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Katrina Shealy

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Katrina Shealy
Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 23rd district
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byJake Knotts
Personal details
Born (1954-12-25) December 25, 1954 (age 69)
Columbia, South Carolina
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJames Irby Shealy
ProfessionInsurance Executive
Websitekatrinashealy.com

Katrina Frye Shealy (born December 25, 1954 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American politician, and a member of the South Carolina State Senate.[1] She is a Republican but was elected as a petition candidate from District 23 in Lexington County. She is one of two women currently serving in the South Carolina State Senate.

She is an insurance executive and the former chairwoman of the Lexington County Republican Party.

Election History

In 2008, Shealy ran for the Republican Party's State Senate District 23 nomination against long-time incumbent State Senator Jake Knotts. Despite support from prominent Republicans including United States Senator Jim DeMint,[2] Shealy was defeated. Shealy filed again as a candidate in the 2012 Republican primary. Her name was removed from the ballot after it was determined that she incorrectly filed her candidate paperwork. This case went to the SC Supreme Court and resulted in the removal of over 200 candidates from the ballot that year who had also incorrectly filed their paperwork. It was known as the Great Ballot Debacle of 2012. Shealy fought to have her name added to the general election ballot as a petition candidate and won the November 7, 2012 general election with 51% of the vote.[3]

South Carolina State Senate

She serves on the Agricultural and Natural Resources committee, Corrections and Penology committee, Fish, Game and Forestry committee, General committee and the Judiciary committee.[4]

In 2015, Shealy was elected First Vice Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party.

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