Last year, the five self-proclaimed “Sister Senators” from South Carolina were awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award after they joined together across party lines to block the legislature from passing a near-total abortion ban.
But a prize from the nation’s most storied Democratic family may not be the best calling card in Republican primaries in the red-state South.
All three of the Republican women in the group of five — the others were a Democrat and an independent — faced primary challenges, and all three have now lost.
State Senator Katrina Shealy, who was the only female member of the chamber after she won in 2012, failed to win a runoff on Tuesday against the son of a former legislator.
The two others lost earlier this month: Penry Gustafson lost by a 64 point margin; Sandy Senn lost by 33 votes, small enough to trigger a recount, but conceded the race before that.
Persons:
“, John F, Katrina Shealy, Penry Gustafson, Sandy Senn
Organizations:
Kennedy, Republican, Democrat
Locations:
South Carolina