South Carolina Republican incumbent Joe Wilson draws first 2022 Democratic challenger
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson has drawn his first Democratic challenger in the 2022 cycle.
Aiken native and activist and organizer Gregory Karr, 33, announced through a campaign media release Wednesday that he will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Wilson, of Springdale, for the state’s 2nd District Congressional seat.
The 2nd District includes Aiken, Barnwell and Lexington counties, including parts of Orangeburg and Richland counties.
Born in Easley, but raised in Aiken as the youngest of five children to working-class parents, Karr’s campaign website said he has “dedicated his life to activism and the fight for social and economic justice for all.” Karr told The State he also helped organize for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns in South Carolina and elsewhere, and worked on numerous campaigns in Illinois.
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