15 Facts About Yancey McGill

John Yancey McGill was born on September 18,1952 and is an American politician from South Carolina.

Yancey McGill was a member of the state Senate from 1989 to 2014.

Yancey McGill served as the 90th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from June 2014 to January 2015.

Yancey McGill was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Carolina, until the appointment of Brian J Gaines as Comptroller General by Governor Henry McMaster in 2023.

Yancey McGill attended, but did not graduate from The Citadel.

Yancey McGill was formerly a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 32nd District from 1989 to June 18,2014.

Immediately upon election, as planned, McConnell resigned, then Yancey McGill resigned, automatically being elevated to the post of lieutenant governor under the order of succession set forth in the state Constitution.

Yancey McGill chose not to run for election to a full term.

In January 2015, McMaster appointed Yancey McGill to be the State Director of South Carolina's Office on Aging.

Yancey McGill stayed at the position for eight months before stepping down, retiring to his family farm in Kingstree.

In March 2016, Yancey McGill left the Democratic Party and announced his intention to run for governor of South Carolina as a Republican in the 2018 election.

Yancey McGill had been a conservative Democrat for most of his career; he opposed abortion and supported curbs on government spending and regulation.

Yancey McGill said that he hadn't changed parties sooner because his state senate district was too Democratic for him to be elected as a Republican.

Yancey McGill was considered a long-shot contender in the Republican gubernatorial race, raising less money than McMaster or Catherine Templeton.

Yancey McGill married Pamela Jean Fennell on May 18,1973; they have three children.