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South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 114

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Gary Brewer

Party: Republican

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Gary Brewer candidate profile assembled from imported source documents and evidence claims.

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Kelly Hough

Party: Democratic

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Kelly Hough candidate profile assembled from imported source documents and evidence claims.

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Potential concerns

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Evidence comparison

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35 linked claims

Gary Brewer

Republican

9/22 sourcedTake official issue quiz for agreement %
High confidence
9
Open gaps
3

Issues in evidence

  • • Cost of living
  • • Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability
  • • Public investment and taxes
  • • Jobs and worker protections

Public gaps

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Kelly Hough

Democratic

1/13 sourcedTake official issue quiz for agreement %
High confidence
1
Open gaps
3

Issues in evidence

  • • Jobs and worker protections
  • • Public education funding
  • • Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability
  • • Pathway citizenship legal immigration

Public gaps

  • • age_fact
  • • ballotpedia_questionnaire_positions
  • • campaign_policy_claims

Shared issue areas with evidence across candidates: Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability, Jobs and worker protections. Generated from the live evidence tables.

Evidence layer

Source-backed claims

35 claims
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Cost of living: 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 • Coun

Issue: Cost of living

Economic opportunityFair taxation
“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=Gary_Brewer&oldid=11241576 " Categories : 2022 challenger 2022 general election (winner) 2022 primary (winner) 2024 general election (winner) 2024 incumbent 2024 primary (winner) 2026 general election 2026 incumbent 2026 primary (winner) Current member, South Carolina House of Representatives Current state legislative member Current state representative Republican Party South Carolina South Carolina House of Representatives candidate, 2022 South Carolina House of Representatives candidate, 2024 South Carolina House of Representatives candidate, 2026”
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability

Public safetyCivil liberties
“Republican party fallback opposes Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public investment and taxes; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Public investment and taxes

Fair taxation
“Republican party fallback opposes Public investment and taxes.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Jobs and worker protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Jobs and worker protections

Economic opportunity
“Republican party fallback opposes Jobs and worker protections.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Pathway citizenship legal immigration; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Pathway citizenship legal immigration

Civil liberties
“Republican party fallback opposes Pathway citizenship legal immigration.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Civil liberties and privacy protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Civil liberties and privacy protections

Civil liberties
“Republican party fallback opposes Civil liberties and privacy protections.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Voting rights democracy and elections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Voting rights democracy and elections

Government transparency
“Republican party fallback opposes Voting rights democracy and elections.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Clean energy climate and environment; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Clean energy climate and environment

Environmental stewardship
“Republican party fallback opposes Clean energy climate and environment.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Abortion and reproductive rights; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights

Civil libertiesHealthcare access
“Republican party fallback opposes Abortion and reproductive rights.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican 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.

Issue: Gun safety background checks and red flag laws

Public safety
“Republican party fallback opposes Gun safety background checks and red flag laws.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Cost of living public intervention; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Cost of living public intervention

Economic opportunity
“Republican party fallback opposes Cost of living public intervention.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Healthcare expansion; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Healthcare expansion

Healthcare access
“Republican party fallback opposes Healthcare expansion.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Republican affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public education funding; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Public education funding

Education quality
“Republican party fallback opposes Public education funding.”
Republican party-platform fallback signalRepublican party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-07-09Unlinked source URL: party-platform:republican:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer has lower-tier biography/profile context related to Jobs and economy; treat this as an inferred priority, not an explicit policy stance.

Issue: Jobs and economy

Candidate biography/context signal
“Gary Brewer is listed by SCVotes as an active Republican candidate for State House of Representatives, District 114. SCVotes associates this contest with: CHARLESTON, DORCHESTER. Verify the voter-specific sample ballot in MySCVotes before treating this as a final personal ballot. South Carolina House member; businessman in the construction industry Official SCVotes candidate tracking row Filed party label: Republican Contest: State House of Representatives, District 114”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Education: Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub Government Who represents me?

Issue: Education

Education quality
“Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub Government Who represents me?”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Campaign finance: Campaign finance Endorsements Brewer received the following endorsements.

Issue: Campaign finance

Government transparencyAnti-corruption
“Campaign finance Endorsements Brewer received the following endorsements.”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Government transparency: Campaign finance summary Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties.

Issue: Government transparency

Government transparencyAnti-corruption
“Campaign finance summary Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties.”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Taxes and spending: Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer.

Issue: Taxes and spending

Fiscal responsibilityFair taxation
“Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer.”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Jobs and economy: Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

Issue: Jobs and economy

Economic opportunitySmall business support
“Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Environment and energy: Conservation Voters of South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.

Issue: Environment and energy

Environmental stewardshipInfrastructure reliability
“Conservation Voters of South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.”
Source-backedHigh confidencesource adapter

Gary Brewer's Ballotpedia questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Election integrity: Kelly Hough (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 114 without appearing on the ballot.

Issue: Election integrity

Government transparencyInstitutional accountability
“Kelly Hough (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 114 without appearing on the ballot.”
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Jobs and worker protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Jobs and worker protections

Economic opportunity
“Democratic party fallback supports Jobs and worker protections.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public education funding; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Public education funding

Education quality
“Democratic party fallback supports Public education funding.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability

Public safetyCivil liberties
“Democratic party fallback supports Criminal justice reform and public safety accountability.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Pathway citizenship legal immigration; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Pathway citizenship legal immigration

Civil liberties
“Democratic party fallback supports Pathway citizenship legal immigration.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Civil liberties and privacy protections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Civil liberties and privacy protections

Civil liberties
“Democratic party fallback supports Civil liberties and privacy protections.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Voting rights democracy and elections; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Voting rights democracy and elections

Government transparency
“Democratic party fallback supports Voting rights democracy and elections.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Healthcare expansion; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Healthcare expansion

Healthcare access
“Democratic party fallback supports Healthcare expansion.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Clean energy climate and environment; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Clean energy climate and environment

Environmental stewardship
“Democratic party fallback supports Clean energy climate and environment.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Cost of living public intervention; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Cost of living public intervention

Economic opportunity
“Democratic party fallback supports Cost of living public intervention.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough'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.

Issue: Gun safety background checks and red flag laws

Public safety
“Democratic party fallback supports Gun safety background checks and red flag laws.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Abortion and reproductive rights; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Abortion and reproductive rights

Civil libertiesHealthcare access
“Democratic party fallback supports Abortion and reproductive rights.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Needs more evidenceLow confidencesource adapter

Kelly Hough's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Public investment and taxes; this is not candidate-specific evidence.

Issue: Public investment and taxes

Fair taxation
“Democratic party fallback supports Public investment and taxes.”
Democratic party-platform fallback signalDemocratic party-platform fallback • Lowest-tier party-line fallback used only when candidate-specific evidence is missing or thin. Candidate-specific direct evidence overrides this signal. • fetched 2026-06-27Unlinked source URL: party-platform:democratic:fallback
Source-backedHigh confidencemanual entry

Kelly Hough appears in the official SCVotes candidate listing for South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 114.

Issue: Ballot access

Government transparency
“SCVotes candidate listing includes active candidate filings by office, associated counties, party, filing location, and candidate status.”
Source-backedHigh confidencemanual entry

Gary Brewer appears in the official SCVotes candidate listing for South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 114.

Issue: Ballot access

Government transparency
“SCVotes candidate listing includes active candidate filings by office, associated counties, party, filing location, and candidate status.”