19 Facts About Katrina Shealy

Katrina Shealy is a Republican but was elected as a petition candidate from District 23 in Lexington County.

Katrina Shealy is an insurance executive and the former chairwoman of the Lexington County Republican Party.

In 2008, Shealy ran for the Republican Party's State Senate District 23 nomination against long-time incumbent state senator Jake Knotts.

Katrina Shealy filed again as a candidate in the 2012 Republican primary.

Katrina Shealy's name was removed from the ballot after it was determined that she incorrectly filed her candidate paperwork.

In 2024, Katrina Shealy saw two Republican primary challengers, Carlisle Kennedy and Zoe Warren.

In 2015, Katrina Shealy was elected First Vice Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party.

Katrina Shealy now serves on the Finance Committee, Labor, Commerce and Industry, Rules, Family and Veteran Services, which she chairs, and Corrections and Penology.

Katrina Shealy was appointed to serve on the SC Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee On Children and serves as past chair of the Southeastern Legislative Committee Human Services and Public Safety Committee.

Katrina Shealy serves as Chair of the Family and Veterans Services Committee and is the first Republican woman to serve as chair of a Standing Committee in the South Carolina Senate.

Katrina Shealy is co-chair of the SC Suicide Prevention Coalition and a member of the Governor's Committee on Domestic Violence.

Katrina Shealy serves on the Senate Operations and Management Committee.

Senator Katrina Shealy serves on the Board for the National Foundation of Women Legislators and served as National Chair in 2022.

In 2018 Katrina Shealy was the sponsor of Legislation in SC that was signed into law by the Governor creating the Office of the Child Advocate.

In 2022 Katrina Shealy received national attention for a speech criticizing her colleagues' approach to abortion legislation.

Katrina Shealy had offered an alternative amendment that would have preserved some rights, including a ban expanded to twelve weeks, but it was rejected by the Senate in a 21 to 25 vote.

In June 2023, Katrina Shealy endorsed Tim Scott in the 2024 United States presidential election.

In 2015 Shealy created a 5013, Katrina's Kids, to serve children in Foster Care and Group Homes across all 46 counties in South Carolina.

Katrina Shealy's Kids holds an Annual Music Benefit and a Race for the Case 5K event that helps supply suitcases and backpacks for children entering foster care.