Harriet Holman: Difference between revisions

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| state_house = South Carolina

| state = South Carolina

| district = 102nd

| term = 2025

| preceded = [[Joseph H. Jefferson]]

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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

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Holman is a retired [[United States Army]] Lieutenant Colonel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scene |first=Special to the Journal |date=2024-10-29 |title=Community unites in support of Dorchester Heritage Center’s vision; raises $6.4 million |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/journal-scene/community-news/community-unites-in-support-of-dorchester-heritage-center-s-vision-raises-6-4-million/article_c8324564-94df-11ef-a43e-3751eab9726b.html |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=Fernandez, Holman flip seats to advance to SC Statehouse |url=https://www.counton2.com/news/your-local-election-hq/fernandez-holman-flip-seats-to-advance-to-sc-statehouse/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=WCBD News 2 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Holman served on [[Dorchester County, South Carolina|Dorchester County]] Council as a Democrat before switching affiliation to the Republican Party in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reagan |first=Nick |date=2022-02-21 |title=Dorchester County Council member swaps parties |url=https://www.live5news.com/2022/02/21/dorchester-county-council-member-swaps-parties/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Live 5 News |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Nick |last2= |date=2022-09-16 |title=Fundraising Gives Black Republicans Reason to Believe They'll Win Elections |url=https://www.newsweek.com/black-republicans-elections-diverse-candidates-1743850 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> She was appointed to fill the vacant district one seat in 2018 by Governor [[Henry McMaster]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2018 |title=Executive Order No. 2018-57 |url=https://www.governor.sc.gov/sites/governor/files/Documents/Executive-Orders/EO-2018-57.pdf |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Office of the Governor State of South Carolina}}</ref> Holman defeated a rival to win the Republican primary for her Council District seat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altman |first=Isabelle |date=2022-06-14 |title=Dorchester Councilwoman Harriet Holman, who switched parties, wins Republican primary |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/dorchester-councilwoman-harriet-holman-who-switched-parties-wins-republican-primary/article_f837c454-ec1d-11ec-9b56-33686daf5c1d.html |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}}</ref>

Holman defeated Jefferson to win the general election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fernandez-holman-flip-seats-to-advance-to-sc-statehouse/ar-AA1tHHy0 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenmore |first=Jessica Holdman, Abraham |date=2024-11-06 |title=SC Republicans celebrate red wave that gives GOP biggest advantage in 150 years • SC Daily Gazette |url=https://scdailygazette.com/2024/11/06/sc-republicans-celebrates-red-wave-that-gives-gop-strongest/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=SC Daily Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/122436/web.345435/#/detail/28204 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.enr-scvotes.org |language=en}}</ref>

* [https://www.harrietholman.com/ Harriet Holman State House campaign website]