Kathy Maness

Kathy Maness is an American educator and politician. Maness serves as a member of the town council from Lexington, South Carolina, and has been the executive director of the Palmetto State Teachers Association since February 16, 2005.

Kathy Maness
Molly Spearman (left) and Maness (right)
President of the National League of Cities
In office
November 2020 – November 2021
Preceded byJoe Buscaino
Succeeded byVictoria Woodards
Personal details
Born
Kathy Fields

Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAmiel Maness
Children3
EducationUniversity of South Carolina (BA, MA)
Winthrop University

Politics

Lexington, SC Town Council

Maness was first elected to the town council in November 2004, taking office on the following December 1.[1]

In 2020, she was elected as the president of the National League of Cities, succeeding Los Angeles councilman Joe Buscaino. She served a one-year term and was succeeded by the mayor of Tacoma, Washington, Victoria Woodards. Maness currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the National League of Cities. As president, Maness organized a conference to discuss nation-wide advancements in economics, COVID-19 relief, and infrastructure. Speakers included Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.[2][3]

Superintendent of Education

On June 14, 2022, Maness finished first in the Republican primary for state superintendent for South Carolina's superintendent of education, receiving 31% of the vote. However, since none of the six candidates received 50% of the vote, Maness and Ellen Weaver entered into a runoff two weeks later. Maness was defeated by Ellen Weaver in the runoff.

Electoral history
South Carolina Superintendent of Education Republican Primary Election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathy Maness[lower-alpha 1] 103,352 31%
Republican Ellen Weaver[lower-alpha 1] 78,999 23%
Republican Travis Bedson 47,245 14%
Republican Bryan Chapman 42,512 13%
Republican Kizzi Gibson 37,713 11%
Republican Lynda Leventis-Wells 28,733 8%
Total votes 338,554 100%
South Carolina Superintendent of Education Republican Primary Election Runoff, 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ellen Weaver 111,426 64%
Republican Kathy Maness 62,930 36%
Total votes 174,356 100%

Personal life

Maness was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, where her father served as a member of the city council. Maness and her husband have three children. In 1993, she joined the Palmetto State Teachers Association, the largest teacher organization in the state, as a staff member. Currently, she serves as the executive director of the organization.

Notes
  1. Since no candidate received over 50% of the vote, Maness and Weaver faced each other in a runoff election.

References
  1. "Kathy Maness Town Council Member". lexsc.com. Town of Lexington. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. Harris, Kamala. "Remarks by Vice President Harris at National League of Cities Conference". The White House. United States Government. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. Pelosi, Nancy. "Transcript of Speaker Pelosi's Remarks at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference". speaker.gov. United States Government. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. "2022 Statewide Primaries Election Night Reporting". scvotes.org. State of South Carolina. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. "2022 South Carolina Primary Runoff Election Results". WLTX. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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