JD Chaplin
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name = JD Chaplin
| state_senate = South Carolina
| state = South Carolina
| district = 29th
| term_start = November 15, 2024
| preceded = Gerald Malloy
| succeeded = Incumbent
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| profession = Farmer
| party = Republican
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| caption = Chaplin speaks in the South Carolina Senate chamber, 2024
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JD Chaplin is a member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 29th District (Chesterfield, Darlington, Lee, Sumter and Marlboro Counties) since 2024. Chaplin is a Republican.
Political career
= S.C. Senate =
== 2020 election ==
{{Further|2020 South Carolina Senate election#District 29}}
In 2020, Chaplin challenged Democratic incumbent Gerald Malloy.{{Cite web |last=Leible |first=Tim |date=2020-05-13 |title=Election 2020 -- Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 29 |url=https://www.theitem.com/stories/election-2020-candidate-qa-state-senate-district-62,345322 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=The Sumter Item |language=en}} Malloy defeated Chaplin, receiving roughly 54% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=South Carolina State Senate - District 29 Election Results {{!}} Detroit Free Press |url=https://www.freep.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state_senate-SC-41843/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=www.freep.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |author=Staff REPORTS |date=2020-11-03 |title=S.C. Sen. Gerald Malloy wins reelection |url=https://scnow.com/messenger/news/s-c-sen-gerald-malloy-wins-reelection/article_ca6ec710-1e48-11eb-8bce-3785c5980b97.html |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=SCNow |language=en}}
== 2024 election and recount ==
{{Further|2024 South Carolina Senate election#District 29}}In 2024, Chaplin once again challenged Malloy. Chaplin was endorsed by Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina.{{Cite web |last=dstancavage |date=2024-08-12 |title=Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina Announces 8 New State Endorsements in Key Races |url=https://americansforprosperity.org/featured/americans-for-prosperity-south-carolina-announces-8-new-state-endorsements-in-key-races/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Americans for Prosperity |language=en-US}} He pledged to support Congressional term limits.{{Cite web |last=Velasco |first=Donna |date=2024-06-10 |title=JD Chaplin Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits |url=https://www.termlimits.com/jd-chaplin-pledges-to-support-congressional-term-limits/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=U.S. Term Limits |language=en-US}}
On general election day, Chaplin held a lead of 287 votes, a less than 1% difference which drew an automatic election recount by law.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11 |title=One SC Senate race remains headed for recount |url=https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2024-11-11/one-sc-senate-race-remains-headed-for-recount |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=South Carolina Public Radio |language=en}} A Chaplin win meant a Republican supermajority in the Senate.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=Pair of recounts could deepen GOP supermajority in SC Senate |url=https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2024-11-07/pair-of-recounts-could-deepen-gop-supermajority-in-sc-senate |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=South Carolina Public Radio |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=Republicans flip seats to clinch supermajority in South Carolina Senate |url=https://www.counton2.com/news/your-local-election-hq/republicans-flip-seats-to-clinch-supermajority-in-south-carolina-senate/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=WCBD News 2 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=South Carolina Senate: GOP Supermajority Expands - FITSNews |url=https://www.fitsnews.com/2024/11/06/south-carolina-senate-gop-supermajority-expands/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |language=en-US}} The recount took place the following week on Thursday, November 14, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Tonya |date=2024-11-14 |title=Pee Dee state Senate race under mandatory recount |url=https://wpde.com/news/local/pee-dee-state-senate-dist-29-between-gerald-malloy-jd-chaplin-race-under-mandatory-recount-south-carolina-darlington-lee-sumter-chesterfield-marlboro-county-general-election-november-2024 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=WPDE |language=en}} When it was completed, Chaplin's victory was verified and certified.{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/122917/web.345435/#/detail/27558 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.enr-scvotes.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-15 |title=Following recount, Chaplin unseats Malloy in State Senate District 29 |url=https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2024-11-15/following-recount-chaplin-unseats-malloy-in-state-senate-district-29 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=South Carolina Public Radio |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rowles |first=Courtney |date=2024-11-15 |title=Mandatory recount results released for SC Senate District 29 race |url=https://wpde.com/newsletter-daily/mandatory-recount-results-sc-senate-district-29-race-gerald-malloy-jd-chaplin-democrat-republican-election-2024-south-carolina |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=WPDE |language=en}}
=== Protest ===
On Tuesday, November 19, Malloy filed a protest with the South Carolina Election Commission regarding the recount of the Senate District 29 race. The focus was on irregularities in the Lee County results. Chaplin and South Carolina Republican Party chair Drew McKissick responded with statements calling Malloy an 'election denier'.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Defeated South Carolina Senator Files Election Protest - FITSNews |url=https://www.fitsnews.com/2024/11/19/defeated-south-carolina-senator-files-election-protest/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |language=en-US}} Malloy asked for a new election if irregularities could not be remedied.Malloy, Gerald (November 19, 2024). "Election Protest" (PDF). Retrieved December 3, 2024.
The protest hearing was scheduled for December 3, 2024. If there was an appeal of the decision, it would be heard by the South Carolina Senate for a final decision, according to South Carolina law.{{cite news |last1=O'Toole |first1=Jack |date=2024-11-24 |title=Week in review: 'Crank' likely to stay in S.C. public high school libraries |url=https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2024/11/24/week-in-review-malloy-asks-for-new-election-in-senate-29-race |work=Charleston City Paper |language=en-us |access-date=2024-12-03}}
On Monday, December 2, the day before the scheduled hearing, Malloy conceded to Chaplin and withdrew his protest. Malloy stated in the withdrawal document that analysis was not possible because the state Election Commission would not make vote data available to his expert witness, Duncan Buell, a retired University of South Carolina computer science professor.{{cite news|last1=Holdman|first1=Jessica|date=2024-12-02|title=Final SC Democrat concedes Pee Dee area Senate race|url=https://scdailygazette.com/tag/2024-election-results|department= |work=South Carolina Daily Gazette|language=en-us|access-date=2024-12-03}}{{cite news|last1=Richardson|first1=Matthew|last2=Critzer|first2=Brian|date=2024-12-02|title=Senator Malloy's Notice of Withdrawal|url=https://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/securepdfs/2024/12/Malloy_Withdrawal_of_Election_Protest_12.2.2024.pdf|work=FITSNews|language=en-us|location=South Carolina|access-date= }}
= Senate Committees =
Chaplin serves on the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Veterans' Services, Fish, Game and Forestry, Judiciary and Transportation committees.{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Committee |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/committee.php?chamber=S |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}
= Electoral College =
Chaplin served as a member of the 2024 South Carolina Electoral College, representing Congressional District 7.{{Cite web |last=Byrd |first=Caitlin |date=2024-11-04 |title=Meet the Republican and Democratic electors voting in the Electoral College in South Carolina |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/who-are-sc-electoral-college-members/article_c4b585b6-9860-11ef-b213-6b1244046870.html |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}} During the December 17, 2024 meeting of the electors, Chaplin as a newly elected public official was replaced by Michael Connett to represent the District.{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Meeting of the Electoral College, Columbia, South Carolina |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/video/stream.php?key=14526&audio=0 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Video Archives |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/video/archives.php |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.votejdchaplin.com/ JD Chaplin Senate campaign website]
- [https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0346590868 Senator JD Chaplin]
- [https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2024-11-15/following-recount-chaplin-unseats-malloy-in-state-senate-district-29 Image: JD Chaplin on] South Carolina Public Radio
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| before = Gerald Malloy
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| title = Member of the South Carolina Senate
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| years = 2024–present
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Category:21st-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly