POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Trump nominates Peter McCoy of Charleston for new US Attorney for SC

BY MAAYAN SCHECHTER AND JOHN MONK
FEBRUARY 26, 2020 07:05 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Lowcountry lawmaker Peter McCoy is set to become the next United States attorney for the state of South Carolina.

Late Wednesday, President Donald Trump nominated the Republican state representative to the seat previously held by Sherri Lydon, now a federal judge.

McCoy, 41, a Charleston native, still must be recommended by the Senate Judiciary Committee and approved by the full Senate. Committee chairman US Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday he is confident McCoy will be confirmed.

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MAAYAN SCHECHTER
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Maayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) covers the S.C. State House and politics for The State. She grew up in Atlanta, Ga. and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville. She has previously worked at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News.