John MacCarthy
Democratic · South Carolina · 2026Top priorities
- Support the Palmetto State Teachers Association's policy agenda
- Make housing, child care, health care, energy and transportation more affordable
- Fully fund road improvements at high-accident locations
Per the campaign site.
Biography
MacCarthy spent 23 years as an engineer, including as a lead systems engineer at Northrop Grumman and TRW and five years advising a Pentagon official on technology policy, per the campaign site. He later directed the University of Maryland's systems engineering program and taught physics at Wofford College, and holds a Ph.D. in biophysics and biochemistry from Notre Dame, per the campaign site.
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