Two weeks from the primary, John Kerry is headed to SC to campaign for Joe Biden

Busy in Nevada before Saturday’s caucus vote, former Vice President Joe Biden is sending one of his top surrogates to South Carolina less than two weeks ahead of the state’s Democratic presidential primary.

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who in 2004 ran for president as the Democratic nominee, will join Biden’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and Biden’s senior campaign advisor Symone Sanders on Biden’s “Soul of the Nation” bus tour through the state.

The campaign said Kerry will join volunteers at a phone bank in Rock Hill, then give remarks at a debate watch party in Columbia.

Also on Wednesday, the campaign said, Sanders will join former Richland County councilwoman Bernice Scott, whose women-led “Reckoning Crew” group endorsed Biden after U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris exited the race, and knock on doors across Richland County.

This story was originally published February 18, 2020 at 5:43 PM.

Maayan Schechter

The State

Maayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) is the senior editor of The State’s politics and government team. She has covered the S.C. State House and politics for The State since 2017. She grew up in Atlanta, Ga. and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2013. She previously worked at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News. She has won reporting awards in South Carolina. Support my work with a digital subscription