BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC (WSAV) - She has been a fixture near the top of the local Democratic party for years.

Now, Mayra Rivera-Vasquez has decided to chase political office in South Carolina herself.

"Twenty years supportively serving and working with nonprofits," she said. "I work very close during all my professional years with towns, with many years with the government. I know how to find the funds that are needed. What my job as economic leader and as a lawyer. I have this unique blend of experiences and knowledge that could help the community. And I want to bring that here too, to the Lowcountry."

The Bluffton resident is the only congressional candidate who lives in the southern part of the Lowcountry. She said the experience she has in politics around the state makes her the right p

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