Joyce Dickerson on Jobs

Raise the minimum wage

"His views don't match up with the people of South Carolina," Councilwoman Dickerson said of the appointed GOP senator Tim Scott, who will face voters statewide for the first time this year.

"Raising the minimum wage--he's not in support of that. Medicaid expansion--he's against that , too. And it's costing our state's hospitals many millions each year, the fact that politicians like him refuse to expand Medicaid."

Equal pay for women, and higher minimum wage

"I believe everything is possible," Dickerson said. Dickerson is the only one of the three still holding elected office, now serving her third term as a member of the Richland County Council.

Dickerson said she wants to focus on the issues of domestic violence, including teen dating violence, as well as equal pay for women, raising the minimum wage and care of veterans.