MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A local firefighter has jumped into the race for one of the Mount Pleasant area’s State House seats, citing high and rising prices, traffic problems, and healthcare access as key issues that spurred him to file.
Benjamin Brown, an area firefighter and paramedic, announced he has filed to run for State House District 80, currently occupied by Republican Representative Kathy Landing. Brown criticized Landing for not sponsoring bills to address the rising costs of healthcare and health insurance, which he says she claimed was a top priority. Specifically, Brown slammed Landing’s support for a bill that would have seen abortion prosecuted as murder punishable by the death penalty. She eventually withdrew her support from that bill after it drew public backlash.
“I’ve responded to emergencies in this community for years, and I’ve seen the consequences of unchecked traffic, rising medical bills, and families being priced out of Mt. Pleasant,” Brown said. “I’m running because it’s time to restore trust by actually solving problems in Columbia.”…