Pamela Evette

In October 2019, Evette was involved in an accident in Greer, SC when her driver inappropriately activated his flashing blue and red lights to go through an intersection. Evette’s driver was cited, and Evette was uninjured.

Evette was the first lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket as the governor. Prior to the 2018 election, South Carolina lieutenant governors were elected independently of the governor. She defeated Mandy Powers Norrell in the gubernatorial election on November 6, 2018. Evette took office as South Carolina’s second female lieutenant governor (the first being Nancy Stevenson from 1979 through 1983 under Richard Riley) on January 9, 2019. Evette is the first Republican female to hold the office.

In 2015, Evette was ranked #3 top female entrepreneurs in the United States by Inc. Magazine, noting that as CEO, she grew her business to a one-billion-dollar enterprise in the 15 years since its inception.

Born in Ohio, Evette earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Cleveland State University. She worked as an accountant until returning to Travelers Rest, South Carolina in 2005, where she founded and acted as CEO of Quality Business Solutions, a payroll, HR and back-office solutions software firm.

Pamela Sue Evette (born August 28, 1967) is an American politician and businesswoman and the 93rd and current lieutenant governor of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, she was the CEO of Quality Business Solutions in Upstate South Carolina prior to her election as lieutenant governor, and she is the first lieutenant governor to be elected on the same ticket as the Governor. She has been in office since January 9, 2019 when Henry McMaster began his first elected term as governor.