Catherine Templeton. Catherine Templeton is an American attorney and political figure from South Carolina. She was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina in the 2018 election. Templeton was formerly South Carolina Director of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation in the Cabinet of Governor Nikki Haley .
Catherine Templeton is an American attorney and political figure from South Carolina. She was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina in the 2018 election. Templeton is the former Director of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation in the Cabinet of Governor Nikki Haley .
She was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina in the 2018 election. Templeton is the former Director of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation in the Cabinet of Governor Nikki Haley .
She grew up in Lexington, South Carolina and graduated from Irmo High School in 1989; attended the University of Antwerp and graduated with a BA in Political Economics and Philosophy from Wofford College in 1993. Templeton worked for Roger Milliken and then earned a law degree in 1998 from the University of South Carolina School of Law .
Catherine Templeton was a Republican Party candidate for governor in the 2018 election but was defeated in the Republican primary .
Catherine Templeton’s top priority will be creating the infrastructure that propels South Carolina jobs. That means fixing pot holes, repaving high ways, replacing bridges and growing our ports. It’s imperative that South Carolina has what it needs to grow our economy and support our growing industries.
On guns—we can count on Catherine to stand up for our constitutional rights and protect our conservative values.
Senate seat. On December 17, 2012, Gov. Nikki Haley announced she had chosen to appoint Representative Tim Scott to fill DeMint's seat beginning in January 2013.
Catherine is a gun owner, carries a concealed weapons permit, and is a member of the NRA.