Nancy Lacore
SC-01
Attacked tax breaks and handouts for Big Tech and data centers
Honeycutt even supports $70 billion in tax breaks for data center developers.Video ad, September 23, 2026
Supported stronger oversight of data-center development
Nancy Lacore has called for a moratorium on data centers being built in South Carolina and will fight for federal guardrails to ensure the costs fall on the corporations, not consumers, while protecting the Lowcountry’s natural resources.Campaign press release, October 7, 2026
We need to get the regulations out there to control these, data centers, make sure that, you know, we have regulations on their water usage, emissions, making sure that costs are not being passed along to the communities and that the data centers are paying their fair share.Interview, October 9, 2026
I support a moratorium on building data centers in South Carolina and believe we need federal guardrails to protect consumers.Post on X, October 7, 2026
I would like to see them force the data centers to invest in the grids so the uh cost is not passed on to the local community.Debate, October 8, 2026
>> So, I I believe that where they go and when they go into place is a local decision, but the federal government has a role in putting limitations on emissions, water usage.Debate, October 8, 2026
I would support a moratorium in this state at the federal level, we are so far behind.Interview, October 9, 2026
Called for moratoria, pauses, or stopping new data-center projects
Nancy Lacore has called for a moratorium on data centers being built in South Carolina and will fight for federal guardrails to ensure the costs fall on the corporations, not consumers, while protecting the Lowcountry’s natural resources.Campaign press release, October 7, 2026
I support a moratorium on building data centers in South Carolina and believe we need federal guardrails to protect consumers.Post on X, October 7, 2026
I would support a moratorium in this state at the federal level, we are so far behind.Interview, October 9, 2026
Developer responsibility for infrastructure and utility costs
Nancy Lacore has called for a moratorium on data centers being built in South Carolina and will fight for federal guardrails to ensure the costs fall on the corporations, not consumers, while protecting the Lowcountry’s natural resources.Campaign press release, October 7, 2026
We need to get the regulations out there to control these, data centers, make sure that, you know, we have regulations on their water usage, emissions, making sure that costs are not being passed along to the communities and that the data centers are paying their fair share.Interview, October 9, 2026
I would like to see them force the data centers to invest in the grids so the uh cost is not passed on to the local community.Debate, October 8, 2026
Enforceable water, energy, and community protections
Nancy Lacore has called for a moratorium on data centers being built in South Carolina and will fight for federal guardrails to ensure the costs fall on the corporations, not consumers, while protecting the Lowcountry’s natural resources.Campaign press release, October 7, 2026
We need to get the regulations out there to control these, data centers, make sure that, you know, we have regulations on their water usage, emissions, making sure that costs are not being passed along to the communities and that the data centers are paying their fair share.Interview, October 9, 2026
>> So, I I believe that where they go and when they go into place is a local decision, but the federal government has a role in putting limitations on emissions, water usage.Debate, October 8, 2026
Supported reining in or regulating Big Tech and AI companies
However, it's kind of the wild, wild west right now and we need to get some regulations in place. I feel like it's the same problem we had when we launched social media and sent all these things out without really thinking about how we could keep the consumer safe. And that's what we've done here with AI. We need to have some regulations to make sure that we are keeping consumers safe. And this also gets into you know, AI companies that are investing in this and maybe pushing people out of their jobs, they should be investing in retraining at a minimum in these companies where where people may be losing their jobs. I have two daughters who both work in AI connected fields and both are concerned about the future of their employment. So, we need to make sure that these companies are looking at ways to help that workforce retrain for other jobs if their job, you know, is going away.Debate, October 17, 2026
We do need guardrails in place. We need to keep moving forward, but we do need to have some guardrails in place to make sure that we are doing so safely.Debate, October 8, 2026
Called for big structural changes that expand public coverage or Medicare benefits: Medicare for All, a public option, a Medicare buy-in, lowering the Medicare age such as Medicare at 55, or dental, vision, and/or hearing in Medicare
- Offer all Americans a non-profit insurance option like Medicare, an insurance that prioritizes patients over profits.Campaign website (undated)
And I think we should explore a public option so that there are some choices outside of private medical coverage for everybody.News article, February 3, 2026
Called to reverse the cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, or ACA coverage
We need to reverse part large portions of the one big beautiful bill. in particular, making sure that we restore the cuts to Medicaid that kicked that will kick almost 70,000 people off of their coverage here in the state. Um, we also need to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate for prescription costs and start lowering some of those costs just like the VA does.Debate, October 8, 2026
I would work to repeal tariffs that raise prices on everyday goods, reverse the “Big Beautiful Bill’s” cuts to Medicaid, and lower prescription drug costs by taking on drug companies and insurance middlemen.News story, October 13, 2026
In Congress, she'll take on our broken health care system by reversing the devastating health care cuts that have caused premiums to skyrocket on everyone, and she’ll stand up to the big drug and insurance companies jacking up costs.Campaign media page, October 9, 2026
Called for lowering prescription-drug prices
We need to reverse part large portions of the one big beautiful bill. in particular, making sure that we restore the cuts to Medicaid that kicked that will kick almost 70,000 people off of their coverage here in the state. Um, we also need to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate for prescription costs and start lowering some of those costs just like the VA does.Debate, October 8, 2026
I would work to repeal tariffs that raise prices on everyday goods, reverse the “Big Beautiful Bill’s” cuts to Medicaid, and lower prescription drug costs by taking on drug companies and insurance middlemen.News story, October 13, 2026
Cap annual out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs for people on private health insurance, just like the cap on Medicare.Campaign website, September 23, 2026
- Allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and ensure every American benefits from these negotiations.Campaign website (undated)
Allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and ensure every American benefits from these negotiations. Rapidly expand the number of drugs that Medicare negotiates.Campaign website (undated)
Um, we also need to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate for prescription costs and start lowering some of those costs just like the VA does.Debate, October 8, 2026
Expanding Medicare’s ability to rapidly start negotiating prescription drug prices.News article, October 24, 2026
I will work across the aisle to lower those costs by taking on pharmaceutical and insurance companies, expanding housing access and affordability, supporting small businesses, and making childcare more affordable.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
Prescription-drug price limits
Cap annual out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs for people on private health insurance, just like the cap on Medicare.Campaign website, September 23, 2026
Called for expanding Medicaid
I support Medicaid expansion, stronger rural health care services and greater access to mental health care, particularly for veterans and young people.Candidate questionnaire, October 30, 2026
Called for restoring ACA subsidies
Restore the enhanced premium subsidies for people who buy private insurance through the Affordable Care Act.Campaign website (undated)
Government price negotiation
We need to reverse part large portions of the one big beautiful bill. in particular, making sure that we restore the cuts to Medicaid that kicked that will kick almost 70,000 people off of their coverage here in the state. Um, we also need to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate for prescription costs and start lowering some of those costs just like the VA does.Debate, October 8, 2026
- Allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and ensure every American benefits from these negotiations.Campaign website (undated)
Allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and ensure every American benefits from these negotiations. Rapidly expand the number of drugs that Medicare negotiates.Campaign website (undated)
Um, we also need to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate for prescription costs and start lowering some of those costs just like the VA does.Debate, October 8, 2026
Expanding Medicare’s ability to rapidly start negotiating prescription drug prices.News article, October 24, 2026
Creating a public option
- Offer all Americans a non-profit insurance option like Medicare, an insurance that prioritizes patients over profits.Campaign website (undated)
And I think we should explore a public option so that there are some choices outside of private medical coverage for everybody.News article, February 3, 2026
Called for higher taxes on billionaires and the wealthy
one big beautiful bill has done not much good for most people and I think we need to look at repealing large portions of that as well. Um, in particular, we need to stop giving tax breaks to billionaires and to data centers.Video, October 28, 2026
Called for stronger competition and limits on monopoly power
Ban corporate landlords from using algorithmic pricing software that enables them to collude with each other to increase rents.Campaign website (undated)
Called for campaign-finance reform to reduce big money's influence
She says Washington politicians are rigging the system against regular people, and she'll lead the charge to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, get dark money out of our elections, and make sure politicians in Washington are focused on helping working families, not lining their own pockets.Campaign media page, October 9, 2026
I fully support overturning Citizens United and reforming our country’s campaign finance system entirely.Campaign website (undated)
I support banning members from trading individual stocks, getting dark money out of our elections, and strengthening accountability and transparency. I don’t own any stocks and have not taken corporate PAC money.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
I support banning members from trading individual stocks, getting dark money out of our elections, and strengthening accountability and transparency.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
We need to clean up the self-interest and corruption in Washington and get money out of politics.News story, October 13, 2026
Called to overturn Citizens United
I fully support overturning Citizens United and reforming our country’s campaign finance system entirely.Campaign website (undated)
Refused corporate PAC money
I don’t own any stocks and have not taken corporate PAC money.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
I support banning members from trading individual stocks, getting dark money out of our elections, and strengthening accountability and transparency. I don’t own any stocks and have not taken corporate PAC money.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
That’s why she hasn't taken a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign media page, October 9, 2026
Called for banning stock trading by members of Congress
She says Washington politicians are rigging the system against regular people, and she'll lead the charge to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, get dark money out of our elections, and make sure politicians in Washington are focused on helping working families, not lining their own pockets.Campaign media page, October 9, 2026
I also support a ban on trading individual stocks for members of Congress and their spouses, Executive Branch officials, and their senior staff.Campaign website (undated)
I support banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks and strengthening transparency in Washington.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
I do not own any stocks, and I support banning individual stock trading by members of Congress and senior executive branch officials, and I support term limits for members of Congress.News story, October 13, 2026
I support banning members from trading individual stocks, getting dark money out of our elections, and strengthening accountability and transparency. I don’t own any stocks and have not taken corporate PAC money.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
She’ll put people over party. She’ll secure the border, ban Members of Congress from stock trading, make healthcare affordable, put the Lowcountry first.Paid tv ad transcript, September 9, 2026
Nancy Lacore does not own any stocks and will fight to ban members of Congress from buying and selling stocks.Campaign press release, October 7, 2026
I support banning members from trading individual stocks, getting dark money out of our elections, and strengthening accountability and transparency.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
Supported stronger conflict-of-interest and ethics rules
I also support stronger ethics rules. I don't own stocks and support banning individual stock trading by members of Congress and reducing the influence of money in politics.Candidate questionnaire, October 30, 2026
I also support a ban on trading individual stocks for members of Congress and their spouses, Executive Branch officials, and their senior staff.Campaign website, captured October 24, 2026
Extending stock-trading bans to the White House
I also support a ban on trading individual stocks for members of Congress and their spouses, Executive Branch officials, and their senior staff.Campaign website (undated)
Called for reversing tariffs that raise household costs
I would work to repeal tariffs that raise prices on everyday goods, reverse the “Big Beautiful Bill’s” cuts to Medicaid, and lower prescription drug costs by taking on drug companies and insurance middlemen.News story, October 13, 2026
Eliminate Trump’s tariffs that are raising costs for SC families and hitting lower and middle income families disproportionately.Campaign website (undated)
So, two of the things that we can do right away are to repeal the tariffs that are driving up costs on everyday items.Debate, October 8, 2026
So, two of the things that we can do right away are to repeal the tariffs that are driving up costs on everyday items. and we need to end this war which is driving up the the cost of fuel which is also then translating to higher costs in the grocery storeDebate, October 8, 2026
Peeling many of the tariffs that have driven up costs unnecessarily and ending this war with Iran.News article, October 24, 2026
End Trump’s tariffs on building materials, which are unnecessarily increasing the cost of building new homes and apartments.Campaign website (undated)
Called for stopping price gouging
making her the candidate who will push back against party politics, stand up to price-gouging drug and insurance companies, and work with the urgency necessary to lower the cost of care for every family in SC-01.News story, September 22, 2026
Called for making child care more affordable
Cap childcare costs at 7% of a family’s income with quarterly tax credits, so they get money back in hand regularly to help pay bills.Campaign website (undated)
A: My top priority in Congress will be making life more affordable for Lowcountry families and small businesses. Everywhere I go in the district, I hear about the same pressures: the rising cost of housing, healthcare, prescription drugs, insurance, energy, childcare, and everyday necessities.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
I will work across the aisle to lower those costs by taking on pharmaceutical and insurance companies, expanding housing access and affordability, supporting small businesses, and making childcare more affordable.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
Called for lowering household utility bills
In Congress, I’ll prioritize immediate steps to lower costs, including rolling back tariffs that raise prices on everyday goods, lowering prescription drug costs and addressing rising energy and utility bills.Candidate questionnaire, October 30, 2026
Blamed high gas and fuel prices on the Iran war, tariffs, or oil companies
That is the solution for these gas prices is to end this war with Iran.Debate, October 8, 2026
Named policies to lower child-care costs: universal child care, public funding or subsidies, or caps on family costs
Cap childcare costs at 7% of a family’s income with quarterly tax credits, so they get money back in hand regularly to help pay bills.Campaign website (undated)
Public funding, subsidies, or child-care tax credits
Cap childcare costs at 7% of a family’s income with quarterly tax credits, so they get money back in hand regularly to help pay bills.Campaign website (undated)
Caps on families' child-care costs
Cap childcare costs at 7% of a family’s income with quarterly tax credits, so they get money back in hand regularly to help pay bills.Campaign website (undated)
Named policies to lower household utility bills: utility-rate rules, bill assistance, or lower-cost energy and grid policies
- Lower costs by expanding clean energy and modernizing the grid.Campaign website (undated)
Lower-cost energy, grid, or efficiency policies
- Lower costs by expanding clean energy and modernizing the grid.Campaign website (undated)
Supported protecting workers from AI-related harms
However, it's kind of the wild, wild west right now and we need to get some regulations in place. I feel like it's the same problem we had when we launched social media and sent all these things out without really thinking about how we could keep the consumer safe. And that's what we've done here with AI. We need to have some regulations to make sure that we are keeping consumers safe. And this also gets into you know, AI companies that are investing in this and maybe pushing people out of their jobs, they should be investing in retraining at a minimum in these companies where where people may be losing their jobs. I have two daughters who both work in AI connected fields and both are concerned about the future of their employment. So, we need to make sure that these companies are looking at ways to help that workforce retrain for other jobs if their job, you know, is going away.Debate, October 17, 2026
Called for making housing more affordable
Ban corporate landlords from using algorithmic pricing software that enables them to collude with each other to increase rents.Campaign website (undated)
“We also should look at ways to preclude some of the Wall Street equity firms from coming down here and buying up and holding single family homes,”.News article, February 3, 2026
Crack down on landlords hiding surprise fees in leases.Campaign website (undated)
I will work across the aisle to lower those costs by taking on pharmaceutical and insurance companies, expanding housing access and affordability, supporting small businesses, and making childcare more affordable.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
Support tax credits to offset first-time homebuyers’ down payments.Campaign website (undated)
In Congress, my top priority will be lowering costs, expanding housing access and affordability, and making sure hardworking families have a fair shot at building a stable future here in the Lowcountry.News story, June 3, 2026
I am committed to lowering costs, improving access to affordable housing, supporting military families and protecting the values that make our communities strong.News story, June 3, 2026
Called for restricting corporate, private equity, and hedge fund purchases of homes
“We also should look at ways to preclude some of the Wall Street equity firms from coming down here and buying up and holding single family homes,”.News article, February 3, 2026
Limiting excessive rent increases
Ban corporate landlords from using algorithmic pricing software that enables them to collude with each other to increase rents.Campaign website (undated)
Homeownership assistance
Support tax credits to offset first-time homebuyers’ down payments.Campaign website (undated)
Called out Wall Street, big banks, or private equity
We also should look at ways to preclude some of the Wall Street equity firms from coming down here and buying up and holding single family homes,News story, February 3, 2026
Supported protecting or expanding abortion access
I fully support codifying Roe v. Wade in lawDebate, May 17, 2026
I'm 100 percent pro-choice. I believe everybody in this country has the right to make their own choices. It doesn't matter what your gender is and it doesn't matter what your zip code is.Debate, May 17, 2026
Our government should not be interfering with the decisions a woman makes behind closed doors with her doctor and her family.Campaign website (undated)
I will work to guarantee women’s reproductive freedom in law.Campaign website (undated)
Restoring nationwide abortion rights
I fully support codifying Roe v. Wade in lawDebate, May 17, 2026
I've already stated that I support going back to the standards under Roe v. Wade.Debate, October 8, 2026
I will work to guarantee women’s reproductive freedom in law.Campaign website (undated)
Putting abortion rights into federal law
I fully support codifying Roe v. Wade in lawDebate, May 17, 2026
I will work to guarantee women’s reproductive freedom in law.Campaign website (undated)
Restoring Roe's protections
I fully support codifying Roe v. Wade in lawDebate, May 17, 2026
I've already stated that I support going back to the standards under Roe v. Wade.Debate, October 8, 2026
Investing in climate resilience
I support investing in flood resilience, protecting our waterways and marshes, and permanently banning offshore drilling off our coast.Ballotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
We need to invest in flood mitigation, resilient infrastructure and coastal protection projects that reduce those risks. Federal investments in these areas can help lower long-term costs for insurers and homeowners alike.News story, June 3, 2026
Coastal communities are on the front lines of climate change, and we need a proactive approach to protect our homes, businesses and environment. I support increasing federal investments in flood mitigation, drainage improvements, resilient infrastructure and coastal restoration projects. We must also protect and expand natural barriers such as wetlands and marshes that help reduce flooding and storm damage.News story, June 3, 2026
I support investing in flood resilienceBallotpedia candidate survey, September 17, 2026
Invest in our living shorelines and protect against flooding.Campaign website (undated)
Expanding clean energy
- Lower costs by expanding clean energy and modernizing the grid.Campaign website (undated)
Supported stronger rights and safeguards in immigration enforcement
I know what good law enforcement looks like, and what we’re seeing from ICE is not that. They need to be held to the same standards as every other law enforcement agency in the country,News story, October 7, 2026
ICE officers must follow due process and should be required to wear body cameras, display badges and leave their faces uncovered. ICE facilities must be humane, sanitary and safe. It is un-American to allow people to be denied access to basic rights while being held in our care.Campaign website (undated)
ICE officers must follow due process and should be required to wear body cameras, display badges and leave their faces uncovered.Campaign website (undated)
We cannot have federal law enforcement brutalizing citizens and intimidating immigrant communities in the streets.Campaign website (undated)
Right now, we’re seeing the consequences of poor leadership and a culture that is undermining effective homeland security practices. That culture started at the top, and was set by the current administration.Campaign website (undated)
Due-process protections
ICE officers must follow due process and should be required to wear body cameras, display badges and leave their faces uncovered. ICE facilities must be humane, sanitary and safe. It is un-American to allow people to be denied access to basic rights while being held in our care.Campaign website (undated)
ICE officers must follow due process and should be required to wear body cameras, display badges and leave their faces uncovered.Campaign website (undated)
Stronger enforcement accountability
I know what good law enforcement looks like, and what we’re seeing from ICE is not that. They need to be held to the same standards as every other law enforcement agency in the country,News story, October 7, 2026
ICE officers must follow due process and should be required to wear body cameras, display badges and leave their faces uncovered. ICE facilities must be humane, sanitary and safe. It is un-American to allow people to be denied access to basic rights while being held in our care.Campaign website (undated)
ICE officers must follow due process and should be required to wear body cameras, display badges and leave their faces uncovered.Campaign website (undated)
Supporting a path to citizenship
if people are law-abiding citizens and they're contributing to contributing to our economy, then I support a legal path to citizenship for them.Debate, October 17, 2026
Supported stronger checks on executive power
“I think one thing that we could do to kind of get after that would be to put limits on how long people can be in positions in an acting way,” she said.News article, February 3, 2026
Banning partisan gerrymandering
Voters should choose their elected officials, not elected officials choosing their voters through manipulated district boundaries. I support independent redistricting processes that prioritize communities of interest, geographic continuity and fairness.Candidate questionnaire, June 3, 2026
Opposed war with Iran or called for ending it
We need a strategy to end the war in Iran that protects our service members, supports our national security, and works with our allies to prevent further escalation.News story, October 22, 2026
Ending the war in Iran and protecting our national security.News story, October 13, 2026
This war should have never started. According to our administration, we obliterated their nuclear capability in the summer of 2025. Yet, we got into this war again for no good reason. A war of choice. And it’s done nothing but drive up costs and put our service men and women in harm’s way unnecessarily,News story, October 7, 2026
This war should never have startedNews story, October 25, 2026
This ill-conceived and unnecessary war is having terrible consequences for our national security and taking a serious toll on our sailors, Marines, and military families.Campaign press release, August 17, 2026
this administration has chosen not to focus on an area to create, you know, an unnecessary war that is draining resources, putting attacks on our military families and our service members and burning up all our munitionsVideo, August 20, 2026
We cannot put tr put boots on the ground.Debate, October 8, 2026
and we need to end this war which is driving up the the cost of fuel which is also then translating to higher costs in the grocery store.Debate, October 8, 2026
So, two of the things that we can do right away are to repeal the tariffs that are driving up costs on everyday items. and we need to end this war which is driving up the the cost of fuel which is also then translating to higher costs in the grocery storeDebate, October 8, 2026
Peeling many of the tariffs that have driven up costs unnecessarily and ending this war with Iran.News article, October 24, 2026
This war should have never started.News article, October 7, 2026
I have been in war. I have sent people into war. This should have never happened,News story, October 7, 2026
Called for a specific diplomatic step or civilian protections
Our priority now should be maintaining the ceasefire, preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, protecting our service members and pursuing diplomacy.Candidate questionnaire, October 30, 2026