2020 SC Senate race: on Jobs


Tim Scott: Opportunity Zone jobs have seen up to 8% wage increase

The president deserves so much credit for focusing on the most vulnerable Americans in this nation. He's bringing $67 billion back into some of the most vulnerable communities in the country. I'm thankful that he supported my legislation, the Opportunity Zone bill, that is bringing those dollars back. The good news is, in those areas, we have seen as high as an 8% wage increase. We're celebrating over 3% wage growth in America. Can you imagine areas with an 8% wage growth?
Source: Fox News Sunday 2020 South Carolina Senate coverage Feb 9, 2020

Gloria Bromell Tinubu: Economic freedom includes federal minimum wage increase

In a phone chat with Free Times, she talked a bit about what led her to challenge for the seat held by [GOP Sen. Lindsey] Graham. "I really believe in democracy," Tinubu says. "I really believe in freedom for people, particularly economic freedom. It's why I went into economics. If you don't have economic freedom, there really isn't freedom. There are so many people struggling, without the ability to even make basic ends meet, because they are being paid wages that just don't cut it. We haven't been committed as a country to making sure everyone has a fair share of the wealth they helped to create."

Tinubu says she would work to raise the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for a decade. She calls $7.25 an hour "absolutely unacceptable" and says she'd hike it to somewhere between $15 and $20 an hour.

Source: Post and Courier on 2020 South Carolina Senate race May 31, 2019

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Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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