Anna Wilder, political reporter

2025-2026 Bill 5716: Anna Wilder, political reporter - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5716
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0527DG-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on June 25, 2026
Adopted by the House on June 25, 2026
Summary: Anna Wilder, political reporter
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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6/25/2026

House

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RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE ANNA
WILDER, FORMERLY WITH
THE POST AND COURIER
, ON HER NEW BERTH AS A
POLITICAL REPORTER FOR THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
.

W
hereas, for three years, Anna Wilder served as a political and State
House reporter in South Carolina with
The Post and Courier
. During her
time covering the State House, including a year and a half at
The State

newspaper, she chronicled the state's most contentious policy fights in a wide
range of topics from criminal justice legislation to hemp-THC bills and
abortion laws, documenting both the legislative maneuvering and the people most
affected; and

W
hereas, a Florida native, she graduated from the University of
Florida, where she served as managing editor of
The Independent Florida
Alligator
, the university's student newspaper. Her work has appeared in
outlets such as
Politico
,
The Miami Herald
, and
ProPublica
;
and

W
hereas, recently, Ms. Wilder joined the
Associated Press
as a
political reporter covering voting, elections, and redistricting through
Report
for America
in Texas, a state that plays a major role in the nation's
politics. More particularly, Ms. Wilder will cover the impact of the changes to
redrawn congressional maps, as well as elections, voting rights, restrictions,
registration, and access, telling these stories originating at the state and
local level for national and global audiences in a competitive way; and

W
hereas, the House of Representatives is grateful for Anna Wilder's
years of service in the Palmetto State and is pleased that she enjoyed her time
in South Carolina. The members extend best wishes to this respected journalist
for much continued success as she takes up new duties and challenges in the
Lone Star State as a political reporter for the
Associated Press
. Now,
therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of
Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the South Carolina
House
of Representatives
, by this resolution, recognize and congratulate Anna Wilder,
formerly with
The Post and Courier
, on her new berth as a political
reporter for the
Associated Press
.

B
e it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to
Anna Wilder.

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