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Newberry 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, Newberry County Council, Newberry City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.

Newberry’s federal, state, and local representation is currently being updated. Check the Your Newberry Reps section below for the live roster.

Newberry County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Newberry Police Department budget run through Newberry City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the SC General Assembly. The Newberry County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under SC Election Commission oversight.

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Alan Wilson
Attorney General
$1,044,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
Pamela Evette
Lt. Governor
$1,025,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
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Joe Wilson
US Rep, District 2
$612,000 R Includes Aiken FEC
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Tom Young Jr.
State Senator, District 24
$184,500 R Aiken County SC Ethics
A. Shane Massey
State Senator, District 25 · Senate Majority Leader
$245,800 R Aiken County SC Ethics
William "Bill" Clyburn
State Rep, District 82
$72,300 D Aiken County SC Ethics
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