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State Rep. Jay Kilmartin

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Constitutional Conservative Republican representing District 85. Chapin, Columbia and Irmo in Lexington County. SC Freedom Caucus member.

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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
8 months
Thank you, thank you, thank you District 85! I will continue to be your fighter in the statehouse!
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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@gregammons1 @fitsnews @murrellsmith My Liability insurance went from $1500/yr, to $28,000/yr. But sure, blame the insurance companies.
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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We (SCFC) tried to defund DEI in every single state university two years ago. If voting against that in every single instance is “leading the way,“ I don’t know what to tell you. What has changed? The political winds shifted nationwide. The South Carolina legislature did not lead, they followed, and only did so because of political pressure.
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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@edramseyonline @SCFreedomCaucus Mine Burns is definitely one of us. You are in good hands.
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State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
4 days
This has been a regular occurrence. Heres a voice mail I received yesterday. As a Christian conservative legislator, we are taking flak from all directions. Thank you all for the prayers for my safety, but please also include these people who disagree as they are struggling.
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State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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@adelaidexrawks @RepAdamMorgan @SCHouseGOP We still need you! It is a battle. We count this as a win. However, it’s critical the citizens know how we got here.
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
4 days
This is exactly why they don’t like us taking pictures of the public vote board on the house floor.
@RepAdamMorgan
Adam Morgan
4 days
Fact ✔️: Yesterday the @SCHouseGOP announced they will pass legislation to end DEI in SC. Glad they finally came around on the issue—years later. Conservatives, this is why speaking up and playing the long game matters. Speak truth, force recorded votes, and you will win.
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State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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It’s also the “Trump effect.“ What’s happening nationally is making our constituents look towards their own back yard the SC State House. We have said year after year, there are 50 “swamps“. I could argue our top status as SC being one of the swampiest of the swamps. We led on this in 2023. We were shut down, ridiculed and targeted…..by the RINOs. Watching them pivot is entertaining.
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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@Thomasstjames3 @elonmusk Sesame Street in Iraq? I remember you protesting George Soros being vocal when He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. What is an essential program?
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
4 days
As a small business owner and a politician, there’s more in common than not. I can serve my customers AND make a profit. They intersect at what is wasteful or not. It’s that simple. We have been outsourcing our treasury to leftist causes, NGO’s, foreign aid, etc. When a nation has a mission statement (the constitution) and all its citizens understand the core functions of the government (its purpose) for existing, as citizens we can debate. That’s what we should be doing based on what has been revealed at USAID. If my restaurant manager decided we need to start a business selling kittens out of the kitchen, we may be headed in the wrong direction. In addition, she doesn’t tell the owner (me) or tell the customers about the side business. It may be time for a hard conversation with her (easy for me). The nation is having this conversation. You are deflecting.
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State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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@Bourbontiffanys @stephen_frank Best comment yet.
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State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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But they’re not doing ANY DEI initiatives at USC. I heard it straight out of his own mouth at the Higher Education Subcommittee last week while he was asking the legislature for money. He didn’t lie did he? LOL
@america_fubar
America is Back
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@stephen_frank Return the money @MichaelAmiridis. Not another dime of donation until you do. #embarrassing
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
4 days
RT @AGAlanWilson: Every South Carolinian has the right to peacefully protest and assemble, but any efforts obstructing law enforcement—espe…
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State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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@PooreRicha15091 @SCHouseGOP @realDonaldTrump No, we actually tried this in the past budget debate. The RINOs fully funded DEI in all the states universities.
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State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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@SullivanC @SCHouseGOP @realDonaldTrump Amen. The swamp is deep and murky in Columbia.
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
4 days
Thank you David!
@davidwarner843
David Warner
5 days
@SCHouseGOP @realDonaldTrump Let’s start with @CCUChanticleers This is the DEI component of employee evaluations at CCU.
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State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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@LKNAttorney They actually simply changed the name of their DEI office.
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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We (SC Freedon Caucus) tried in 2023. The Republican (RINOs) tabled every amendment to their budget requests. We did that for every state funded university. And our amendments were defeated every single time. Did you know the faux “tuition freeze” was not a freeze (7 years running)??. SC taxpayers make up the difference in what the universities were going to raise tuition to. In other words, the schools still raised tuition, and you’re paying for it.
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
6 days
@smm560 Could some women just maybe have decent jobs because they are qualified to have them?
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@JayforHouse85
State Rep. Jay Kilmartin
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@johnrich Thank you John for always speaking up. We are living in epic times right now. And the best is yet to come!
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