State Treasurer Curtis Loftis could be removed by the South Carolina Senate. The debate among the 46 members went late into the night. Here's how we got here.

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, who is serving his fourth term as state treasurer since being elected in 2010, announced his re-election campaign on Wednesday.

Curtis Loftis faces removal as South Carolina state treasurer following a $1.8 billion accounting scandal, ongoing SEC probe, and Senate vote calling for ouster.

South Carolina treasurer Curtis Loftis looks to the back of the room while being questioned by a senate subcommittee on Feb. 27, 2025. Tracy Glantz [email protected] ...

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis smiles during a meeting of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) ...

COLUMBIA — State Treasurer Curtis Loftis is suing the South Carolina Senate over its efforts to remove him from office for an alleged cover-up of his role in a massive $1.8 billion accounting ...

That’s what state Treasurer Curtis Loftis — essentially the state’s banker — wants in the wake of a consultants’ report that found that the vast majority of a mysterious $1.8 billion ...

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis asks a question of his staff during a Statehouse hearing on Jan. 29, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. Credit: AP/Jeffrey Collins. By The Associated PressApril 11, 2025.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis appears likely to stay in office for at least the rest of the year. Related video: South Carolina Senate votes 33-8 to ...

South Carolina Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Bonneau, introduces a motion to remove Republican South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis from office on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo ...

South Carolina treasurer Curtis Loftis looks to the back of the room while being questioned by a senate subcommittee on Feb. 27, 2025. Tracy Glantz [email protected] ...