Erin Medlin for Ward 1

11/22/2023

Dear Simpsonville, I love you, and I appreciate all your work and dedication on behalf of the campaign💙.

Disappointment may the feeling tonight, but joy comes in the morning.

Tonight’s outcome was decided by 14 voters. But in truth, tonight’s outcome was decided by the non participatory voters. Turnout for tonight’s election was just 4 percent of Simpsonville’s citizens. It isn’t the outcome we wanted, but it is the outcome we got, and we respect the will of the voters.

So all we have left to do is roll up our sleeves and get to work.

We won’t give up, and we won’t stop. I’ll hope you’ll stay with me for this journey. Simpsonville is our community, and we deserve a community that works together in good faith. My soul is at peace tonight❤️. We ran a good, clean campaign, and I know we have represented the community, my family, and my faith with honor❤️

Let’s wish the winner Councilman elect Chad O'Rear our best.

And say hello to your newly elected Shannon Williams, Ward 3 Councilwoman 👋

11/21/2023

Today’s the Day, folks! It’s a R-U-N-N-O-F-T!

Go Vote Erin Medlin for Simpsonville City Council!

Regardless of tonight’s outcome, I’m already a winner💙

I have met so many wonderful and passionate citizens throughout our community. I’ve learned so much about what matters and even what doesn’t matter.

Connecting with you, seeing the beauty and goodness of our little town warms my heart.

Simpsonville, I love you. Now Go vote!

11/20/2023

When you go to vote tomorrow, ask Legendary College Football Coach Lou Holtz’s 3 Questions he has for a Leader:

⭐️Can I trust you (To do what is best for the community)?

⭐️Are you good at what you do (committed to others and building community)?

⭐️Do you care about me (or is all about you)?

✅I have a lifetime of relationships built on trust and respect( and you can ask for references!)

✅I am committed to our community, and building relationships. I believe in leaving a place better than I found it.

✅City Council isn’t about me, it’s about Simpsonville. I have no motives other than working hard for our city.

Vote Erin Medlin on Tuesday, Nov. 21st for Simpsonville City Council🗳️

11/20/2023

🚨Our countdown begins-3 days till the runoff on Tuesday the 21st🚨

When I held my hand up and took an oath to run a clean campaign, I meant it. I don’t make promises lightly. But that was one promise I knew I could keep.

I am often reminded of one my former pastor’s sermons on how you start, vs. how you finish. He always said no one remembers how you start, it’s how you finish that you will be remembered.

King Saul began his reign with humility and honor, but later gave in to fear and shame. It’s a lesson I keep close to the heart.

Never trade what you want most right now, for what you want in the long term.

I want to finish how I start. I want to keep my promises, my integrity, and my honor. I want those who vouched for me, endorsed me, and believed in me, to be proud and know that I value them as well. And I am proud to say I can finish this campaign with a clear conscience and an open heart, before my family, my community, and my God.

My family deserves it, and Simpsonville deserves it.

This is a bit old, but it’s one of my favorite family pictures💛

11/19/2023

It’s International Men’s Day, so what a great time to introduce you the man that takes my first spot of favorite men (4 hold my ❤️) in this world. My husband Ben💙.

Men’s Day “celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. We highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being”.

And what a positive role model he is! He loves his family and works so hard for all of us and I’m incredibly lucky to have him in our lives. And while he won’t kill spiders for me🙄, I’ve learned over the years to appreciate and admire his ability to see the beauty of the world around him. He makes me a better person, and he makes our family whole.

This is one of my favorite pictures of us, from our wedding, but especially of him💙

11/18/2023

🚨Disclaimer🚨. No turkeys or wildlife otherwise were harmed here today.

As a cat mom🐈‍⬛, amateur birder🕊️and a plant mom🪴 I am a huge supporter of wildlife!

Winners just take a gift card to buy a Turkey for Thanksgiving silly!

Okay, Simpsonville📣📣. This is how you know I will move heaven and earth for you. Today is one of my favorite events, but I won’t be spending my day there because I am out working for you!

However, in honor of the Rotary Club’s annual Turkey Shoot, and as a bonafide SC political candidate, could you even take me seriously if I didn’t share a picture of me and one of my guns?!

Also, this shot (picture shot, not buck shot) was me winning my round, for the second time. It was “too close to call” so they called me back for another round😉

Like Dolly says “A peacock that rests on its feathers is just another Turkey”

11/18/2023

🚨Attention🚨

We have one more election scheduled!!

November 21st, be there to cast your vote for Erin Medlin one more time!

Check out my endorsements from Strong4SVL and Elect Jermaine Smith!

Every vote matters Simpsonville!

Reminder: A runoff for the Ward I seat on Simpsonville City Council will be held Nov. 21, 2023 at 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. All voters who were eligible to vote in the Nov. 7, 2023 election are eligible to vote in the runoff election, regardless of whether they voted on Nov. 7. All polling places for the runoff election will remain the same as the Nov. 7 election. NOTE: Voters in the Sycamore precinct should vote at Simpsonville First Baptist Church on 3 Hedge St., per the Greenville County Election Commission. Please direct all questions about the runoff election to the Greenville County Election Commission at 864-467-7250.

11/17/2023

Today is the last day for early voting!

And just 4 more days to Election Day!

Vote for the candidate that has already shown you she will put in the hard work💪🏻!

Vote for Erin Medlin✅. A candidate with a platform. A candidate with ideas and solutions. A candidate with the ❤️ and the history, that can make a difference.

I will work with every member of council, in good faith, and with a clean conscience.

Because that is working for YOU! And you can take that to bank as my Daddy would say!

No personal grievances.

No drama.

Just Service and Civility.

✅Vote Erin Medlin on Nov. 21st.

Pictured here: my oldest daughter (and first voter) at her Hillcrest High School graduation. 2 weeks later, and she still wants to vote for her Mama😜

11/16/2023

Simpsonville, I’ve heard you loud and clear these past few weeks📣

🛑Traffic, water runoff, growth, accessibility, our Parks and Rec, development, pets, zoning, and more!

You need a problem solver and a team player.

You need a Councilwoman who won’t make it all about herself.

You need a Councilwoman who understands she doesn’t have all the answers, but she is willing to put in the work to get answers.

You need Erin Medlin for Simpsonville City Council, Ward 1.

No hidden agendas, no personal gain, just a history of service and civility.

11/15/2023

See below for Election Day (November 21st) polling changes, or beat the rush and vote now!

Early Voting:

❤️Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
💙11/15, 11/16, and 11/17
🤍Greenville County Square

Entrance of of Howe St.
Follow early voting signs
(Voting will be in the old building)

Election Day Information - Polling Places

11/15/2023

“Leave a place better than you found it”

I adopted this core value years ago as a Volunteer Mom with my son’s Boy Scout Troop. Imagine if we all left a place better than we found it!

In addition to supporting our Veterans, I also believe it’s important to support our First Responders along with Teachers and their students.

Every year, through my civic volunteer work, we gather and distribute supplies for our local Police and Fire Stations, Constitution Week packets and supplies for our schools, and of course, our Veterans centered nursing home.

Service to the community is one of my values, and that‘s one I know we share Simpsonville. And we are always looking for help. The more the merrier!

(Pictured below are the snacks we distributed on Patriot’s Day 9/11 to our Simpsonville Police Department❤️🤍💙)

11/15/2023

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I have been teaching college English since 2015, and I love it. I can’t really show a lot pictures or share much about that due to privacy laws (following the rules and regulations are very important btw).

But this year I started working at the middle school my kids attend. I wanted to be closer to their day to day lives, and just be a presence. And if there is one big difference between college kids and school aged kids, it’s the pure fun and silliness.

The kids call me The Meg, short for Megalodon, and I LOVE it so I added this little pop it to join in the fun. All the cool kids have them. IYKYK.