Mac McQuillin
SC · Berkeley County School District Board of Education, District 2
Member of the Berkeley County School District Board of Education for District 2, where he has served as board chairman.
Where Mac McQuillin stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted with the full board to spend more than $5.1 million from savings on bonuses to keep special education staff. Special education teachers got $10,000 and aides got $5,000 for 2024-25.
March 18, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: counton2.com
Opposed giving a satisfactory job review to indicted Superintendent Rodney Thompson. The review released about $17,000 for Thompson's annuity. McQuillin said the money belonged in classrooms while the criminal case was open.
June 12, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: counton2.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted with the full board to spend more than $5.1 million from savings on bonuses to keep special education staff. Special education teachers got $10,000 and aides got $5,000 for 2024-25.
March 18, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: counton2.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted with the full Berkeley County School Board to approve a $517 million budget for 2026-27. The vote was unanimous. The budget added 11 special education jobs while parents and teachers raised concerns about staff cuts.
June 29, 2026
Source: postandcourier.com
Added a change to the board's plan to pause its book challenge rules until state rules took effect. His change let the superintendent review challenged books, with parent permission needed for books found inappropriate. The board passed the pause 6-2.
December 4, 2023
Source: postandcourier.com
Released a 39-page statement as board chair giving reasons for firing Superintendent Deon Jackson. He admitted the board had not explained the firing at the meeting.
November 23, 2022
Source: live5news.com
Received the backing of the conservative group Moms for Liberty in the 2022 school board election. He was one of six board members the group endorsed.
November 16, 2022
Source: nbcnews.com
Made the motion to fire Superintendent Deon Jackson and replace him with Anthony Dixon. The board voted 6-3 at the first meeting after the election. The same night, the board chose McQuillin as its chair.
November 15, 2022
Source: nbcnews.com
Won re-election to the District 2 seat on the Berkeley County School Board. He got 5,685 votes to 2,459 for Cyndi Russell-Albach.
November 8, 2022
Source: enr-scvotes.org
Past race Mac McQuillin ran in:
- Berkeley County School Board Member, District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Berkeley County School District, South Carolina · incumbent