A biography for Jaime Harrisonhasn’t been written yet.
“Black History Month is a poignant time for the entire country, but particularly the African American community.”
“Our country was built upon the idea that if you work hard and play by the rules, you can achieve the 'American dream' and create a better future for your children.”
“I was born into long odds. I know what the David versus Goliath story is. My life has been that.”
“I've picked butter beans, okra, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew. I've butchered pigs, chickens. We made our own sausage and pudding.”
“I don't come from a lot of money.”
“South Carolina needs a Senator who cares about South Carolina, who fights for you, who understands and feels your pain, and works to address it.”
“I grew up in a household where a missed day of work meant bills were not paid, I've lived through the stress that confronts many South Carolina families.”
“We have to end cash bail.”
“No one helped my grandparents when a con man stole our house, or when I needed help paying for a plane ticket to get to college. But my community always had my back.”
“South Carolinians don't back down from challenges.”
“When we lift women up, our communities thrive.”
“South Carolina's lack of access to quality maternal health care is pervasive.”
“The climate change issue is real and we are seeing its effects right here in South Carolina.”
“I broke the cycle of poverty thanks to education.”
“I can tell you as a black person in South Carolina whose grandparents grew up through Jim Crow, when you lose the courts and justice no longer becomes just, we're in a world of trouble.”
“Protecting our kids is a sacred obligation.”
“State governments should not have to compete in bidding contests against each other in order to get the necessary supplies to protect and help their citizens.”
“Too many people have lost their lives, particularly in the African-American community, for the right to vote. I stand in their shadows and I am standing on their shoulders.”
“I think about the world that we leave behind for our children.”
“My entire life, people have told me that I couldn't do certain things. They told me I couldn't go to college. They told me I couldn't go to Yale, Georgetown, couldn't end up doing much on Capitol Hill. Couldn't be party chair. And my response has always been, 'Watch me.'”