{"id":828,"date":"2026-06-01T16:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=828"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:39:57","slug":"scs-ralph-norman-picks-running-mate-heres-who-he-wants-as-lieutenant-governor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=828","title":{"rendered":"SC\u2019s Ralph Norman picks running mate. Here\u2019s who he wants as lieutenant governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, in his bid to be the next S.C. governor, named former state Rep. Adam Morgan as his running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=827\">Woman in SC prison also will go to federal prison, official says. Here\u2019s why<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The announcement came in Greenville at Majesty Music, where Morgan serves as president, with a little more than a week before the June 9 primary, which features five other Republican hopefuls.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Morgan was the original chairman of the hard-line conservative S.C. House Freedom Caucus, which has been at odds with the House GOP Caucus since 2022.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Norman\u2019s choice of Morgan is a signal that he wants to push the ticket as the most conservative in state history. It also positions Morgan as the next to carry the mantle of hard-line conservative movement, if Norman wins the governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Carolina doesn\u2019t need another maintenance team for the status quo. We need strong conservative leadership willing to challenge the political insiders and focus on real, tangible results,\u201d said Norman who is a member of the Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Morgan said he and Norman are offering a different path for the state as they are they Freedom Caucus ticket.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor too long, the same politicians have made the same promises while Columbia becomes further and further disconnected from South Carolinians,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On social media in recent weeks, Morgan has served as an attack dog most recently leveling criticism at Isle of Palms businessman Rom Reddy. Morgan also had been a vocal supporter for middecade redistricting and was critical of Republican state senators who stood in the way of the effort.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCandidates too chicken to debate will never hold the line for you when it matters,\u201d Morgan posted Sunday after Reddy and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette opted not to participate in an SC ETV debate. \u201cBackbone is near extinct in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=825\">Meet the candidates on Richland County Council\u2019s 2026 primary ballot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Norman has been battling with Reddy over who will be the leading candidate in the outsider lane for the Republican nomination for governor.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRom, no one thinks you\u2019re \u2018a plant\u2019 colluding with RINOs and burning your millions knowing you will lose,\u201d Morgan recently said in an X post replying to Reddy. \u201cWe think you\u2019ve been encouraged to run by RINOs so you will take votes from Ralph and keep a conservative out of the runoff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Morgan, who served three terms in the state House, has been out of office for almost two years.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Instead of running for reelection to the state House in 2024, Morgan challenged U.S. Rep. William Timmons in the Republican primary in the 4th Congressional District. Morgan lost in the primary by 3 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Rock Hill congressman also has said he would assign his lieutenant governor to be his road czar and work as chief liaison between the governor\u2019s office and the state\u2019s Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Norman is the second candidate in the GOP race to name a running mate. Attorney General Alan Wilson picked state Sen. Mike Reichenbach, R-Florence, to be his lieutenant governor.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump in his endorsement of Evette\u2019s campaign said the Travelers Rest resident was getting ready to name Henry McMaster Jr., the current governor\u2019s son, as her running mate. However, Evette\u2019s campaign has not named a running mate and declined to answer questions about McMaster Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=824\">Meet the candidates on Richland County Council\u2019s 2026 primary ballot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman named former state Rep. 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