This time last year, the rain fell. And fell. And fell. The floodgates burst, and South Carolina found itself facing an historic 1,000-Year Flood catastrophe—and the consequences of a decade-plus of Infrastructure neglect under Congressman Joe Wilson. The world watched, as many parts of South Carolina’s Second Congressional District became flood-ravaged lakes following breaches to […]
There’s a Better Way: Infrastructure Investment Paves the Way for Prosperity
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There’s a Better Way: Remarks to the South Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee

Good evening. My name is Arik Bjorn. I sense relief in the room. “So that’s how he pronounces his name.” BJORN is Norwegian for bear. And that is precisely the animal that represents my pending campaign against “Status Quo” Joe Wilson. Grizzly, not koala. MAKE NO MISTAKE: The Wilson Dynasty will fall once and for […]
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