Growing up in a working class household in small-town South Carolina, Jaime Harrison witnessed the struggles that his grandparents and single mother faced, and was determined from a young age to give back to his community. After attending Yale and Georgetown Law, Jaime came home to do just that as a teacher at his old high school, empowering his students to see their own potential.

Before Jaime decided to run for Senate, he already understood that elections matter. He had served as a congressional aide to Congressman James Clyburn and as the first African American chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Now, in his own election, Jaime is facing Lindsey Graham, a senator who has consistently been endorsed by the NRA and refuses to tackle gun violence in any substantive way, despite chairing or sitting on influential committees like Judiciary and Appropriations. After the 2015 shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, Jaime Harrison was among a large contingent of elected officials and leaders calling for urgent action. Having lost a family member to gun violence, Jaime understands the danger of Senate inaction on this issue and will fight to bring lifesaving gun safety legislation to a vote when he wins this year.

We are proud to endorse Jaime Harrison for the US Senate in 2020.