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Project 2025 Architect Paul Dans Enters GOP Primary to Challenge Lindsey Graham

His bid pits the far-right plan’s agenda for a federal government overhaul against an incumbent backed by President Trump.

FILE - Paul Dans, director of Project 2025 at the Heritage Foundation, speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters convention, Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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FILE - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens to journalists at the end of his visit to Israel, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Overview

  • Paul Dans, chief architect of Project 2025, formally declared on July 28 that he will seek the Republican nomination for South Carolina’s 2026 U.S. Senate race.
  • Dans plans to officially launch his campaign Wednesday in Charleston with a prayer breakfast followed by a kickoff event at a historic venue.
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham, a four-term incumbent, has secured President Trump’s endorsement along with backing from South Carolina GOP leaders and a sizable campaign war chest.
  • Dans frames the Senate as the “headwaters of the swamp” and says his candidacy will advance Project 2025’s blueprint to downsize career civil service and restructure federal agencies.
  • The primary field also includes former Lt. Gov. André Bauer and Democratic candidate Dr. Annie Andrews, setting up a crowded contest over MAGA loyalty and the party’s future direction.