Jermaine Johnson

Jermaine Johnson is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Hopkins, representing District 52 in Richland and Kershaw counties. He was born July 4, 1985 in Los Angeles and grew up in Hopkins. He attended the College of Charleston on a basketball scholarship, earning a B.A. in 2008, then a master's degree from Strayer University (2014) and a doctorate in business administration from Northcentral University (2018), and played professional basketball in the NBA's development league and overseas. He owns DT Consulting Firm, LLC and teaches as an adjunct professor, and served on the Richland County Recreation Commission from 2016 to 2020. First elected to the House in 2020, he took office in 2021, was reelected in 2022 and ran unopposed in 2024. In January 2026 he said he would not seek reelection to the House. In the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary for governor he won 58.2 percent against Billy Webster and Mullins McLeod. He faces Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson on November 3, 2026.