Duke Buckner
About
Based in Walterboro, South Carolina
Duke Buckner is a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate special election in South Carolina. He is an attorney, former public school teacher, and former newspaper owner from Walterboro, South Carolina. Buckner previously ran for the U.S. House in 2024.
Attorney at law
Public school English teacher (7th grade and 11th grade)
Owner of first African-American owned weekly newspaper in Colleton County
Real estate broker
Certified mediator
Former public defender in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Walterboro City Council member and Airport Commission service
Where they stand
End Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse
Pledges to stop wasteful federal spending and shrink the size of government, pointing to the national debt nearing $40 trillion as proof Washington's spending is out of control. Frames cutting waste and reducing federal overreach as the core of holding Washington accountable to South Carolina taxpayers.
Border Security and Immigration Enforcement
Wants to bar anyone in the country illegally from buying a house or renting an apartment, arguing undocumented immigrants compete with American citizens for scarce housing and drive up prices. Says those properties should belong to American citizens instead.
American Farms, Manufacturing, and Self-Sufficiency
Warns of an impending socialist revolution, arguing the appeal of "free food, free rent, free housing, free education, free healthcare" is dangerously attractive, and names Bernie Sanders, AOC and Zohran Mamdani as the model to defeat. Says American business runs on free markets and capitalism, not government handouts.
Money
$11K
raised
$504.1 cash
cash on hand
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