Lowcountry doctor believes Lindsey Graham is 'beatable' in SC Senate race
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CHARLESTON, S.C. () – A Lowcountry doctor said the time to stay on the sidelines is over.

Now she is making a second run at a South Carolina political office.

Dr. Annie Andrews has officially announced her candidacy for South Carolina Senate.

She will run as a Democrat for the seat currently held by Lindsey Graham.

Andrews, a Charleston Pediatrician, made an unsuccessful run for the SC District 1 Congressional seat in 2022.

Following that race, she has maintained an active role, establishing a strong presence as an advocate on social media. Given the current state of the country, she decided it was time to transition from the digital world into the political arena.

“Everything I have observed since the 2020 inauguration reinforces the importance of voices like mine stepping up to confront these challenges,” Andrews stated. “As a physician, I’m witnessing a deliberate assault on our health care system and public health infrastructure. With a conspiracy theorist being appointed as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, there’s a systematic effort to dismantle our nation’s Medicaid program, which serves as the largest insurer for children in South Carolina.”

An experienced pediatrician and public health expert, Andrews discusses her career at the forefront—caring for children with gunshot wounds, children whose families struggle to afford insulin or even their next meal, and children experiencing mental health crises without available support.

She called what’s going on in Washington “corruption and BS”, hurting real families, and that our kids are paying the price.

“It is infuriating because I know that Lindsey Graham doesn’t really actually care about the Medicaid program or the SNAP program,” Andrews said. “But he’s willing to cut them for the sole purpose of delivering tax cuts to billionaires because he’s a corrupt career politician who has lost his way and lost touch with the people of South Carolina.”

It is the people of South Carolina that Andrews wants to hear from and serve if elected.

“He (Graham) boldly said into a microphone not that long ago that he doesn’t need a town hall because he’s in Washington, D.C. to do what Donald Trump tells him to do.” Andrews said. “Well, that’s not the job of a U.S. Senator. You know, I believe in the kids and families in South Carolina. I believe in South Carolina. And I’m not afraid to stand up to people like Lindsey Graham who are willing to sell them out.”

That “sell out” starts with the latest Trump budget proposal.

“This bill that he is so eager to vote yes on will kick 1.1 million South Carolinians off of the Medicaid program,” Andrews said. “Our hospitals cannot sustain a budget impact like that. This will impact every single person in the state, whether you are on the Medicaid program or not. And it is cruel and devastating. And I can’t sit on the sidelines while our elected senator is willing to go along with this plan.”

While Andrews knows it’s a tall task to take out Graham, an incumbent who has been in office since 2002, recent elections in the state, and the reaction of the people she has spoken to, give her hope.

“South Carolina, House District 50. That’s a district that Kamala carried by five points and the Democrat won it by 42 points,” Andrews details. “That’s a 37-point swing, which tells you that everything is in play. And we cannot count out Democrats just because we’re in a red state. Republicans and Democrats alike are fed up with the chaos from this administration because of career corrupt politicians like Lindsey Graham. I wouldn’t be in this race if I didn’t think it was winnable. He’s as vulnerable as he ever has been because he says he’s as corrupt as he ever has, he ever has been, and someone needs to run against him, and I am prepared to do that. And I will bring home a victory in November 2026 if people give this campaign a chance.”

Andrews is one of four Democratic candidates announced so far.

Graham has two challengers who have already signed on to run against him in the Republican primary.

Dr. Annie Andrews for Senate

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