Dr. Annie Andrews is running for U.S. Senate in South Carolina as a pediatrician, mother, and advocate focused on putting working families ahead of corporate interests and political games. After spending nearly two decades caring for children and families across South Carolina, Annie decided to run because she saw firsthand how failures in Washington were hurting patients long before they ever entered a hospital room. From rising healthcare costs to gun violence and economic instability, she believes families have been abandoned by politicians more focused on donors and culture wars than real solutions.
Annie’s background as a pediatrician gives her a firsthand understanding of the challenges families face every day. She has treated children struggling with serious medical issues, families unable to afford medication, and victims of gun violence, experiences that shaped her commitment to healthcare reform, public safety, and economic stability. Unlike many career politicians, Annie is not taking corporate PAC money and says her campaign is focused on serving South Carolina families, not lobbyists or special interests.
Her platform centers on affordable healthcare, reproductive freedom, public education, and economic policies that support working people. Annie supports expanding healthcare access through policies like a public option, lowering prescription drug costs, protecting Medicaid and Medicare, and keeping rural hospitals open. She also advocates for restoring Roe v. Wade protections, expanding maternal healthcare, protecting access to contraception, and defending women’s bodily autonomy from government interference.
Annie is also focused on creating an economy that works for working families instead of billionaires and corporations. She supports stronger ethics laws in Washington, including banning stock trading by members of Congress and ending corporate PAC influence in politics. She also advocates for protecting voting rights, strengthening infrastructure, and supporting South Carolina families struggling with rising costs and economic pressure.
In this interview, Annie discusses what inspired her to run for Senate, how her medical background shapes her approach to policy, and how current economic and healthcare policies are impacting South Carolina families. She also breaks down what legislation she would support to protect reproductive rights, shares her top priorities if elected, and speaks to voters who feel disconnected from the political system. Plus, she answers her dream VP pick, a chaotic night-out political question, and reveals her favorite hidden gem in South Carolina.
📍 Topics include
• Why Dr. Annie Andrews is running for U.S. Senate in South Carolina
• How healthcare failures impact families and children firsthand
• Protecting reproductive freedom and women’s bodily autonomy
• Expanding affordable healthcare access
• Economic policies focused on working families over corporations
• Annie’s top three priorities when entering office
• Rebuilding trust with voters frustrated by politics
• Dream VP pick and rapid-fire political question
• Favorite hidden gem in South Carolina
🎵 Full interview available now on Spotify and YouTube
📲 Stay connected with Annie & support her campaign
🌐 Website & campaign info | drannieandrews.com
📸 Instagram I @annieandrewsmd
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