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Database-backed profileSouth Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 4 • Party: Democratic
Derrick Kruse candidate profile assembled from imported source documents and evidence claims.
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Profile-relevant media
Ballotpedia questionnaire
“Campaign finance summary Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets .”
Touches Government transparency, Anti-corruption; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • Derrick Kruse - Ballotpedia
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“Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government List of school districts in South Carolina Newsletters The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel External links Search Google News for this topic Personal Facebook Footnotes [show] Current members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Leadership Speaker of the House: G.”
Touches Economic opportunity, Fair taxation; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • Derrick Kruse - Ballotpedia
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“Supreme Court Federal courts State government Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Recalls Education policy on Ballotpedia Public policy Administrative state Criminal justice policy Education policy Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) Federalism Unemployment insurance Work requirements Policy in the states More...”
Touches Healthcare access; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • Derrick Kruse - Ballotpedia
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“Derrick Kruse (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 4 without appearing on the ballot.”
Touches Government transparency, Institutional accountability; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • South Carolina House of Representatives District 4 - Ballotpedia
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“The candidate list in this election may not be complete.”
Touches Government transparency, Institutional accountability; not directly matched to the saved profile labels. • South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia
Report source issueCampaign promises
Campaign promises
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Campaign finance: Campaign finance summary Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets .
“Campaign finance summary Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets .” • Derrick Kruse - Ballotpedia
Report source issueCampaign promises
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Cost of living: Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government List of school districts in South Carolina Newsletters The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the
“Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government List of school districts in South Carolina Newsletters The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel External links Search Google News for this topic Personal Facebook Footnotes [show] Current members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Leadership Speaker of the House: G.” • Derrick Kruse - Ballotpedia
Report source issueCampaign promises
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Healthcare: Supreme Court Federal courts State government Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Recalls Education policy on Ballotpedia Public policy Administrative state Criminal justice policy Education policy Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) F
“Supreme Court Federal courts State government Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Recalls Education policy on Ballotpedia Public policy Administrative state Criminal justice policy Education policy Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) Federalism Unemployment insurance Work requirements Policy in the states More...” • Derrick Kruse - Ballotpedia
Report source issueCampaign promises
Derrick Kruse's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Derrick Kruse (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 4 without appearing on the ballot.
“Derrick Kruse (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 4 without appearing on the ballot.” • South Carolina House of Representatives District 4 - Ballotpedia
Report source issueCampaign promises
Derrick Kruse's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
“The candidate list in this election may not be complete.” • South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia
Report source issuePolicy plans
Policy plans
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Campaign finance: Campaign finance summary Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets .
“Campaign finance summary Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets .” • Derrick Kruse - Ballotpedia
Report source issuePolicy plans
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Healthcare: Supreme Court Federal courts State government Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Recalls Education policy on Ballotpedia Public policy Administrative state Criminal justice policy Education policy Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) F
“Supreme Court Federal courts State government Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Recalls Education policy on Ballotpedia Public policy Administrative state Criminal justice policy Education policy Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) Federalism Unemployment insurance Work requirements Policy in the states More...” • Derrick Kruse - Ballotpedia
Report source issuePolicy plans
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey? Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they ar
“Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey? Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for.  More than 29,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia's candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here . Help improve Ballotpedia - send us candidate contact info . Campaign finance summary Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets . That information will be published here once it is available. See also 2026 Elections” • Derrick Kruse - Ballotpedia
Report source issueCandidate position profile
This is the canonical data layer the agreement score uses: tiered candidate issue positions, where stronger evidence replaces lower-tier party fallback data.
Healthcare
2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Healthcare: Supreme Court Federal courts State government Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Recalls Education policy on Ballotpedia Public policy Administrative state Criminal justice policy Education policy Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) F
Cost of living / housing
4 evidence items across 4 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Cost of living: Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government List of school districts in South Carolina Newsletters The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the
Taxes and spending
2 evidence items across 1 source. Strongest source: Party platform. Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available.
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public investment and taxes; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Jobs and economy
1 evidence item across 1 source. Strongest source: Party platform. Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available.
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Jobs and worker protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Education
2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Education: Who represents me? What's on my ballot? • Elections in 2026 • How to vote • How to run for office • Ballot measures Government Who represents me? • U.S. President • U.S. Congress • Federal courts • State executives • State legislature • State and local courts • Countie
Public safety / crime
2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.
Derrick Kruse's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Public safety: District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.
Immigration
1 evidence item across 1 source. Strongest source: Party platform. Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available.
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Pathway citizenship legal immigration; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Civil liberties and privacy
2 evidence items across 2 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.
Derrick Kruse's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Infrastructure: Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmo
Elections and democracy
7 evidence items across 4 sources. Strongest source: Ballotpedia questionnaire. Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence.
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey? Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they ar
Environment and energy
1 evidence item across 1 source. Strongest source: Party platform. Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available.
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Clean energy climate and environment; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Abortion and reproductive rights
1 evidence item across 1 source. Strongest source: Party platform. Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available.
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Abortion and reproductive rights; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Guns
1 evidence item across 1 source. Strongest source: Party platform. Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available.
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Gun safety background checks and red flag laws; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Unknown issue axes: 0. Tier 4 starts from party fallback; higher-tier evidence replaces it when available.
Issue-by-issue agreement
Rows are grouped by candidate source-data tier first, then sorted as agreed, disagreed, and unknown. Unknown stays unknown when either side has no usable issue position. Radical anti-vibes technology.
User issue coverage
0/12
Candidate issue coverage
12/12
Comparable positions
0/12
Overall agreement
N/A
Take the official issue position quiz to populate the user side of this table.
Civil liberties and privacy
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Infrastructure: Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmo
Cost of living / housing
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
high confidence • 4 evidence items
Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Cost of living: Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government List of school districts in South Carolina Newsletters The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the
Education
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Education: Who represents me? What's on my ballot? • Elections in 2026 • How to vote • How to run for office • Ballot measures Government Who represents me? • U.S. President • U.S. Congress • Federal courts • State executives • State legislature • State and local courts • Countie
Elections and democracy
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
high confidence • 7 evidence items
Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey? Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they ar
Healthcare
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Healthcare: Supreme Court Federal courts State government Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Recalls Education policy on Ballotpedia Public policy Administrative state Criminal justice policy Education policy Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) F
Public safety / crime
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Oppose
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Ballotpedia questionnaire
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Public safety: District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.
Abortion and reproductive rights
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
low confidence • 1 evidence item
Source: Party platform
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Abortion and reproductive rights; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Environment and energy
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
low confidence • 1 evidence item
Source: Party platform
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Clean energy climate and environment; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Guns
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
low confidence • 1 evidence item
Source: Party platform
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Gun safety background checks and red flag laws; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Immigration
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
low confidence • 1 evidence item
Source: Party platform
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Pathway citizenship legal immigration; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Jobs and economy
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
low confidence • 1 evidence item
Source: Party platform
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Jobs and worker protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Taxes and spending
unknownYour position
Unknown
No saved official issue position for this issue
Candidate position
Support
medium confidence • 2 evidence items
Source: Party platform
Agreement
N/A
Derrick Kruse's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public investment and taxes; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
Voting record consistency
N/A
No sourced roll-call or official vote records are linked for this candidate yet.
Current polling numbers
Evidence record
Issue: Campaign finance
“Campaign finance summary Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets .”
Issue: Cost of living
“Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government List of school districts in South Carolina Newsletters The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel External links Search Google News for this topic Personal Facebook Footnotes [show] Current members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Leadership Speaker of the House: G.”
Issue: Healthcare
“Supreme Court Federal courts State government Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Recalls Education policy on Ballotpedia Public policy Administrative state Criminal justice policy Education policy Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) Federalism Unemployment insurance Work requirements Policy in the states More...”
Issue: Election integrity
“Derrick Kruse (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 4 without appearing on the ballot.”
Issue: Election integrity
“The candidate list in this election may not be complete.”
Issue: Infrastructure
“Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmon District 116 Clay N.”
Issue: Cost of living
“District 96 Vivian Elston * Perry Finch Hunter Hackett Scotty Whetstone District 97 Cathy Jaggars *   Robby Robbins * (i) District 98 Sonja Ogletree Satani * Greg Ford * (i) District 99 Jacob Goddard Samuel Price Jarrod Brooks Kristy Gore David Herndon Shawn Pinkston District 100 Crystal Campbell * Sylleste Davis * (i) District 101 Roger Kirby  (i) Martin Cunningham Cheryl Lane Arnie Borowsky * District 102 Montez Aiken Katie McCravy Harriet Holman * (i) District 103 Carl Anderson  (i) Wendell Padgett The Republican primary was canceled.”
Issue: Public safety
“District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.”
Issue: Cost of living
“Are you voting by mail this election? For example, a South Carolina voter could be a registered Republican, but could vote in the Democratic primary. Voters have a choice of which primary they will cast a ballot in. The purpose of the primary is to narrow down a political party’s field of candidates. The candidates with the most votes in their respective primaries will then appear on the November ballots as their party’s candidate. Early voting Early voting for the June 9 primary in South Carolina opened Tuesday, May 26, and ran through Friday, June 5. There was a record turnout for the early voting period for South Carolina’s 2026 primary election. Click here to see a data breakdown. ---> Related story: South Carolina Senate rejects President Trump’s call to redraw congressional maps South Carolina governor candidate breakdown - primaries With current Republican Gov. Henry McMaster nearing the end of his almost decade-long tenure, there’s no incumbent on the ballot this year.”
Issue: Election integrity
“Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey? Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for.  More than 29,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia's candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here . Help improve Ballotpedia - send us candidate contact info . Campaign finance summary Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets . That information will be published here once it is available. See also 2026 Elections”
Issue: Education
“Who represents me? What's on my ballot? • Elections in 2026 • How to vote • How to run for office • Ballot measures Government Who represents me? • U.S. President • U.S. Congress • Federal courts • State executives • State legislature • State and local courts • Counties • Cities • School districts • Public policy Retrieved from " https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Derrick_Kruse&oldid=11241586 " Categories : 2026 challenger 2026 general election 2026 primary (winner) Democratic Party South Carolina South Carolina House of Representatives candidate, 2026 State House candidate, 2026 State house candidates Information about voting”
Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights
“Democratic party fallback supports Abortion and reproductive rights.”
Issue: Public investment and taxes
“Democratic party fallback supports Public investment and taxes.”
Issue: Jobs and worker protections
“Democratic party fallback supports Jobs and worker protections.”
Issue: Public education funding
“Democratic party fallback supports Public education funding.”
Issue: Healthcare expansion
“Democratic party fallback supports Healthcare expansion.”
Issue: Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability
“Democratic party fallback supports Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability.”
Issue: Pathway citizenship legal immigration
“Democratic party fallback supports Pathway citizenship legal immigration.”
Issue: Gun safety background checks and red flag laws
“Democratic party fallback supports Gun safety background checks and red flag laws.”
Issue: Cost of living public intervention
“Democratic party fallback supports Cost of living public intervention.”
Issue: Civil liberties and privacy protections
“Democratic party fallback supports Civil liberties and privacy protections.”
Issue: Voting rights democracy and elections
“Democratic party fallback supports Voting rights democracy and elections.”
Issue: Clean energy climate and environment
“Democratic party fallback supports Clean energy climate and environment.”
Issue: Ballot access
“SCVotes candidate listing includes active candidate filings by office, associated counties, party, filing location, and candidate status.”