Courtney McClain
Democratic · SC
A civil-rights advocate with policy, communications, and grassroots-organizing experience, McClain emphasizes affordable housing and health care, lower living costs, managed growth, education, and small business.
Where Courtney McClain stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Civil Rights (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Asked Spartanburg County Council for greater transparency and countywide public input on proposed data centers.
March 16, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: spartanburgcounty.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Spoke at a No Kings rally and publicly argued that South Carolina's electoral districts were gerrymandered.
March 28, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: indivisibleupstatesc.org
Testified to a South Carolina House subcommittee against bills restricting instruction about race, warning that they could erase Black history and suppress discussion.
March 1, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: naacpldf.org
Addressed Spartanburg County Council and called for the county sheriff to apologize after charges against two Black men were dropped.
September 21, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: sc.edu
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Spoke to Spartanburg County Council in opposition to the proposed Project Spero data center.
February 16, 2026
Source: spartanburgcounty.gov
Received the University of South Carolina's Social Justice Award for advocacy through the Spartanburg NAACP and other community work.
January 14, 2022
Source: sc.edu
Past race Courtney McClain ran in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 4, South Carolina