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U.S. House · SC-03 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Eunice Lehmacher

Democratic candidate for South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District

A Clemson counselor and community volunteer with decades in healthcare and education, focused on affordable homes, childcare and public schools.

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DistrictSC-03
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Eunice stands.

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Broaden public health coverage

  • Supports automatic coverage through age 26, gradually lowering Medicare eligibility, and training more rural providers

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Make housing more affordable

  • Supports tenant protections, legal assistance, community land trusts, and grants to convert abandoned buildings into housing

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Expand childcare and leave

  • Supports universal pre-K, stronger Head Start, higher childcare wages, and paid family leave

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Strengthen public education funding

  • Supports better teacher pay, special-education funding, more school therapists, and stronger federal education support

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Protect fair voting access

  • Supports independent redistricting, ranked-choice voting, automatic registration, and broader early and absentee voting

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Advance cleaner energy development

  • Supports renewable energy, charging infrastructure, and requiring data centers to cover their infrastructure and environmental costs

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2009–2014

    Experience

    Private-practice counselor

    Provided mental-health counseling.

  2. 2009–2014

    Experience

    Private-practice owner

    Operated a counseling business.

  3. Since 2024

    Experience

    AOP mental-health board member

    Serves the three-county board.

  4. 2026

    Experience

    Osher lifelong-learning instructor

    Teaches mental-health courses.

  5. 2024

    Experience

    LifeSource psychotherapist

    Provided mental-health care.

  6. 2024

    Experience

    Clemson police advisory vice chair

    Served in board leadership.

  7. 2024

    Experience

    Church Sunday-school superintendent

    Led Sunday-school activities.

  8. 2024

    Experience

    Family Promise church coordinator

    Coordinated homelessness support.

  9. 2024

    Experience

    Clemson Elementary green-program leader

    Led environmental and walking programs.

  • Experience

    Oconee hospital home-health social worker

    Provided home-health care.

  • Experience

    Oconee hospital medical social worker

    Provided medical social work.

  • Experience

    Hospice social worker

    Supported hospice patients.

  • Experience

    Employee-assistance counselor

    Counseled hospital employees.

  • Experience

    Clemson University student counselor

    Counseled university students.

  • Experience

    Bereavement coordinator

    Coordinated bereavement services.

  • Experience

    Caregiver support-group leader

    Led caregiver groups.

  • Experience

    Grief support-group leader

    Led grief groups.

  • Experience

    Mental-health internship supervisor

    Supervised graduate interns.

  • Experience

    Clemson sustainability committee member

    Serves the city committee.

  • Experience

    Clemson police advisory board member

    Served on the board.

  • Experience

    Sierra Club Foothills president

    Led the local group.

  • Experience

    Neighborhood association president

    Led the association.

  • Experience

    Library course instructor

    Taught community courses.

  • Experience

    University Lutheran course instructor

    Taught church courses.

  • Experience

    High-school math-science teacher

    Taught high-school students.

  • Experience

    Christian education director

    Led church education.

  • Experience

    Youth pastor

    Served young congregants.

  • Experience

    Young-adult librarian

    Provided library services.

  • Experience

    ESL teacher

    Taught language learners.

  • Experience

    Included Health psychotherapist

    Provides virtual counseling.

  • Experience

    So Calm psychotherapist

    Counsels local seniors.

  • Accomplishment

    Created a dementia-caregiver program

    Developed support for rural caregivers.

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