Urgent: SC's "Dr. Fauci" On Verge of Being Confirmed By Senate on March 20th
Psychiatrist Dr. Edward Simmer is set to testify in before SC Senate Medical Affairs Committee on Thursday, March 20th, 2025
The man that has been dubbed the "Fauci of South Carolina" is finally up to testify in front of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee THIS Thursday, March 20th to confirm his statewide appointment as Director of South Carolina's Department of Public Health following Governor McMaster's appointment in November 2024.
Dr. Edward Simmer, who is a psychiatrist and career bureaucrat, served as the Public Health director of DHEC during the COVID-19 pandemic and has had a long history of pushing the health agenda asserted by the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Institute of Health (NIH), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Simmer advocated for mask mandates for adults and children even after the SC General Assembly refused to pass a proviso that prohibited schools from using state funding to enforce masking mandates in 2021.
In 2021 DHEC board meetings, Dr. Simmer worked to coerce young people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, recommended that SC communities maintain mask mandates, targeted recommendations to get pregnant women and 5-11 year old children to be vaccinated, worked to implement federal government's required vaccination policy for government employees, among many other unconstitutional actions. Don't take my word for it, check out the compilation of Dr. Simmer stating all of this in a 26 minute summary of the 2021 DHEC board meetings HERE.
Why is the Governor re-appointing someone who has a proven track record of stifling medical freedom in South Carolina?
Blast from the Past: SC Senators Previous Statements on Simmer
This recent Simmer appointment has become even more interesting since two State Senators have stated that the last two years of legislative action was aimed at removing Dr. Simmer from serving as the head of the state's Public Health. On April 24, 2024, Senator Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) stated that the entire reason the General Assembly split up DHEC into two departments (Act 60) was to hold Dr. Simmer accountable since he "was a Health Czar" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to an article written by Evan Mulch with the United Patriots Alliance, later in 2024 at a Spartanburg County GOP meeting, Senator Josh Kimbrell (R-Spartanburg) stated that another piece of legislation needs to be passed so the Governor can remove Dr. Simmer. It is interesting how that legislation was never passed yet the Governor is intent on re-appointing Simmer once again...
Dr. Simmer is currently serving as the Interim Director of the SC Public Health Department as he waits for his Senate confirmation. Over the past several months, there has been an outcry of opposition from the grassroots concerning Edward Simmer as the next SC Public Health Director due to concerns over his career and his record. Some have written letters to the Senate Medical Affairs Committee pleading the committee members to reconsider the nomination.
Who Supports Simmer's Appointment?
While there has been a sizable backlash for the nomination of Edward Simmer, there doesn't seem to be anyone vocalizing support for Simmer besides Governor Henry McMaster himself. Following United Patriots Alliance's press conference and protest to "Stop Simmer" on January 14, 2025, Gov. McMaster doubled down on the former insurance company director saying that Simmer "is eminently qualified."
Take Action Before March 20th
The Senate Medical Affairs Committee is meeting THIS Thursday, March 20th, 2025 at 10AM in Room 308 in the Gressette Building. See the agenda for this hearing HERE.
Here is what you can do to prevent Dr. Edward Simmer's appointment:
Email the SC Senate Medical Affairs Committee members and ask them to vote AGAINST Dr. Simmer's nomination as the SC Public Health Director: ronniesabb@scsenate.gov, dannyverdin@scsenate.gov, joshkimbrell@scsenate.gov, shanemartin@scsenate.gov, margiebrightmatthews@scsenate.gov, harveypeeler@scsenate.gov, mikegambrell@scsenate.gov, thomasalexander@scsenate.gov, richardcash@scsenate.gov, tomcorbin@scsenate.gov, tomdavis@scsenate.gov, billygarrett@scsenate.gov, deontedder@scsenate.gov, tomfernandez@scsenate.gov, jeffzell@scsenate.gov, mattleber@scsenate.gov, bradhutto@scsenate.gov
Contact your State Senator and ask him/her to vote AGAINST Dr. Simmer's nomination as the SC Public Health Director. Find you State Senator HERE and the list of State Senators HERE.
Attend the Senate Medical Affairs Committee hearing on March 20th, 2025 at 10AM.
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