Greer SC Politics & Civic News
Covering Greer City Council, Greenville County County Council, SC General Assembly, and your federal representatives in Washington, D.C. Accountability journalism for Greenville County County residents.
Greenville County County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Greenville County County Council, Greer City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.
Greenville County’s federal, state, and local representation is currently being updated. Check the Your Greer Reps section below for the live roster.
Greenville County County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Greer Police Department budget run through Greer City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the SC General Assembly. The Greenville County County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under SC Election Commission oversight.
HERE Greer covers Greenville County County Council meetings, Greer City Council sessions, SC General Assembly session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Greenville County County is governed, it’s HERE.
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Attorney General $1,044,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
Lt. Governor $1,025,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
US Rep, District 2 $612,000 R Includes Greer FEC
State Senator, District 24 $184,500 R Greer County SC Ethics
State Senator, District 25 · Senate Majority Leader $245,800 R Greer County SC Ethics
State Rep, District 82 $72,300 D Greer County SC Ethics
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Greer is in Greenville County, South Carolina. Mayor, City of Greer: Rick Danner; County Council Chairman, primary county: Benton Blount.
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Lawler and Conley Clash Over ICE and Sanctuary Laws in Final
NEW YORK — Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley sparred over immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies and each other’s allies Wednesday night in their last televised…
Poll Finds Independents Souring on Economy Weeks
WASHINGTON — Under three weeks before Election Day, independents, rural Americans and a growing share of Republicans are turning gloomy about the economy, a new national survey shows.…
Ukraine Resumes Refinery Strikes as Starlink Limits Hit
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has restarted drone attacks on Russian oil refineries after a three-day pause, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew angrier over Russian strikes on his power…
FBI Moves Toward Sole-Source UFC Contract for Agent Combat
QUANTICO, Va. — Federal contracting papers show the FBI lining up a yearlong, no-bid deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to put special agents through mixed-martial-arts defensive tactics…
Privacy Groups Challenge DHS Nationwide Voter Record Sweep
WASHINGTON — Civic plaintiffs opened a federal case here Thursday against Homeland Security, saying the department quietly assembled a vast store of Americans registration files from nearly every…
Stumbo, Hricik Campaign for Open SC AG Seat
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Alaska Senate Rivals Trade Personal Blows in Final Debate
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Press Secretary Zacharia Says She Did Not Pass California
WASHINGTON — A senior administration official said Katie Zacharia, now the White House briefing-room lead, sat for California bar testing after Pepperdine Law and did not pass, intensifying…
Democratic Senate Candidates Post Huge Third-Quarter Hauls
WASHINGTON — Fresh midterm finance filings show Democratic Senate hopefuls flooding accounts in the July-September window, with Texas Democrat James Talarico reporting a $64 million quarter. His team…
Governor Candidate Alan Wilson Rolls Out Affordability Plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorney General Alan Wilson, the Republican nominee for governor, rolled out a cost-of-living platform on Thursday that centers on taxes, fuel, insurance and power bills.…
Graham Coffee Event Set Oct. 28 for Fourth District Voters
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Fourth District voters in Greenville will get a morning with Sen. Darline Graham on Wednesday, Oct. 28, when the district Republican club stages a Coffee…
Greenville City Elections Go Nonpartisan Starting in 2027
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville city elections will be nonpartisan starting in 2027 after City Council voted 5-1 on Oct. 12 to give final approval to an ordinance changing…
