Representative Deon Tedder to run for South Carolina Senate District 42

Announcement comes as incumbent Sen. Marlon Kimpson plans to resign to accept position in the Biden Administration

NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – March 12 – State Representative Deon Tedder (D-Charleston) has announced his intention to run for state Senate District 42, a seat currently held by Senator Marlon Kimpson (D-Charleston). 

Kimpson plans to resign at the end of the legislative session to fulfill an appointment by President Biden to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.

“I want to thank Senator Kimpson for his strong leadership in the Senate,” Tedder said. “I know he will continue to make South Carolina proud by working with President Biden and the Biden Administration.”

Tedder continued, “I will run to represent the people of Senate District 42. The Lowcountry needs an advocate on important issues like public education, affordable housing, and criminal justice reform. That is what I have been fighting for in the House and it is what I will continue to fight for if elected to the Senate.”

Tedder, an attorney, was first elected to the State House in 2020. During his freshman term, he filed legislation to provide for same day voter registration, empower towns and municipalities to create more affordable housing, and designate the third Tuesday of February as “Historically Black Colleges & Universities Day,” which was signed into law. He currently serves on the Education and Public Works Committee, where he has been a proponent of fully funding public schools and opposed attempts to put censorship in the classroom.