Common Sense for Columbia, a Fair Deal for the Pee Dee.
After ten fruitful years, Pat Henegan will not seek re-election in House District 54; I am excited to present myself as a candidate for this seat. I am honored and humbled to have her endorsement and the endorsement of Doug Jennings, who also represented this district for twenty-three years.
I opened my law practice in Bennettsville in 2020, but I have been a lawyer since 2005. I have handled cases in traffic court and the Supreme Court, and most of the courts in- between. My purpose as a lawyer is to solve problems and help people. While I am usually paid for my expertise, I am also called by my profession and my God to work pro bono for the public good, such as the recent free will clinics in Clio and Bennettsville. I now seek to expand my work for the public good as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
We all know this district has needs. A road near my house has been shut down since at least 2018; I know it is not the only one. Every day I drive across a bridge that is partially closed. Some of our first responders are lacking equipment and funding. Generally, it feels like we are being left ehind when the rest of this state is growing and thriving. In my years of lawyering I have learned how to be persuasive (or annoying, depending on who you ask) for my cause. Let me put this skill to use to gently, or not so gently, remind the General Assembly that District 54’s particular slice of the Pee Dee is not getting its fair share.
The General Assembly seems to be obsessed these days with churning out solutions in search of a problem. This district can push back against questionable legislation, but to do this it needs a representative who can explain to the opposition why a bill is bad. You can’t speak truth to power if you don’t speak the same language. This is where having a lawyer in the legislature is so critical – the law is our stock and trade. Let me use the skills and knowledge I have accumulated in fifteen years of practice for the good of this district
About Jason
Jason Luck was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and raised in Seagrove, North Carolina, where his family has been making pottery since the mid-1800s. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a B.S. with a double major in Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science concentration) and Anthropology. Jason was employed by several multinational technology companies in Research Triangle Park before enrolling in law school at the University of South Carolina. While in law school, Jason was a member of the Moot Court Bar and the editorial staff of the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal (f/k/a South Carolina Environmental Law Journal).
Jason practiced in Charleston, South Carolina for more than fourteen years, litigating before the District of South Carolina and nearly all South Carolina state trial courts.
In 2019 Jason married Bennettsville native Emzee Hilliard (daughter of Kenny Hilliard and Annie Newton Hilliard), and in 2020 he opened his practice in Marlboro County.
Jason is admitted to practice in the state of South Carolina, the United States Virgin Islands, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the District of South Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
Jason is also a sixth-generation potter, and he is privileged to have pottery in the collections of museums, galleries, and private enthusiasts nationwide.