Jenny Costa Honeycutt

Jenny Costa Honeycutt grew up on James Island, surfing at Folly Beach, swimming with the Fort Johnson team and hunting with her father.¹ She and her husband, Trey, have three children, and she has also coached youth sports.¹ Her family attends James Island Christian Church, and her childhood also included weekends with her great grandparents at Lake Moultrie in Bonneau.¹

After Ashley Hall, Honeycutt studied political studies and communication at Meredith College and earned a law degree at the University of South Carolina.² During law school, she researched proposed legislation's impact on businesses in the governor's office.¹ She practiced at a statewide law firm for eight years before opening Costa Honeycutt on James Island.¹ She is also a circuit court mediator certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court.¹

First elected to Charleston County Council in 2018, Honeycutt chairs its Public Safety and Housing Special committees.² Her community work also includes the Junior League of Charleston.² She says her son's decision against returning to the Lowcountry, partly because of affordability concerns, helped motivate her congressional campaign.³

Honeycutt supports suspending federal and state gas taxes, controlling spending and reducing inflation.³ On healthcare, she argues that greater competition and stronger efforts against fraud would improve affordability and access.³ She faces Democrat Nancy Lacore and Libertarian Bill Reeside.⁴