THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For South
Carolina.
New investment. Help for working families.
Safer communities across our state.
announced for Spartanburg$200MRural healthcare funding
delivered to South Carolina36%Drop in overall crime
in Charleston in 2025
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for South Carolina.
Four big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in South Carolinians’ pockets.
- Jobs protected86,000
- Wages preserved$8B
- Avg. tax refund$3,476
Big names.
New opportunities.
President Trump has sparked a South Carolina investment boom — from supercomputing and critical care medicine to transformers and candy.
Safer communities.
Real results.
President Trump is making South Carolina safe again, with violent and property crime down statewide and overall crime down in Charleston.
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from South Carolina communities — from Bennettsville to Columbia.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Significant upside.
For South Carolinians.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for South Carolina workers, families, and seniors.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 86,000 South Carolina jobs, preserved $15 billion in South Carolina economic activity, and preserved $8 billion in wages for South Carolina workers.
NAM tax wins reportCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $200 million in rural healthcare funding to South Carolina.
CMS rural health awardsOne million seniors.
Bigger refunds.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for South Carolina’s one million seniors.
The WFTC delivered South Carolinians an average tax refund of $3,476 in 2026.
White House: SC savingsBUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT
They’re betting big
on South Carolina.
President Trump has sparked a South Carolina investment boom.
12 company announcements.
Eaton
JonesvilleNorthMark Strategies
SpartanburgCentury Aluminum Co.
Berkeley CountyScout Motors
BlythewoodCoastal Precast Systems
Laurens CountyGeorg Utz Inc.
Sumter CountyB = billion. M = million. Figures reflect announced investments; planned spending and hiring may span multiple years.
PUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
Each figure shows a decrease in 2025.
South Carolina2025↓ 17% murder
Charleston2025 · category figures vs. the five-year average↓ 36% overall crime
Overall crime fell 36% in Charleston in 2025, with homicides, aggravated assaults, robberies, and sex offenses down 29%, 16%, 24%, and 39%, respectively, compared to the five-year average.
City of CharlestonIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from South Carolina.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in South Carolina communities.
Rene Santes-Cortez
From Mexico · previously removed NINE times
Convicted of: 28 criminal convictions, including multiple counts of larceny, resisting an officer, burglary, driving under the influence, and illegal re-entry.
DHS recordJulio Hernandez Gonzalez
From Mexico
Convicted of: Possession of weapon and firing of a weapon.
DHS recordVladimir Kapnik
From Ukraine
Convicted of: Child neglect, aircraft theft, and amphetamine — manufacturing.
DHS recordGesen Melgar-Lara
From Honduras
Convicted of: Indecent exposure to a minor, sex assault — sodomy — girl — strongarm, and lewd or lascivious acts with a minor.
DHS recordEdgar Cruz Velasco
From Mexico
Convicted of: Illegal re-entry, burglary, carjacking — armed, flight to avoid (prosecution, confinement, etc.), aggravated assault — public officer — strongarm, robbery — street — strongarm, and illegal entry.
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
Clear sources.
Every figure on this page links back to where it came from.