Candidate · Commissioner of Agriculture
William R. "Cody" Simpson
What this job does: Runs the state Department of Agriculture: promotes farming, one of the state's top industries, helps keep the food supply safe and, since 2024, inspects places that sell food. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Farmer; former state executive director, USDA Farm Service Agency
Background
- Former chief executive assistant and agriculture adviser to Gov. Henry McMaster; appointed in 2025 as executive director of the USDA Farm Service Agency for South Carolina. source: scdailygazette.com
- Described as a fifth-generation farmer; the family farm is in the Home Branch community of Clarendon County. source: wrdw.com
- Won the June 23, 2026 Republican runoff with 62.6% over Danny Ford. source: wrdw.com
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