A seat in US Congress is up for grabs in Myrtle Beach. Here are the SC candidates running

Two South Carolinians are running in this year’s sole congressional race on the ballot in Horry County.

Incumbent Russell Fry, R-SC, is facing off against democratic challenger Mal Hyman.

This is Fry’s second time running in this race, having won it for the first time in November 2022.

“The American Dream of having a family, owning your own home, and starting a small business is growing further out of reach,” a statement about Fry’s stance on the economy on his campaign site said. “Biden’s inflation-boosting policies and reckless spending are killing the American Dream.”

Since getting elected to office, Fry has back multiple nonpartisan bills. His most recent one aims to stop the production of fentanyl-laced pills by requiring pill presses to be engraved with special serial numbers.

If elected, this will be his second term representing the Myrtle Beach area in Washington D.C. He currently lives in Murrells Inlet with his family.

Hyman currently lives in Hartsville, SC, which is located about two hours west of the Grand Strand in the Pee Dee region. On his campaign site, he said he’s worked as a teacher for 50 years, most recently at Coker University, a private four year non-profit college located in Hartsville.

In his community, Hyman said he’s served as a board member on a variety of organizations, including the homeless shelter, the Disabilities Board, a low-income housing project called Christmas in April, the Darlington County Community Action Agency, Genesis Healthcare and the South Carolina Democratic Party.

“As an Independent Democrat, I will fight for progress on the issues that matter most to workers and families,” Hyman’s statement on his campaign site said. “We must invest more in America to create more opportunity and security—creating more good jobs, a living wage, healthcare as a right, making childcare and education better and affordable, restoring reproductive rights, while protecting our environment.”

The general election is scheduled to take place on Nov. 5, 2024.