FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – An anti-trust attorney announced her plans to seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in South Carolina.
Marguerite Willis, of Florence, is the third Democrat to announce for the campaign in the June primary.
It is the first run for office for the 67-year-old Greenville native.
Willis says, “Because I’m a tough problem solver. We’ve got tough problems to solve, and I think my real world experience in the courtroom and working for business will really help me run this state more effectively and more efficiently and more fairly.”
Columbia Representative James Smith and Charleston businessman Phil Noble have already announced their efforts to win the June 12 primary.
Willis said she is not a career politician like Smith, who has been in the House for two decades, and can offer better solutions than Noble. She says she will push to improve education, raise teacher pay and protect health care.
There are four Republicans: Governor Henry McMaster, Lieutenant Governor Kevin Bryant, former Lieutenant Governor Yancey McGill and Charleston businesswoman Catherin Templeton.