MAL HYMAN FOR U.S. CONGRESS (SC7)

Common Sense For The Common Good

I have called South Carolina home for nearly 30 years, and have devoted that time to my family, my community, and the future of South Carolina through community service and teaching. I am running for Congress because I believe Congress has a responsibility to invest in America to create more jobs, opportunity, and security. I believe that every person in South Carolina has the right to be fully and equally represented in the eyes of the nation.

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My South Carolina Life

In 1986, I joined the faculty of Coker College, teaching Sociology and Political Science. In my three decades at Coker College, I have researched policy and political matters, from local high-school dropout rates to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as traveled to and worked on human rights issues in eight countries. My commitment to education was honored by being recognized as a Coker Master Professor three times, receiving the Governor’s Distinguished Professor award, as well as the Algernon Sydney Sullivan service award.

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Working with the United Nations, I monitored the elections in Nicaragua in 1990 and in Mexico in 1994. I have served on numerous local boards including the homeless shelter, the Disabilities Board, Christmas in April (low-income housing), as well as the South Carolina Democratic party. I currently serve on the board of the Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Hartsville, am a co-chair of the local Earth Day Festival, as well as the co-chair of the conference “Sustainability and Faith.”

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For 12 years, I have also taught government and economics at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Math, helping students understand the importance of civic engagement and economic policy. My book, “Covering High Treason: Media Coverage of the Assassination of President Kennedy.” will be available early 2018.

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I live in Hartsville with my wife, Carole Holloway, an attorney with the Department of Social Services. We are the proud parents of two daughters, Geneva and Nicole. Geneva, a nurse, is married to Dr. Luke Baxley, formerly of Hartsville. They have one son, Davis. Our youngest daughter, Nicole, is a Senior in college with a double major in political science and sociology.

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Presidents Jefferson and Eisenhower told us the price of liberty is eternal vigilance—that is the price of justice, the price of community, and the price of security.  Just voting is not enough—we need to stand up, speak out, and organize-- to create a government that works for all of us.  Keep the faith.  Organized people can defeat organized money. To strengthen the land of the free, we must be the home of the brave. Join us on this journey for LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.