Nancy Lacore
Representative-elect for South Carolina's 1st district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- South Carolina's 1st district
- Opponent
- Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Lower Housing Costs
Wants to end tariffs on building materials and limit algorithmic rent-setting by corporate landlords.
“End Trump’s tariffs on building materials, which are unnecessarily increasing the cost of building new homes and apartments.”
Source for Lower Housing Costs, on Nancy Lacore’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Lower the Cost of Health Care
Wants to restore ACA premium subsidies, reverse Medicaid cuts, and offer a nonprofit public insurance option.
“Offer all Americans a non-profit insurance option like Medicare, an insurance that prioritizes patients over profits.”
Source for Lower the Cost of Health Care, on Nancy Lacore’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Protecting South Carolina’s Coast
Supports a permanent ban on East Coast offshore drilling and more clean energy.
“Support a permanent ban on east coast offshore drilling.”
Source for Protecting South Carolina’s Coast, on Nancy Lacore’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Securing our Border and Providing Pathways to Citizenship
Wants ICE officers to wear body cameras, display badges and not cover their faces, and wants faster immigration case processing.
“ICE officers must follow due process and should be required to wear body cameras, display badges and leave their faces uncovered.”
Source for Securing our Border and Providing Pathways to Citizenship, on Nancy Lacore’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Protecting Women’s Reproductive Freedom
Says she will work to put reproductive freedom into law.
“I will work to guarantee women’s reproductive freedom in law.”
Source for Protecting Women’s Reproductive Freedom, on Nancy Lacore’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Getting Big Money out of Politics
Supports overturning Citizens United and banning stock trading by members of Congress, their spouses and senior executive officials.
“I also support a ban on trading individual stocks for members of Congress and their spouses, Executive Branch officials, and their senior staff.”
Source for Getting Big Money out of Politics, on Nancy Lacore’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Nancy Lacore’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- Cost of livingClock is ticking
Cap child care costs at 7% of a family's income through quarterly tax credits
“Cap childcare costs at 7% of a family’s income with quarterly tax credits, so they get money back in hand regularly to help pay bills.”
Campaign website, Priorities page (childcare section), 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- TradeClock is ticking
End the tariffs on building materials
“End Trump’s tariffs on building materials, which are unnecessarily increasing the cost of building new homes and apartments.”
Campaign website, Priorities page (Lower Housing Costs), 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- AccountabilityClock is ticking
Ban stock trading by members of Congress, their spouses and senior executive officials
“I also support a ban on trading individual stocks for members of Congress and their spouses, Executive Branch officials, and their senior staff.”
Campaign website, Priorities page (Getting Big Money out of Politics), 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- EnvironmentClock is ticking
Support a permanent ban on East Coast offshore drilling
“Support a permanent ban on east coast offshore drilling.”
Campaign website, Priorities page (Protecting South Carolina’s Coast), 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Nancy S. Lacore is a retired United States Navy officer and politician who served as the 16th Chief of Navy Reserve from 2024 to 2025. A vice admiral, she previously served as the 93rd commandant of Naval District Washington from 2022 to 2024. S. S. S. 6th Fleet in Naples, Italy.
From Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Raised
- $4.9M
- From individuals
- $4.6M
- Spent
- $4.7M
- Cash on hand
- $175K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Nancy Lacore in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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