Sheri Biggs
Sheri Biggs, a Republican nurse practitioner who has represented South Carolina's 3rd congressional district since 2025, seeks re-election in 2026 against Democrat Eunice Lehmacher.
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- Born
- March 28, 1970
- Birthplace
- Kosciusko, Mississippi
- Education
- Kosciusko High School (1988)
Carolina Bible College (bachelor's degree in Christian ministries)
Samford University (Doctor of Nursing Practice)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Sheri Biggs, whose full name is Sheryl Lynn Biggs, was born on March 28, 1970, and is from Kosciusko, Mississippi.
She graduated from Kosciusko High School in 1988, earned a bachelor's degree in Christian ministries from Carolina Bible College and completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice at Samford University.
Biggs is a nurse practitioner and served in the Mississippi Air National Guard, where she reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
She and her husband, Bill, a businessman, supported Henry McMaster's campaigns for governor of South Carolina and served on the committee that organized the ceremonies for his 2023 inauguration.
Career
Biggs declared her candidacy for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district in January 2024, one day after Republican Jeff Duncan announced that he would leave the seat. In the seven-candidate Republican primary she finished second behind pastor Mark Burns, then defeated Burns in the runoff and went on to win the general election. When she was sworn in on January 3, 2025, she became the second Republican woman to represent South Carolina in Congress, after Nancy Mace.
In the 119th Congress, Biggs serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Her subcommittee assignments include East Asia and the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere, Border Security and Enforcement, Transportation and Maritime Security, Energy, and Research and Technology. She is a member of the Freedom Caucus.
2026 race
Sheri Biggs is seeking re-election in the 3rd district, which takes in the Piedmont area of northwestern South Carolina, including Anderson and Greenwood. She was elected to the seat with 71.7% of the vote in 2024 and is the Republican nominee in 2026.
Her Democratic opponent is Eunice Lehmacher, a social worker and the party's nominee for state representative in 2020 and 2024, who won the Democratic primary with 53.4% of the vote against educator Ernest Mackins. The general election takes place on November 3, 2026.