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Beaufort County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Beaufort County Council, Beaufort City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.

Beaufort’s federal, state, and local representation is currently being updated. Check the Your Beaufort Reps section below for the live roster.

Beaufort County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Beaufort Police Department budget run through Beaufort City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the SC General Assembly. The Beaufort County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under SC Election Commission oversight.

HERE Beaufort covers Beaufort County Council meetings, Beaufort City Council sessions, SC General Assembly session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Beaufort County is governed, it’s HERE.

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Voter Registration Guide
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2026 GOVERNOR'S RACE
Candidate / Party Total Raised Party Local Tie Source
Alan Wilson
Attorney General $1,044,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
Pamela Evette
Lt. Governor $1,025,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
FEDERAL DELEGATION — BEAUFORT
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Joe Wilson
US Rep, District 2 $612,000 R Includes Beaufort FEC
BEAUFORT DELEGATION
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Tom Young Jr.
State Senator, District 24 $184,500 R Beaufort County SC Ethics
A. Shane Massey
State Senator, District 25 · Senate Majority Leader $245,800 R Beaufort County SC Ethics
William "Bill" Clyburn
State Rep, District 82 $72,300 D Beaufort County SC Ethics
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