Jaime R. Harrison served as the chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017. He is an associate chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Harrison raised the most ever by a U.S. Senate candidate, beating Beto O’Rourke’s record in the 2018 Texas election.
About Jaime Harrison in brief
Jaime R. Harrison is an American politician. He served as the chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017. He is an associate chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Harrison ran against incumbent senator Lindsey Graham in the 2020 election. He lost the election to Graham by over ten percentage points, garnering 44. 2% of the vote compared to Graham’s 54. 5%. Harrison raised the most ever by a U.S. Senate candidate, beating Beto O’Rourke’s record in the 2018 Texas election.
Harrison has called for expansion of Medicaid and expanded coronavirus relief. He also supports the legalization of cannabis. Harrison filed paperwork on February 7, 2019, to challenge Senator Lindsey Graham by running for his seat in the U. S. Senate in 2020. Harrison launched his campaign on May 29, 2019. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed on June 9, 2020. In the third quarter of 2020, Harrison raised USD 57 million, the largest quarterly total by a US Senate candidate ever.
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