Yancey McGill

Yancey McGill
Former Lt. Gov McGill and Gov. Nikki Haley in October 2015
90th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office June 18, 2014 – January 14, 2015
Governor	Nikki Haley
Preceded by	Glenn F. McConnell
Succeeded by	Henry McMaster
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 32nd District
In office January 10, 1989 – June 18, 2014
Succeeded by	Ronnie Sabb
Personal details
Born	John Yancey McGill (1952-09-18) September 18, 1952 (age 64) Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican (2016–present)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (Before 2016)
Alma mater	The Citadel Francis Marion College
Religion	Southern Baptist

John Yancey McGill (born September 18, 1952) is an American politician who served as the 90th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from June 2014 to January 2015.

McGill was formerly a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 32nd District in Williamsburg and Georgetown counties from 1989 to June 18, 2014.

McGill became Lieutenant Governor after Glenn F. McConnell resigned to become president of The College of Charleston, becoming the first Democrat to hold the office since 1995. McGill chose not to run for election to a full term, in November 2014; Republican Henry McMaster therefore, succeeded him as Lieutenant Governor on January 14, 2015, having won the November election.

In January 2015, McMaster appointed McGill to be the State Director of South Carolina's Office on Aging.He stayed at the position for 8 months before returning to his family farm in Kingstree.

In March 2016, McGill left the Democratic Party and announced his intention to run for Governor of South Carolina in 2018 as a Republican. He had been a fairly conservative Democrat for most of his career; he opposed abortion and supported curbs on government spending and regulation. He admitted that he hadn't changed parties sooner because his state senate district was too Democratic for him to be elected as a Republican.