Political Priorities
My Priorities for House District 31
A clear plan focused on affordability, small business growth, accountability, restoring balance in Columbia, and improving South Carolina’s civil justice system.
Priority 1
An Affordability Agenda: Restoring the American Dream
Affordability is about restoring the promise that if you work full-time, you can build a stable, dignified life. It means returning to the idea that one steady income should allow a family to buy a home, take a modest vacation, send their children to school, and retire with security — not live in constant financial anxiety.
That means expanding down payment assistance, increasing quality affordable housing through tools like the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, and supporting more affordable rental options so working families are not locked out of stable housing.
It also means strengthening technical colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and alternative higher-ed and trade pathways so students and working families can earn a degree or learn a craft without mortgaging their future.
And affordability means tackling the everyday costs that keep families squeezed: utility rates that are too high, property-tax pressures on seniors, the cost of child care, and the need for insurance reform that protects families instead of leaving them priced out.
An affordability agenda is about reducing barriers, building wealth, and making sure hard work once again leads to security and opportunity.
Priority 2
Growing Small & Minority-Owned Businesses
Economic empowerment is community empowerment. Entrepreneurship remains one of the most powerful tools for building generational wealth and breaking cycles of poverty.
That belief is why Mo helped initiate Power Up Spartanburg, the largest investment in minority and small business development in the history of Spartanburg County. What began as a $6 million public investment of American Rescue Plan funds was leveraged into nearly $16 million through public-private partnerships, creating a comprehensive ecosystem of capital access, technical assistance, mentorship, and contract-readiness support.
At the state level, he will fight to expand funding streams, increase access to capital, and replicate proven local models so Black entrepreneurs and small business owners across South Carolina have the tools not just to start businesses, but to scale them.
Priority 3
Law Enforcement Accountability & Equal Justice
Public safety and accountability must go hand in hand. Law enforcement officers carry extraordinary authority, including the power of life and death. That power demands professionalism, oversight, and accountability.
In Spartanburg County, Mo was the only elected official to call for an outside agency investigation into Sheriff Chuck Wright — because no one should be above the law.
He will work to establish stronger statewide guardrails and oversight for sheriffs’ offices, while making sure communities are protected and equal justice is more than just a slogan.
Priority 4
Standing Up to Republican Extremism & Restoring Balance
South Carolina’s Republican supermajority has pushed policy further toward ideological extremes. When one party holds overwhelming control, accountability weakens and communities like ours lose leverage.
Mo will work not only to represent District 31 effectively, but to help break one-party rule by identifying and supporting competitive races across the state — especially in majority-minority districts that should reflect the values of their communities.
Balanced government produces better policy, stronger oversight, and a legislature that more honestly reflects the people of South Carolina.
Priority 5
Improving South Carolina’s Civil Justice System
A justice system should protect ordinary people, not just the powerful. South Carolinians deserve a civil justice system that gives people a meaningful path to accountability when government or powerful institutions cause harm.
Mo supports reforms such as raising South Carolina Tort Claims Act limits so people harmed by government overreach are not shut out of justice by outdated caps.
Improving the civil justice system means access, fairness, and accountability — and making sure the law works for regular people, not only those with the most power and resources.