Sam Gibbons
People First Patriot
Running for Congress, SC District 2
The next generation of American leaders are here and ready to fight for a brighter future in an increasingly complex modern world.
Vote for Sam Gibbons in the South Carolina Republican Primary on June 9th!
Meet Sam
Sam Gibbons is a husband and father who believes in preserving and strengthening our state for the next generation. He was born in Springdale, and raised by working-class parents. He credits his mother as his lifelong rock, and his father — who passed away from bone cancer in 2024 — as a defining influence.
From fall hunts to summer job sites, Sam’s father taught him an appreciation for the outdoors, the value of hard work, and the importance of education. While Sam aspired to join the Marines, his father urged him to attend The Citadel. So Sam did both — serving a tour in Afghanistan as a Marine in 2011 and then graduating from The Citadel with honors in 2014.
Inspired by his leadership experience at The Citadel and a continued desire to serve, Sam went on to become a high school social studies teacher. He spent eight years primarily teaching freshmen at Dreher High School, and credits this experience with broadening his perspective as much as it shaped his students.
Sam now teaches in the Future Soldier Preparatory Course program, where he has helped hundreds of students become eligible for enlistment.
With his deep belief in public service apparent throughout his life, Sam stands ready to serve the people of the Second Congressional District of South Carolina as the People First Patriot our country needs.
Issues
The People’s House
Congress belongs to the people not corporations or political parties.
It’s time to reclaim Congress from monied interests and return it to the people. Congressional approval has hovered around 20% for the past 15 years. This stagnation comes from a widely-shared frustration with many causes, but the end result is the same: Congress isn’t fulfilling its duties and we, the people, are suffering.
Congress has a duty to the people and, if elected, I will pursue innovative solutions to improve representation, including increasing the size of the House, addressing the influence of big money, and supporting term limits — whether self-imposed or enacted by law. I will uphold the constitutional obligations of Congress and fight for my constituents.
Affordability
Costs are rising but opportunity is not. Congress needs to support the necessary changes to rebuild the middle class.
By the time the stock market sees 50,000 again, how many people will have even $5,000 in savings? How many do now? Survival in America boils down to one thing: money. Yet wages are stagnant, costs are ever-rising, and the policies we are pursuing — engaging in costly wars and retaliatory tariffs — are creating an increasing affordability crisis.
We need real solutions to the cost of health care, rising energy prices, and unattainable home ownership. If elected, I will work to rebuild America’s middle class by pursuing those answers and listening to what my constituents — the people most affected — want and need to pursue life, liberty, and happiness.
Rule of Law
If there is no respect for law then there will be chaos. Congress, as the creator of federal law and oversight, must rebuild that trust.
Americans’ faith in our legal system is eroding. “Rules for thee and not for me” is inherently un-American. When we pick and choose which laws to enforce and which to ignore – or worse, violate – we create inconsistency and injustice. The tendency to act first, often through executive order, and deal with the legal fallout later, needs to end. It does not serve the American people, and it wastes tax dollars on litigation.
If elected, I will work to restore law and order using the tools available to Congress: the authority to amend and repeal harmful laws, the Congressional Review Act, the impeachment of civil officers, and the power of the purse to address non-conforming agencies. Ideally, good laws will be passed and properly enforced. However, when problems arise, Congress already has the mechanisms to protect the American people.
War Powers
Congress should be central in whether or not to commit military forces. Failing to check the office of the president on its circumvention is in clear violation of our Constitution.
War is an ugly thing, and presidents have too often abused their responsibility as Commander in Chief. We stand on the cusp of yet another large-scale war that Congress has not yet debated, authorized, or approved.
This problem isn’t new, but it remains a dilemma we must confront. Article One, Section Eight of the Constitution gives Congress — not the president — the authority to declare war. As such, Congress should be central in the decisions of whether or not to commit military forces. Failing to check the office of the president on its circumvention is a clear violation of our Constitution.
If elected, I will demand accountability for the conflict with Iran and introduce legislation to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which has enabled more than 25 years of ongoing military engagement in the Middle East.
Public Servants
Public Service is an honorable thing; we can seek ways to reduce costs to taxpayers without demonizing the work of our public servants.
I, along with millions of others, have lived my life in service to my country. The callousness with which “DOGE” treated public servants, many of whom are veterans, is shameful. America is the greatest country on earth, and serving her is a distinct honor. There is a difference between mismanagement and mission creep that balloons budgets, and the frontline workers who facilitate the interaction between citizens and their government.
If elected, I will speak directly with those frontline workers to understand where and how the bureaucracy gets in the way of a “job well done,” and I will seek solutions that reduce costs, maintain dignity, and uphold high standards in public service.
Epstein Files
Our children deserve safety. The decision to prosecute predators shouldn’t be based on the predator’s income level or status.
The Department of Justice has shown resistance to aggressively pursuing the Epstein case. The content of the files that we have seen is abhorrent, and we’ve heard the haunting stories of abuse no one should have to endure from the brave survivors who have come forward.
It is inexcusable that the DOJ is not doing more. Justice should not be based on who you know or how much money you have, and yet it seems the only reason justice is not being served is because it may damage the reputation of powerful people.
If elected, I will support the efforts to ensure victims are heard, accountability is pursued without fear or favor, and that those responsible face justice.
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