Stewart Jones
[8] Jones was one of three legislators who wrote to the Governor on April 15, 2020, saying "we cannot support labeling businesses as 'non-essential' — much less ordering them to close."[10] Jones held a press conference on the steps of the state capital in Columbia, announcing plans to bring the signed petitions straight to the governor's desk.[17][18] He also passed provisos to ban forced masking, COVID testing and vaccines in state funded universities and schools.[22] In 2023, Jones was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty."[25] In March 2024, Jones filed to run for South Carolina Congressional District 3 House of Representatives when incumbent Jeff Duncan announced that he would not seek re-election.