of a bi-partisan commission to draw electoral district maps, thereby ending gerrymandering.

Support a carve-out for schools when it comes to tax breaks for industry. Companies wishing to locate in South Carolina should not be exempt from paying school taxes. An educated workforce benefits us all.