US Senate Hopeful Annie Andrews Says Lindsey Graham 'Corrupt As Ever'
Source: Newsweek
Published Jun 08, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT
Democrat Annie Andrews is running for a U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina, attempting to challenge four-term Republican incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham in November 2026. She spoke with Newsweek, saying she entered the race because Graham is as "corrupt as ever."
Who Is Annie Andrews?
Andrews, a mother of three, has spent her entire career working in hospitals—including 15 years at the children's hospital in the low country of South Carolina. She said she never originally planned to pivot into politics. But the day-to-day personal experiences she sees in her line of work encouraged her to do more. "What I see every day at the children's hospital is the effects of broken policies coming out of Washington, D.C." Andrews said. "I realize that they're harming kids and families long before they ever got to me at the hospital."
Andrews alluded to children who are hungry and unaware of where their next meal will come from; kids who are in the throes of mental-health crises but can't access proper resources; those who are being diagnosed with new chronic diseases and their parents don't know if they can afford prescription drugs; and children who have been shot.
"Once I understood that the system was failing our kids, I started to look upstream and I realized that it's because corrupt career politicians like Lindsey Graham are more than willing to sell our kids out if it means they can hold on to power," Andrews said.
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