An Interview with Dr. Sonja Ogletree Satani: Candidate for SC House District 98

By Gray Somerville, Dorchester County Democratic Party Communications Director

The most important election facing Dorchester County Democrats over the next three months is the special election for SC House District 98 (see DCDP’s 2025 Election Guide for details), and three Democrats are competing for the party’s nomination in the November 4 primary: Damian Daly (no website), Stephen Kohn, and Dr. Sonja Ogletree Satani.

I sat down virtually with Dr. Sonja Ogletree Satani for a one-on-one interview on October 1st. Following are summary impressions I gathered from that conversation followed by a lightly edited transcript that captures the substance of the interview. To listen to the entire conversation, go to https://www.dorchesterdemocrats.com/interview-sonja-ogletree-satani

Candidate Profile

Dr. Sonja Ogletree Satani—known to most as Dr. SOS— is a lifelong educator, business owner, and United States Air Force veteran running to represent District 98 in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Dr. SOS has called District 98 home for over 20 years, where she has raised three children through the Dorchester District 2 school system.

Dr. SOS brings extensive experience across multiple sectors: she founded Corporate Cycle Consulting in 2012, teaches at ECPI University across business, nursing, IT, and engineering programs, and has worked in education from pre-K through collegiate levels. Her professional background spans human resource management, healthcare management, international public relations, government contracting, and quality management with General Motors.

Her decision to run was sparked by concerns over gun legislation, particularly former Representative Murphy's support for allowing 18-year-olds access to firearms without training. As a military veteran trained in firearms use, she advocates for common-sense gun reform while respecting Second Amendment rights.

Dr. SOS is deeply engaged in community service, serving on the American Red Cross board as Chair of the Mobilization Committee, with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, as former president of Tri-County Exchange, and working with youth programs including Beyond Our Walls. She volunteers with foster care youth and teaches entrepreneurship, career readiness, and life skills.

Her platform focuses on three main pillars: fully funding public education, maintaining and improving infrastructure (including roads and water systems), and supporting economic growth while protecting neighborhoods and schools. She emphasizes bringing diverse expertise in finance, education, business, and operations to inform legislative decisions, and stresses the importance of listening to constituents and working collaboratively across party lines to serve all South Carolinians.

Key Strengths

Based solely on this interview, here are some of the key strengths I observed:

• Diverse Professional Experience - Dr. SOS brings a breadth of experience spanning education, business consulting, military service, healthcare management, government contracting, and quality management—providing her with practical knowledge about many issues facing District 98.

• Deep Community Roots - With over 20 years living in District 98 and all three of her children educated in DD2 schools (with one still enrolled), Dr. SOS is deeply invested in the community's future.

• Proven Leadership - Founded and runs a successful business coaching practice since 2012, teaches at the university level, and chairs committees for major organizations like the American Red Cross, demonstrating sustained leadership capacity.

• Military Service and Sacrifice - Dr. SOS served 10 years active duty in the U.S. Air Force, was injured and paralyzed from the waist down during her 9th year of service, and spent 6 years in physical therapy to walk again—demonstrating extraordinary resilience.

• Extensive Community Service - Active in numerous organizations including the American Red Cross (board member and Mobilization Committee Chair), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Tri-County Exchange (former president), and multiple youth mentorship programs, showing long-term commitment beyond this campaign.

• Educational Expertise - With experience teaching pre-K through doctoral levels and working in curriculum development, Dr. SOS can bring valuable perspective to education policy debates in the General Assembly.

• Clear Policy Vision - Articulated specific priorities including fully funding teacher salaries, common-sense gun reform, protecting reproductive rights, addressing affordable housing, and supporting economic growth while maintaining community character.

• Collaborative Approach - Emphasizes listening to constituents, working across party lines, and building partnerships to get results, recognizing that effective governance requires cooperation even in a super-minority position.

Summary Analysis

Dr. SOS presents herself as a multifaceted leader whose diverse professional experience—spanning education, business consulting, military service, and community organizing—positions her uniquely to address the complex challenges facing District 98. Her remarkable personal story of overcoming paralysis through six years of rehabilitation exemplifies the resilience and determination she would bring to the State House.

Dr. SOS's deep roots in District 98, with over 20 years of residency and children educated in local schools, demonstrate genuine investment in the community's future. Her extensive volunteer work—from chairing American Red Cross committees to mentoring foster youth—shows a sustained commitment to service that extends far beyond this campaign. Her emphasis on listening to constituents, working collaboratively across party lines, and bringing practical expertise to issues like education funding, gun reform, and economic development offers a comprehensive approach to representation.

Democratic voters will appreciate her clear stance on protecting reproductive rights, supporting common-sense gun reform, and fully funding public education—issues that motivated her initial entry into the race. Her experience in curriculum development, business operations, and quality management provides practical knowledge that could inform legislative solutions. However, voters should also consider the challenges ahead: the need to strengthen fundraising efforts beyond the current amount raised, develop more detailed voter contact strategies beyond the general "people gotta show up" approach, and potentially refine some policy proposals with greater specificity.

The Dorchester County Democratic Party encourages all members to carefully review this interview, attend candidate forums, and participate actively in the November 4th primary election. With three Democrats competing for this seat, the primary will determine who carries the party's banner into the special election. Dr. SOS's combination of lived experience, professional expertise, and proven community leadership makes her a compelling candidate worthy of serious consideration as Democrats work to represent District 98's values and priorities in Columbia.

The Interview

Gray Somerville: All right, so good to be sitting down with you, Dr. SOS. Let's start with some basic biographical information. Where did you grow up?

Dr. SOS: I grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and lived there probably until I was in my 20s before going into the United States Air Force. During the time of growing up, I lived in Jefferson Township—about 27 square miles, about 5,000 people, small population. I was extremely active in sports and organizations. I was president of student council, I was part of Muse Machine, and so much more. Even going into college, I actually led two organizations at the same time. So being a leader is no old news, if you will. I've always done that growing up. I've always been in the space of leadership and community service.

Gray: Excellent. Tell me about your family.

Dr. SOS: Currently, I have 3 children. My oldest is 25, she's married. She has an engineering degree and utilizes that with the City of Phoenix, Arizona. My son is a graduate of Clemson. He has his Bachelor's in Animal Science and Nutrition and is now working on his master's in Microbiology—he should be graduating in May of next year. And my youngest is 15. She's a student at Fort Dorchester High School, and I'm excited to see what path she decides to go for herself. And of course, I'm married! I have a wonderful husband, very supportive.

Gray: Tell me about your line of work.

Dr. SOS: Sure, so I have many hats in my line of work. Primarily, I am a business owner. I own Corporate Cycle Consulting. I launched that business in 2012 and continue to service individuals who desire to start and grow their business. I serve as a business coach and consultant—I guess you can call it a chief results officer, because that's what we do, is get results for what we need with our clients.

In addition to that, I teach at ECPI University. As a professor, I primarily teach in the business space, but every now and then I get farmed out to do nursing, IT, and engineering. I have a very broad background and knowledge, and they're able to utilize that skill set that I have to be able to educate students on various levels. I've taught school from pre-K through 12, I've worked in both public and private school sectors, and of course, at the collegiate level now.

In addition to that, I am a veteran of the United States Air Force. I served 10 years active duty. It was my 9th year of service that I was actually injured on duty and paralyzed from the waist down. I had to go through 6 years of physical therapy to be able to stand and walk again. And here I am today.

Gray: What a story.

Dr. SOS: Yes. So that's the career side. Of course, there's additional professional careers that I've had from working in human resource management, healthcare management, international public relations, working as a government contractor in terms of a program and project manager—I've been in a lot of fields. I've also worked in the auto industry with General Motors as a quality manager and inspector. So I understand a lot of business associations in various capacities.

Gray: Very good. Prior to running for office, were you engaged in the community as a volunteer in any way?

Dr. SOS: Of course. Prior to running for office, I served in many organizations, one of which, my sorority—Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, where we were heavily involved, especially in the Summerville-Dorchester County area.

In addition to that, I served as the president for Tri-County Exchange, so we covered all of Tri-County to make sure that we're bringing unity and service in our communities, recognizing our veterans, looking at our youth, providing scholarships and community service projects.

I also sit on the board for the American Red Cross. I currently serve as the chair of our Mobilization Committee. With that committee, we work with the fire department for our "Sound the Alarm" program to make sure that homes have smoke alarm installation to reduce the amount of fires and prevent that. In addition, our blood drives—making sure that we have enough blood to support those, especially with sickle cell and other areas. Even if you have cancer, you can still help with those blood transfusions as well.

With the mission side, having worked with the American Red Cross when I was active duty—whenever we would need to call military members to bring them back home, that was one of the other tasks and jobs that I had in serving in the military. But now, on the other side, still making sure that there's a connection between our military members and our Red Cross members.

We also have the CPR training and first aid, and I'm also an instructor for that as well. Just making sure that our youth, our adults are trained in CPR and first aid. And our philanthropy—I can go on and on just with that, but just making sure that our community has resources that are able to connect to the Red Cross, and not just giving blood as well.

In addition to that, I work with our youth program with Beyond Our Walls—being able to provide underutilized youth the opportunity to learn coding, and we'll dissect worms and dissect frogs, so giving them an opportunity to learn something that's STEM-related outside of what they're getting at school, so that way they're able to compete with various age levels as well.

And I also volunteer with the youth program in which we have students that are in a group home, like foster care. We're able to teach up to 50 kids—we have 20 young men and 20 young ladies, and then 10 of them have special needs and require special care. These are individuals that may or may not be able to go to school because of certain circumstances. Maybe they've been abused, molested, parents have foregone their rights, and they just need that extra care. So typically every Friday, once a month, I'll go and volunteer and work with the kids to make sure that they are trained in entrepreneurship, trained in motivation and positive thinking, to make sure that they have that skill and knowledge. And in addition, we talk about career readiness, college readiness. And even if they decide to do a trade or go into the military, we bring those options to them.

So that's just a few. There's more that I do, but we probably don't have time to go through all that.

Gray: Well, that's quite a lot. I'm not going to ask you when you ever get any sleep, Dr. SOS, but I'm not sure you would have a good answer to that question. Well, let's keep going here. What's your connection with District 98?

Dr. SOS: So I live in District 98. This is home for me. I've been here for over 20 years, and of course, my kids went through the DD2 school systems, and I still have one left. So this is home. The other connection is I'm a part of this community, and I want to make sure that we have a thriving community, especially with our public education, where we're focusing on our economic growth, and especially our infrastructure—making sure that we have our roads, our water systems are in place. I know that we have some new businesses that are up and coming in the area, but there has to be a balance for that as well. So we just want to make sure that we are protecting our neighborhood, keeping our schools safe, and keeping our neighborhoods safe.

Gray: Very good. So tell me, what inspired you to run in this particular race?

Dr. SOS: So in this particular race, of course, I ran in 2024 against the incumbent at the time, Chris Murphy. When I initially put my hat in the race, I looked at what he was passing, and that was allowing 18-year-olds to have access to firearms—no training, no nothing. And of course, with the active school drills, that really triggered me, and I said, that's enough.

So for me, I do believe in the Second Amendment, and of course, being a military member, we're trained on how to utilize firearms, but we need to have common sense when it comes to gun control and reform. So that was one of the main reasons, is to make sure that we are providing common sense in the State House, and that the decisions that we're making, we just need to make sure that we are keeping our children safe, keeping our neighborhoods safe, and keeping our schools safe.

Gray: Very good. So as you probably know, Democrats are generally losing ground in statewide elections. In fact, South Carolina Democrats have lost nearly 25% of their State House seats in the past 12 years. So given that context, the most pressing question on the minds of Dorchester County Democrats is how exactly do you plan to win District 98? What's your high-level answer to that?

Dr. SOS: Sure. At a high level, when it comes to this Democratic race, you have to be able to support the candidate that's running. You have to look at the candidate that's going to bring the most change, the most common sense. One of the things that I'm able to bring is the skills and knowledge from so many different areas. When we're talking about finances, how are we going to pay our teachers? How are we going to do affordable housing? How are we going to take care of our roads and our systems, and what makes sense? Having experience in so many different fields, I'm able to bring that to the State House. I'm not just in one particular category where some people just stay and they're like, "Oh, I don't know how we're gonna do that."

But it also requires us to listen. That's part of being a leader—being able to listen to the constituents, finding out what they need. Because sometimes there's going to be individuals that're much smarter than you, that have the expertise, and you have to be able to lean in to what they're saying. A lot of times they think, "Oh, well, you think you know it all." No, we don't. We have to work collaboratively in order to form that partnership in making those decisions.

So on that higher level, we have to make sure that, number one, we have the support and the backing from the individuals that are putting you in office. They're trusting and believing that you can take care of business and get the results done, but it also requires being able to problem solve, being able to communicate and to negotiate.

Once we have got the Democrat support, then you have to look at the Republican support. So that's where the communications, the collaborations come into play. And we also have to look at, we're all dealing with the same issue. It's not a Republican, it's not a Democratic issue, or a green or yellow. It's all of us that are in this fight together. And we just need to bring the same focus back. We are all under one nation, under God, indivisible. And when we focus as Americans doing what we need to do to take care of us, then we will prosper, and we will do the things that we need to instead of separation.

Gray: Very good. Let's talk a little bit about funding. What are your funding goals for this campaign?

[NOTE: Dollar figures and voter turnout figures have been intentionally overwritten.]

Dr. SOS: Funding goals are to raise, at least, at a minimum, $XXXXX to $XXXXX for the primary. Of course, since it's real quick, and we have the early voting October 20th through the 31st, and then the election for the primary November 4th, it's a short turnaround. Once you get through that primary, you have to be able to go through that special election. Once you're elected from that special election, you're only going to be in office for a few months, and then you're running again in November for that same seat. So having that amount will allow you to continue to push forward once you're in the seat, because you don't want to lose that seat once you're in it.

Gray: So the $XXXXX to $XXXXX, is that for both the primary and the special?

Dr. SOS: Yes.

Gray: Okay, got it. How much of that have you raised so far?

Dr. SOS: So far, I've raised almost $XXXXX.

Gray: Okay. How do you plan to close the gap?

Dr. SOS: Well, it's about getting in front of the right donors, it's about individuals that are willing to support and do the backing, but it's also about marketing. It's about letting people know that you're available, you're here, and you just have to ask. So if you don't ask, you don't get.

Gray: Good. Do you have any events planned, like fundraising events scheduled that our members should know about?

Dr. SOS: Yeah, so we do have an event scheduled next week, October 8th, from 5:30 to 7:30. I can definitely send you the link. Because it is at a private residence, and the parking is going to be limited. So that's one of the fundraisers. I just had a speaking engagement yesterday with the Longshoremen. And sometimes, you know, things pop up last minute, and you just gotta be ready to go.

Gray: So we talked about funding. The next thing I want to talk about with your overall how-to-win piece is time. How much time are you able to devote to your campaign each week?

Dr. SOS: So in terms of time, based on my teaching schedule and business schedule, I typically devote anywhere between 10 to 20 hours towards my campaign. It may be making phone calls, sending out messages, following up with my campaign manager and/or speaking engagements, so I make sure that I have that dedicated time to be in the community and to make sure that individuals know that I'm here for them. It's not about me, it's about us.

Gray: Just look back at your calendar in your mind, or literally look at your calendar over the past week, and just tell us about some of the different things that you were doing in the past week working on your campaign.

Dr. SOS: Sure. So one of the things that I believe in is education and knowledge, and finding out what strategies actually work. So I had the opportunity to go to Orangeburg to listen in on individuals who've been in the House, such as Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative Garner, and also with other individuals that were present, and they were giving us key strategies and information on what we need to do to win. So of course, being able to listen to their perspectives actually helped me to revitalize or re-strategize what I need to do, because it's important to have a mentor. And mentors help you to be better, so that way you're not wasting time on things you shouldn't be doing. So that was a mentoring moment for me in order to get where I need to be.

Gray: Have you spent time actually knocking on doors yet, and making phone calls, and going to events to meet directly with voters? How's that going, and what kind of things have you been doing?

Dr. SOS: Yes, all of those. So I am constantly still knocking on doors, meeting with individuals, having speaking engagements. I know I just mentioned yesterday I was at the ILA 1422 speaking to those workers. And next week we have our fundraiser. We'll be knocking on doors, making phone calls this week. Well, throughout the week, text messaging, email messaging, that's going out. So yes, to your question.

Gray: Okay. So the last part that I wanted to talk about under the How You'll Win segment of this interview is just strategy and tactics. Walk me through the numbers. How many votes do you need to win, and how do you plan to get them?

Dr. SOS: Sure. I would say my win number in this primary will probably be around XXXXX because we typically have a low turnout during our off-presidential elections. I know in 2024 I was able to garner a little over 7,000 votes. So if I can even just get a portion of that, and then of course with 3 candidates running for the position in this primary, you've got to take that and divide that by 3, add 1, in order to figure out that win number. So just to be on the safe side, looking at about XXXXX to XXXXX will get me that win.

Gray: And how do you plan to get those numbers?

Dr. SOS: People gotta show up to the polls. I mean, there's really no other way to cut it, but you know, you can talk to people, you can send out mailers, but if they're not there at that post to press that button for you, it's not gonna work.

Gray: Okay. Do you have any special events planned that Dorchester County Democrats should know about other than next week's fundraiser? Are there any things, you know, already planned on your calendar?

Dr. SOS: I'll probably have to send that out, not really looking at my calendar right now in terms of what the community can actually attend other than the forums that are typically scheduled. I know the chambers of commerce normally has scheduled forums. I know my sorority typically has scheduled forums, but I don't think dates have been set yet.

Gray: Okay. All right, so I want to move to kind of a different general topic, which is how will you fight for democratic values if elected? So Democrats, as you know from recent things that we've been learning about, Democrats are now a super minority in the South Carolina state legislature, which means every Democrat elected to the state legislature has to fight harder and smarter to protect democratic values at the state level. What does fighting for democratic values mean to you in this context? What defines success?

Dr. SOS: Sure. So one of the things that I understand coming in when elected into this role, a lot of times they put junior folks, if you will, kind of on the back burner, and I would have to look and see which committee I'm assigned to. So one of the things that I would have to do is make sure that I'm working really hard and well on the committees that I'm assigned to, but also working really hard for District 98.

Part of that strategy is partnering with individuals that have influence. And it could be 3 or 4 or 5 that are willing to sponsor a bill, to put policy together, and to make sure that it's working. So looking at those values, I also have to look at what other representatives also share those values, in which we can partner and collaborate and bring that forth to make it happen.

Gray: Okay. Let's talk about the fighting hard part of the equation. The state legislature is in session between mid-January to mid-May, so roughly 4 months. During that time, the House meets 3 days a week, sometimes more. On top of that, you have committee work, constituent services, campaigning for re-election. So you're looking at a commitment of easily over 500 hours per year on top of all your other responsibilities. How will you make time to do this work with all the other things that are on your slate?

Dr. SOS: You just have to prioritize. I mean, that's the bottom line. You know, with any time management that you do, with any personal, business, professional relation, it's about prioritization. And that will be my main job, so that will be my priority, everything else becomes secondary. Of course, I still have to factor in family time, and the great thing is, is that my family is behind me, they support me. And with my husband being the person that he is, he's definitely gonna step up. So it's also a balance.

And to make sure that you're balancing your people that you're serving and making sure, but it will not just be about South Carolina State House District 98. Once you're in office, those decisions affect all of us across the state. So making sure that those decisions are going to be impactful and it's definitely going to help our people to thrive and to rise and to do the things that we need to do. So of course, that impacts me, that impacts my family. So I want to make sure that those that are going to be impacted, you know, it has a positive experience on them. It's a transformational experience, and not something that's going to be a negative.

Gray: Okay. Let's talk about the fighting smarter part of the equation. Given the super minority status of Democrats in the State House, how would you defend and advance Democratic values when Republicans have the votes?

Dr. SOS: So one, we have to look at going into these elections, we have to flip as many seats towards Democratic to give us a fair shake. Where we are now, looking at the reality where the Democrats are less, so even if all of the Democrats show up, we still won't have the numbers that we need to be able to move forward. That's where building the relationships, building the communications, building the partnerships, leadership, negotiation—all of that comes into play.

So in order for us to defend our values, we have to speak up. You can't stay silent. You have to be on the floor, present the arguments in a way in which they can see the points. However, you may have individuals that regardless, even if it makes sense logically, they may have their own agenda. So it's important for us to have an agenda. It's important for us to have a strategy that makes sense. And for us to collectively work together towards that. And with the Republicans having more, it's about being able to bring some of them to our side that's going to be beneficial, that's going to make a difference for the people that we serve.

Gray: Okay. All right, so let's talk a little bit about just your own politics and key issues that you care about. Is there anything about your politics that differentiates you from the other Democratic candidates that are running for office?

Dr. SOS: Besides being a woman... [laughs]

Gray: Well, I'm thinking about your policy perspective. Is there, you know, are there things that you might be pushing for that you don't think your other candidates would be, or differences that in some way differentiate you? I don't mean to paint anybody as just kind of a standard Democrat, but probably the assumption on the part of the Dorchester County Democratic Party is that, hey, we want a Democrat to win, we don't really know of any major differences in the actual policy perspective of the candidates. So that's what I'm getting at here.

Dr. SOS: Gotcha. So when we look at public policy that we need to put into play, right, I know S323 has been a huge issue right now. And from my 2024 run, I was endorsed with the South Carolina Planned Parenthood "She Votes." So I am a huge proponent of making sure that our reproductive freedoms and rights are protected. We also have to look at our medical physicians. A lot of that control is being stripped from them. So we have to be able to trust our medical physicians and giving women the opportunity to make decisions related to their own bodies. Giving those families an opportunity to make those decisions without any repercussions or just making sure that we are leaving those governmental decisions out.

When it comes to supporting our public education, you know, as a teacher myself, having worked in the school systems, and I still have friends that are still currently teaching, they're still underpaid. When it comes to education, they're still digging in their pockets to be able to provide the resources for those classrooms. So when it comes to bringing South Carolina up from the bottom, I have worked in curriculum and development, so we can work with our state superintendents and our schools to make sure that we have the proper education and training. I don't know of any other candidate that's been trained in that space.

When it comes to our economic growth, as a business owner who helps individuals to start and grow their business, I understand what it needs to take in order to develop that economic growth. A lot of times we're looking at our taxes, we're looking at our roads and our structure, where the money's coming in, how we're going to fund that. So when it comes to a budget, making sure that we're putting strategic plans in place to not overrun our budget, but also to stay within the guidelines that we need, but also looking at how we can put affordable housing in play. How can we take care of our elders and making sure that they have enough funding? Because even with Social Security that's being threatened, how are they going to be able to afford to stay in those homes? So again, being able to provide information and details—that's another area where I stand out that most of my competitors may not have that knowledge or skill set to be able to bring.

And when we're talking about infrastructure again, I've worked in the quality side, the operations side. So I understand a little bit of that engineering background that my competitors may not. So again, when you're looking at the best candidate, I am the best candidate because I bring the most diverse experience that's going to help our individuals, help our community to be able to thrive and do the things that we need to do.

Gray: Okay, what's the number one issue you would like to tackle in the legislature?

Dr. SOS: That's a great question. I would say, well, there's several that I would love to tackle. I think that the biggest one right now is just making sure that our schools and infrastructure are in place. Everything comes full circle. When we have the funding to educate our children, they have the ability to be able to get a job. And we can keep our individuals here versus them going somewhere else. But if they don't have the technical skills—let's say we're bringing in IT companies, we need to make sure that our kids are tech-savvy, that they're ready to handle that type of business. I know we have Boeing here, so we're looking at skill sets.

Once you have that training, that education and knowledge, then you're able to get a job, have employment, have funding, whether you start your own business or you do a vocation. And now you're able to afford healthcare. You're able to afford housing. You're able to afford putting food on your table, taking care of your family. So once you have that in place, then that brings the economic system, because now they can pay for clothes, they can pay for food, and that helps to grow the economy that's here locally, but also putting people to work. Whether you're starting your company, you're still giving people opportunity to work. So everything comes full circle.

Gray: Very good. Do you have any specific policy proposals you hope to introduce?

Dr. SOS: So yes, there are some specific policies that I would love to introduce, whether it's related to our public education and funding, it's our infrastructure, it is our reproductive rights. And it could be teaming up with organizations that are already  existing, that are pushing and being able to work with them to get those pushed through.

Gray: Okay, so let's wrap up with your closing argument to members of the Dorchester County Democratic Party who will be reading this interview or listening to this interview. Of the three candidates running, why should Dorchester County Democrats throw their support behind you?

Dr. SOS: Well, for one, this is my second run. And two, you already know who I am and what I can do. And three, if you're looking for a leader that's ready to make a difference, that's ready to fight for District 98, that has experience and knowledge in multiple areas, then I'm the best candidate for you.

I'm able to talk from a veteran standpoint, from a business standpoint, from a women's issue standpoint, our economic growth and our infrastructure, but also when it comes to gun reform. We have to make sure that we're protecting our kids. We have safe schools, and we have safe neighborhoods. So I am the best candidate that you should be supporting into District 98. And even after the special election, going into the next election, keeping me in that seat.

Gray: Okay, well, I think we'll leave it there. Thank you so much, Dr. SOS, for sitting down for this interview.

Dr. SOS: Thank you! You have a great day.

Editor's Note: This interview has been edited for clarity and length. The Dorchester County Democratic Party does not endorse candidates in primary elections. This interview is provided as a service to help voters make informed decisions.