Lexington Politics & Civic News
Covering Lexington City Council, Lexington County County Council, SC General Assembly, and your federal representatives in Washington, D.C. Accountability journalism for Lexington County County residents.
Lexington County County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Lexington County County Council, Lexington City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.
Lexington County’s federal, state, and local representation is currently being updated. Check the Your Lexington Reps section below for the live roster.
Lexington County County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Lexington Police Department budget run through Lexington City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the SC General Assembly. The Lexington County County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under SC Election Commission oversight.
HERELexington covers Lexington County County Council meetings, Lexington City Council sessions, SC General Assembly session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Lexington County County is governed, it’s HERE.
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Attorney General $1,044,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
Lt. Governor $1,025,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
US Rep, District 2 $612,000 R Includes Lexington FEC
State Senator, District 24 $184,500 R Lexington County SC Ethics
State Senator, District 25 · Senate Majority Leader $245,800 R Lexington County SC Ethics
State Rep, District 82 $72,300 D Lexington County SC Ethics
Your Lexington Reps
Every official with a vote on Lexington's future — pulled live from our roster.