Local pediatrician, Dr. Annie Andrews, has announced her run for South Carolina’s First Congressional District! Dr. Andrews is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina and has practiced medicine in Charleston for over a decade. She received her MD from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine and completed her residency in Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Andrews states her priorities will include getting past the COVID-19 pandemic, getting the economy back on track and keeping kids in school safely. She also wants to tackle local flooding and sea-level rise by addressing the realities of climate change in the Lowcountry, prioritize the pressing infrastructure needs of the district, and curb gun violence, according to her announcement.