Sam McCown

McCown obtained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University and a medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina. McCown worked as a physician and medical administrator with a focus on women's cancer treatment.[1]

Sam McCown did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2026 Candidate Connection survey.

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Campaign websiteMcCown's campaign website stated the following:Balanced Budget & Fiscal ResponsibilityThe greatest threat to our children’s future is Washington’s addiction to spending. Sam will fight to balance the budget, eliminate waste, and stop mortgaging our future.Sam supports a federal balanced budget amendment, cutting bloated programs and duplicative agencies, and ending reckless borrowing and deficit spending.Smart, Limited GovernmentFrom healthcare to energy to small business, Sam knows firsthand how government overreach kills innovation and opportunity. He believes in fewer regulations, not more red tape.Sam supports reducing federal regulations, ending mandates that hurt patients and providers, and returning power to the states and local communities.Artificial Intelligence & Emerging ThreatsSam sees AI and technology as both an opportunity and a risk. He’s committed to smart policy that balances innovation with national security.Sam supports strategic investments in AI and cybersecurity to ensure we stay ahead of China in tech and defense.Stop the Woke AgendaRadical policies are eroding merit, dividing Americans by race and gender, and threatening our culture. Sam will take on the Left’s woke ideology head-on by eliminating DEI mandates, ending race-based college admissions, protecting girls’ and women’s sports, and supporting law enforcement as they work to promote law and order.Border Security & National DefenseAmerica must control its borders and modernize its military. Sam knows that AI, drones, and smart technology are the future of defense—and we must lead.Sam supports securing the southern border, stopping the flow of fentanyl and human trafficking, modernizing the military for 21st century warfare, and strengthening support for veterans and their familiesAffordable Healthcare that WorksAs a physician and former medical director, Sam knows our healthcare system is broken because of Washington’s interference. He’ll fight to put patients and doctors back in charge.Sam supports slashing burdensome healthcare regulations, expanding choice and transparency in coverage, and opposing socialist healthcare schemes that drive up costs and lower quality care.Parental Rights & School ChoiceParents, not bureaucrats, should decide what’s best for their kids. Sam will fight for increased school choice, curriculum transparency, and an end to indoctrination in the classroom.Sam supports expanding educational options for parents, stopping CRT and gender ideology in public education, and protecting parents’ rights to know what their kids are taughtLife and LibertySam believes every life is a gift from God, and our rights come from our Creator—not the government. He is proudly pro-life and a defender of the Second Amendment.Sam supports protecting life, ensuring no taxpayer funding for abortion, preserving religious freedom, private property rights, and the right to bear arms for all law-abiding Americans.Energy Independence & InnovationSam believes we should unleash American energy—not rely on foreign dictators. Innovation, not regulation, is the real path to a cleaner, stronger future.Sam supports domestic energy production, eliminating Green New Deal-style mandates, investing in energy innovation through free market principles.— Sam McCown's campaign website (May 7, 2026)Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.