Today is Mac’s 37th birthday!
From serving in the U.S. Coast Guard to fighting for the Lowcountry, Mac has always believed in putting people first.
To celebrate, we’re asking supporters to chip in $37 to help power this campaign in honor of Mac's 37th birthday.
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That is the ruling that made unlimited outside spending by individuals constitutionally protected. Citizens United expanded that logic to corporations and unions.
That door was opened much earlier in Buckley v. Valeo (1976), when the Supreme Court held that while Congress can limit direct contributions to candidates, it generally cannot limit independent expenditures.
Citizens United dealt with corporate and union independent spending, not with whether wealthy individuals can spend unlimited money independently.
Citizens United did *not* do this with respect to individual donor giving (billionaires). The culprit is Buckley v. Valeo (1976).
I have taken zero corporate PAC or special interest money.
Disagree with me if you want. But do not invent a position I did not take and pretend you are making a valid argument.
I have also been clear that support for Israel’s right to exist does not require blind support for every action of its government, nor does it require silence in the face of human rights violations.
Congress has an independent constitutional duty here. Whether Republicans refuse to do their job is a separate failure, but it does not excuse or legitimize what Trump did.
I have made clear that Donald Trump had no right to drag this country into war without congressional authorization, and that doing so put American service members and American families at risk without a clearly defined strategy, endgame, or accounting of the cost.
Joe, you can read my press releases. I have condemned Trump’s military actions in the strongest sense, both legally and morally.
Meanwhile, the war is already estimated to be costing about $3.7 billion in its first 100 hours. Americans deserve better than another unauthorized war and another bill they are forced to pay.
The Iranian regime is a threat. But so is a presidency that ignores the Constitution. Donald Trump started this war without congressional authorization and without clearly telling the American people the end game or the cost.
Bluffton High School
12 H.E. McCracken Circle
Bluffton, SC 29910
This is the Lowcountry. And this is your campaign.
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Join me for a public town hall - 3/23 at 6:30 PM - Bluffton High School.
This town hall is for all of Beaufort & Jasper Counties. I want to hear directly from you about the challenges facing our communities, the future of the nation, & what kind of leadership we need to move the Lowcountry forward.
Join our campaign today at www.defordforcongress.com
Looking forward to meeting with 10 VFW posts tomorrow & spending time listening to fellow veterans about the issues facing our community. I hoped Alex Pelbath could join us, but I understand schedules happen. I even picked up a small history-themed gift for him. Alex, let me know where to send it.
I’m a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, and I’m furious. While a Coast Guardsman was missing at sea, Secretary Kristi Noem tried to pull aircraft from the search, and her team threatened Coast Guard flight crews over a heated blanket. Reckless. Disgraceful. Kristi Noem is unfit for public office.
Mac Deford Honors the Life and Legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., South Carolina Son and Civil Rights Giant
He marched with Dr. King. He stood on that balcony in Memphis. And when the movement lost its greatest voice, Jesse Jackson picked up the work and carried it forward for six more decades. His Rainbow Coalition was an act of faith and a living conviction in what this country could be. He looked at a party that had left too many people behind and said: Everyone belongs at the table. The Democratic Party and the nation
As a South Carolinian, I feel this loss deeply. Reverend Jackson carried the story of this state with him everywhere he went: the resilience of communities that refused to be silenced, and the unshakable belief that ordinary people could change the course of history if they had the courage to show up. He showed up. Every single time.
The best way to honor Jesse Jackson's legacy is not with words alone. It is with work and service. It is by continuing the fight he gave his life to, for justice, for dignity, and for the belief that in America, every voice matters and every person counts. With that, let us keep working to secure peace and justice for all people and uphold the dignity of every human being.
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a civil rights giant, a SC son, and a leader who challenged this nation to live up to its promise.
His voice helped expand who belongs at the table and reminded us that hope is not a slogan, it is a call to action.
"Keep hope alive.”
One company can control your insurance, your doctor, your prescription, and your data.
That is not a free market. That is monopoly power.
I am running to break it up and put patients first.
#SC01
This campaign isn’t being built in a boardroom. It’s being built in living rooms, on front porches, and in communities all across the Lowcountry.
Neighbors. Veterans. Local leaders. Folks who know this district because they live here and serve here. That’s what real grassroots support looks like.
Mac Deford Condemns Racist Video Shared by the President, Says Abuse of the Office Cannot Be Normalized
“This isn’t politics: this is disgraceful.” “A sitting President of the United States chose to amplify a video that uses one of the oldest racist tropes in American history to demean our nation’s first Black President and First Lady. That’s not satire. That’s not humor. That’s outright degradation, and it stains the office he holds.”
“Leadership means lifting people up — not dragging America back to its ugliest chapters for clicks.” “When the President shares this kind of garbage, dismisses the backlash as ‘fake outrage,’ and hides behind flimsy excuses, he normalizes cruelty. Words and actions from the President set the tone for the entire nation — and this is unacceptable.”
“The presidency is supposed to be bigger than one man’s grievances or impulses.” “It should unite the country, represent our values, and uphold a basic sense of decency. Racism has no place in American politics — and it has absolutely no place coming from the President of the United States.”
When racist imagery comes from the Oval Office, it carries the weight of the nation.
This wasn’t politics. It was an abuse of power. And it deserves to be strongly condemned.
New gear just dropped. 🇺🇸
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Big update for our February 12th Town Hall! I’m excited to announce that Michael Missal, former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will be joining us.
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Big update for our February 12 Town Hall! I’m excited to announce that Michael Missal, former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will be joining us to talk about why checks and balances matter, why Congress must reclaim its role, and how real oversight works.
Grateful for the growing support from veterans, community leaders, and public servants across the Lowcountry. Our new campaign video shows what this movement is really about: listening, showing up — and fighting for the people who call this district home. #MacDeford #SC01 #SCpol
Justice grows when the people stand together.
When governments in other countries murder their citizens, we call that tyranny. Congress must put this administration in check and stop its lawlessness.
I served as a federal law enforcement officer. I know the standards. Federal agents murdered Alex Pretti in Minneapolis while he was exercising his First Amendment rights. He was a VA nurse and a U.S. citizen. If Congress defends this, it has abandoned its duty.
