Tom Fernandez | |
|---|---|
| Member of theSouth Carolina Senate from the 39th district | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Vernon Stephens |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Attorney |
Tom Fernandez is anAmerican politician. He has been a member of theSouth Carolina Senate from the 39th District since 2024. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Fernandez spent his youth on a farm in Michigan. He earned a BA in political science fromCoastal Carolina University, a JD fromCharleston School of Law, and an MBA fromThe Citadel.[1]
Fernandez challenged Republican incumbentSylleste Davis in 2018 for a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives, losing in the Republican primary.[2][3]
On March 28, 2024, Fernandez filed to run for State Senate seat 39.[4] He defeated Democratic incumbentVernon Stephens to flip the Senate seat.[5][6][7][8]
Fernandez serves on the Senate Corrections and Penology, Education, Family and Veterans' Services, Judiciary and Medical Affairs committees.[9]
In 2025, Fernandez voted against confirming Dr. Edward Simmer to lead the South Carolina Department of Public Health because Simmer had strongly recommended that people take COVID vaccines during the COVID pandemic and because he wore a face mask to protect his immunocompromised wife.[10]
During the nationwideNo Kings protests on June 14, 2025, Fernandez drove past a crowd of his constituents inSummerville who were protesting, while blaring the horn on his truck and making obscene gestures. Fernandez claimed that his behavior was in response to "heckling" from protesters.[11]
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