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Candidates › SC-05 race › 2025–2026
Mallory Dittmer
D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, SC-05
Has not served in Congress
- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · South Carolina US House 5
- Where to vote
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- Top priorities
- Food Security is National Security
- Afford to Live, Plan, & Dream
- Strong Schools, Free from Politics
- Democracy only works when elections are free, candidates have a level playing field, and the people hold the power.
- Quality Health Care You Can Count On
- Money
- $226.6K raised, $147K spent, $79.6K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 28% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 90% from South Carolina
- Backed by
- Annie McDaniel · Dr. Chuck Epps · Spencer Wetmore and 5 more. As the campaign lists them
8 priorities from dittmerforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Family farms are essential to South Carolina’s economy, food security and culture — but are under immense pressure from rising costs, extreme weather, and unstable markets.
I’ll fight for consistent policies that help farmers plan, adapt and succeed — profitably and sustainably.
Family farms are the backbone of South Carolina’s economy and rural communities — and it is inexcusable our farmers are not getting the support they need. I’ll work to stabilize costs, improve infrastructure, and ensure federal policies support, not undermine, the people who grow our food and our economy.
Priorities: ↗ (opens dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/agriculture at this heading)
- Lower input costs on fuel, fertilizer, seeds, and other commodity necessities
- Improve environmental infrastructure and support for farmers to better prepare for unpredictable extreme weather and stress on irrigation systems
- Protect farm profitability and stability by replacing federal government and market volatility with stable trade and farm policies
- Prioritize labor access to overcome shortages, ensure harvest success and operational continuity, and allow for efficient, sustainable, reliable management
- Support the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill which creates a pathway to legal status and eventual citizenship for undocumented agricultural workers who meet specific, long-term work requirements
- Invest in rural broadband as a catalyst for economic growth, modernizing agriculture, providing essential access to emergency services during extreme weather and remote healthcare, mental healthcare, and education
- Invest in rural healthcare to prevent rural hospital closures, improve access to mobile clinics and telehealth services, address workforce shortages, and address disparities for rural populations such as higher rates of chronic disease
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/agriculture
We the People are working hard — but rising costs keep our futures on the backburner and our dreams out of reach.
In 2026 the uber-rich are getting richer, the upper-middle is feeling strapped, and the middle class is struggling to survive. I’m running to bring costs down, wages up, and restore some breathing room to everyday life.
Affordability isn’t about ideology — it’s about whether families can pay the bills, raise kids, and plan for the future. Politicians who politicize paying the bills have no place in Congress. I’ll focus on practical solutions that lower everyday costs, grow good-paying jobs, and reward hard work.
Priorities: ↗ (opens dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/economy at this heading)
- Lower costs on groceries and protect programs that keep kids across America fed
- Lower utilities and energy costs and protect our energy infrastructure against greater strain and higher costs from AI data centers
- Lower child care costs and improve access so parents can work and kids can thrive in South Carolina where we have one of the highest child care to income ratios in the US
- Lower rent and home prices by expanding affordable housing supply through government incentives and tax credits
- Raise the $7.25/hour minimum wage and create more good-paying jobs that are close to home
- Ensure fair tax and trade policies that lower costs for working families and make billionaires and corporations pay their fair share
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/economy
We the People know public schools are the backbone of our communities — and the American Dream.
Every child deserves a great education, no matter their zip code. That means investing in public schools, supporting teachers, modernizing classrooms, and making sure students have what they need to succeed — academically and emotionally.
South Carolina’s public education system consistently ranks in the bottom 10 nationally. This is widely due to inadequate state funding and a state legislature more focused on culture wars than reading scores. As a result, our kids are falling behind in math (#41), reading (#39), and college admissions testing (#47 in median ACT scores). I’ll fight to fully fund our public schools, support educators, and keep political culture wars out of the classroom.
Priorities: ↗ (opens dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/education at this heading)
- Protect funding for public education and special education by ensuring public, taxpayer funds stay within the public school system
- Expand access to early education / pre-k to reduce achievement gaps and improve kindergarten readiness, and increase high school graduation rates
- Introduce tax incentives for teachers to improve recruitment and retention
- De-politicize public education by centering rights and needs of all students
- Re-establish and revitalize the Department of Education at the federal level to ensure programs for special needs and low income students are properly funded
- Set all students up for success by ensuring they are fed, safe, supported, and career-ready based on various post-graduation paths
- Lower costs for college, technical school, and workforce training
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/education
Free and fair elections have been foundational to the United States for 250 years. I’ll work to strengthen trust in our electoral system, limit outside influence, expand voter voice and choice, and ensure every eligible voter can participate without unnecessary barriers.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/elections
Heading as listed on dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/elections ↗ (opens dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/elections at this heading) · “Free & Fair Elections — of, by, and for The People” on dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/elections ↗ (opens dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/elections at this heading)
We the People need consistent access to quality healthcare we can afford.
I will fight so every American has consistent access to quality health care at a price they can afford — without fear, confusion, or surprise bills.
Health care should work for patients, not insurance companies or corporate shareholders. I’ll focus on lowering costs, expanding access — especially in rural communities — and ensuring care decisions are made by patients and doctors, not politicians.
This administration promised lower costs, but instead, GOP policies raised prices and increased the costs of insurance premiums and healthcare, all to give another tax break to billionaires.
As your Congresswoman, I will always put you, your family, and your confidence in health care quality, availability, and affordability first.
Priorities: ↗ (opens dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/health-care at this heading)
- Lower costs on insurance premiums, prescription drugs, and out-of-pocket costs
- Protect coverage by improving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reversing dangerous cuts to ACA subsidies, Medicare, and Medicaid
- Reform insurance pre-authorization to ensure that insurance companies do not deny patients necessary medication and treatments
- Save rural hospitals and expand mental healthcare access state and nationwide
- Improve health care quality that puts patients over corporate profits
- Ensure patient and parent rights to keep politics out of the doctor’s office to ensure accurate, scientific standards of care
- End crippling medical debt for the 1 in 4 South Carolinians who are struggling to pay their medical bills
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/health-care
We the People insist on immigration policy rooted in law, order, and humanity.
I support serious immigration reform that strengthens border security, treats people with dignity, and attracts hardworking talent to the United States.
Our immigration system is broken — and political theater hasn’t fixed it. I’ll work across party lines to secure the border, support our workforce, and restore constitutional law, order, and humanity to the system.
Priorities: ↗ (opens dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/immigration at this heading)
- Strengthen border security with a focus on system sustainability, lawful accountability, and human compassion
- Build a sustainable immigration system that minimizes disorder and overwhelm while maximizing national security and economic output
- Ensure due process and legal, warranted enforcement by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
- Keep children with their families and ensure they have proper care if detained
- Create a fair path to citizenship for people who work hard and respect the rules
- Support South Carolina’s farms, businesses and workforce with simpler paths to legal status and citizenship for qualified workers
- Attract hardworking, law-abiding talent so we can continue to be a world leader in agriculture, technology, and the arts, and improve in healthcare and education
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/immigration
We the People need strong, steady, diplomatic leadership in a changing world.
Isolationism is not the answer to global stability. In Congress, I’ll work to restore the American brand of leadership our allies rely on — and will protect our national security and interests without endless wars.
National security isn’t just about military power — it’s about trust in our institutions, respect for the rule of law, strong global partnerships, and a healthy public square. I’ll prioritize unity, diplomacy, and constitutional accountability in Congress to restore checks and balances, improve international relations, and re-establish trust by citizens and allies in the American government.
Priorities: ↗ (opens dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/national-security at this heading)
- Strengthen alliances around the world by leading with diplomacy, strength, and an unyielding commitment to global democracy, NATO and other organizations that promote world order, peace, and American leadership
- Restore trust in institutions by prioritizing decorum, order, honesty and transparency in the federal government, and holding those who don’t deliver to the expectations of Congress and the American people accountable
- Reduce political polarization through intentional bipartisan collaborations, bills and social media campaigns that remind the American people — and Congress! — how powerful we are when we are willing to work together
- End endless wars and refocus on defense, not aggression
- Uphold the Constitution, checks and balances, and congressional authority — and hold authoritarian tactics and rhetoric to account
- Modernize courts to ensure timely justice against government overreach
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/national-security
We the People demand lawmakers choose our children’s safety over special political interests.
Safety shouldn’t be political. In order to do the most basic job of government — keeping kids in America safe! — our leaders must be willing to put our children and communities ahead of political pressure and corporate interests.
For too long, we’ve treated public safety as a series of separate crises instead of one shared responsibility. Whether it’s rising youth firearm deaths, dangerous social media algorithms or toxic environmental exposure, the common thread is the same: we know how to prevent harm, but we fail to act.
When elected to Congress, I will fight to create safer communities by diving into factual, unbiased data, identifying preventable harm, introducing bipartisan-backed safety bills, holding wrongdoers accountable, and fighting for federal funding to support programming in SC-05 to enact proactive public safety reform in our communities.
Priorities: ↗ (opens dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/safety at this heading)
- Ensure safe digital spaces for kids with protections from addictive design, predatory algorithms, and exploitation on social media and gaming platforms
- Address the reality of gun violence for kids in America with firearm education, secure storage, and Second Amendment-friendly policies that help keep guns away from teens and family members in crisis
- Limit our kids’ exposure to cancer-causing toxins and over-pollution by ensuring clean air, safe water, and contaminant-free food
- Address juvenile crime at the source by securing federal funding grants for youth programming that aims to prevent juvenile violence and crime before it starts
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · dittmerforcongress.com/priorities/safety