Courtney Waters

Courtney Waters
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 113th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 1, 2025
Preceded byMarvin R. Pendarvis
Personal details
Born
Flint, Michigan
PartyDemocrat
Children1
EducationRhodes College
ProfessionNonprofit organization director

Courtney Waters is an American politician representing South Carolina House of Representatives District 113. She is a member of the Democratic party.

Career and public service

Waters is currently the director of a nonprofit organization. Prior to that, she was a teacher.

Political career

SC House of Representatives

Democratic incumbent Marvin R. Pendarvis resigned from the South Carolina House District 113 seat on September 16, 2024. Because information did not come in time to remove his name from the general election ballot, a special election was scheduled for March 25, 2025.

Waters announced her intention to run for the seat on November 7. In a Special Election Democratic Primary on January 21, 2025, Waters defeated Michelle Brandt and Kim Clark.

Since no other opponents filed, Waters was the presumptive member-elect for the House seat. She went on to win the March 25, 2025 Special Election.

Waters serves on the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.

School Board

Waters served for four years as a Charleston County School Board Trustee.

Election History

District 113 - Charleston County 2025 Democratic Primary Special Election results
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2025 Special Election Primary Courtney Waters 561 69.86 Michelle Brandt 228 28.39 Kim Clark 14 1.74
2025 Special Election Courtney Waters 388 97.98% Write-In 8 2.02%

References

  1. ↑ "3 women seeking open South Carolina House seat". WBTW. 2025-01-03. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Rep. Marvin Pendarvis resigns ahead of election amid SLED investigation". WCSC. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Date set for special election to replace Pendarvis in SC House District 113". WCBD News 2. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  4. ↑ Kenmore, Abraham (2024-11-07). "After SC legislator resigned, he won anyway. Now a special election is set. • SC Daily Gazette". SC Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  5. ↑ Staff, ABC News 4 (2024-11-07). "Courtney Waters runs for South Carolina House seat vacated by Marvin Pendarvis". WCIV. Retrieved 2024-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Kropf, Schuyler (2025-01-21). "Former school board member Courtney Waters wins Democratic primary for Statehouse seat". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  7. ↑ "Courtney Waters wins special Democratic primary election for House District 113 seat". WCBD News 2. 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  8. ↑ Kayanja, Ian (2025-03-25). "Courtney Waters wins South Carolina House District 113 seat in special election". WCIV. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  9. ↑ Chornobroff, Shaun (March 25, 2025). "Former school board member officially wins seat in SC House". SC Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  10. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  11. ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  12. ↑ Thompson, Marissa (2025-01-02). "Early voting on the horizon for SC House District 113 primary special election". WCSC-TV. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  13. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2025-01-22.