State Sen. Stephen Goldfinch launches run for South Carolina attorney general
Goldfinch officially launched his 2026 campaign for attorney general during a July 7 event in Murrells Inlet, vowing to continue fighting against what he calls a 'bloated, overburdensome' federal government.
'As attorney general, I will get between the citizenry, the people out there, and the bureaucrats,' he said. 'I'm going to get in the way. We need an attorney general that's not scared of the federal government.'
The 43-year-old senator, alongside Sen. Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley), helped spearhead the effort to oust Treasurer Curtis Loftis from office over his role in a $1.8 billion accounting error. Though senators voted to remove Loftis for 'willful neglect' following an hours-long hearing in April, the House did not take up the resolution before the session ended.
Goldfinch was elected to the South Carolina House in 2011, where he served four years until his election to the upper chamber in 2016. He won reelection to the Senate in 2024, representing Georgetown and Horry counties
He is the first official entrant into the race to succeed current Attorney General Alan Wilson, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor in 2026.
First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe, who switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party earlier this year, said in April that he is also exploring a bid for statewide office.
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