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Brian J. Gaines

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Brian Jerome Gaines (born January 27, 1982) is an American civil servant and politician who currently serves as the Comptroller General of South Carolina. He was appointed by Republican Governor Henry McMaster on May 12, 2023, by recess appointment, following the resignation of Richard Eckstrom. He is South Carolina's first Black constitutional officer since the Reconstruction era.

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