Lisette Cifaldi, a 50-year Hilton Head Island resident and a clinical social worker and psychotherapist, is running against Representative Jeff Bradley, a ten-year State House veteran, to represent District 123 in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Their district includes Hilton Head and Daufuskie islands, along with parts of Jasper County.
Cifaldi, based on her campaign website , is running for the seat because “my voice, the voices of my daughters, sisters, mother, female friends and colleagues have been silenced in South Carolina.” Her priorities range from investing in teacher retention to addressing climate change at the state level.
Bradley was first elected as the District 123 representative in 2014. According to his campaign website , he has mostly focused his legislative efforts on education, regulatory reform and public infrastructure.
In 2020, Bradley secured 62.5% of votes against his opponent, Christine deVries, and in 2022 he ran unopposed.
Both candidates were given the opportunity to respond to a series of questions from The Island Packet. Both Cifaldi and Bradley responded to the questions, which can be found below.