By Solange Reyner | Friday, 03 July 2026 04:40 PM EDT
Republican congressional candidate Jenny Costa Honeycutt won South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District GOP primary, stating that voters nationwide are embracing “common-sense” policies and rejecting the Democratic Party’s increasingly liberal agenda.
In an interview with Newsmax’s “Bianca Across the Nation,” Honeycutt, a member of the Charleston County Council, emphasized her campaign’s focus on affordability, public safety, and policies reflecting the priorities of most Americans.
“Americans are looking for common sense,” she said. “What you see the left doing is going radically far out of touch, and Americans are sick of that. They don’t want those policies.”
Honeycutt, who will face Democrat Nancy Lacore in November’s general election, added that voters seek leaders who preserve the principles shaping America since its founding.
“They want what got us here over the last 250 years to take us into the next 250,” she said. “That’s freedom and common-sense policies.”
Honeycutt argued these approaches would address persistent economic concerns among voters, including affordability issues.
“The American people will help achieve the affordability they’re looking for that will sustain our law enforcement and protect us as we move forward,” she stated.
While Honeycutt did not outline specific legislative proposals during the interview, she indicated her campaign prioritizes lowering costs for families while supporting law enforcement.
Affordability has remained a central issue in congressional races nationwide, with candidates from both parties addressing inflation, housing costs, and consumer prices. Public safety has also emerged as a key theme in many competitive districts.
In a recent campaign ad, Honeycutt called for making President Donald Trump’s tax cuts permanent and passing a balanced-budget amendment to fix infrastructure.
Honeycutt’s district encompasses much of South Carolina’s Lowcountry along the Atlantic coast, including Charleston’s suburbs, Hilton Head Island, and Beaufort. The district has shifted between Republican and Democratic control in recent election cycles before returning to the GOP.
