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{{COUNTY}} County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, {{COUNTY}} County Council, {{CITY}} City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.

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{{COUNTY}} County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the {{CITY}} Police Department budget run through {{CITY}} City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the {{STATE_ABBR}} General Assembly. The {{COUNTY}} County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under {{STATE_ABBR}} Election Commission oversight.

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Florence, SC falls within South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District, represented in the U.S. House by Russell Fry. At the Senate level, South Carolina’s seats are held by Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott. Governor Henry McMaster leads state government from Columbia. Locally, Florence County Council is chaired by Jerry Yarborough, and the county’s law enforcement leadership includes Sheriff T.J. Joye and 12th Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements III.

Florence County politics intersect with the broader Pee Dee region’s civic life — from school board decisions affecting Florence County School District One’s roughly 16,300 students to county council votes on economic development, zoning, and infrastructure. HERE Florence covers elections, government meetings, and policy decisions that affect Florence County residents.