Finish Nexton Parkway
The Nexton Parkway widening is the single biggest traffic fix available to District 5. Amy’s job is to keep it funded, keep it scheduled, and keep the pressure on until the lanes are open.
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Berkeley County Council · District 5
Roads that work. Growth that pays for itself.
Amy Stern has spent her life serving Berkeley County — as a cruelty investigator, as a Sheriff’s deputy, and as a small business owner who built three Lowcountry stores from a single storefront. She is asking for your vote on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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Days to Election Day
Nov 3
Election Day, 7a–7p
Oct 19
Early voting opens
14
Precincts in District 5
Who she is
A lifetime of showing up for Berkeley County
Amy moved to Berkeley County in high school, attended Lord Berkeley Academy, and has made Berkeley home ever since. She started her career caring for those who could not speak for themselves — as an animal cruelty investigator with the John Ancrum SPCA — and then pinned on a badge as a Berkeley County Sheriff’s deputy.
In 1997, at 27, Amy and her husband Travis bought a small pawn store in North Charleston. Gene’s Pawn is now three stores — North Charleston, Moncks Corner, and Goose Creek. They raised two sons here. That is the whole résumé: serve people, meet a payroll, and stay put.
On the council
Three things worth fighting for
District 5 runs from Cane Bay and Nexton down through Carnes Crossroads to Crowfield and Goose Creek — the fastest-growing ground in the county. Amy’s work is focused where that growth actually hits people.
Growth that pays for itself
Nobody is going to stop Berkeley County from growing. Amy’s standard is that each new development leaves the community better off — with the roads, schools, and services to carry it — without trampling property rights to get there.
More on growthProtecting animals
Amy began her career investigating animal cruelty. She led the county’s partnership with the Charleston Animal Society to manage the shelter, led the fight for a new adoption center, and is now leading the way to an updated animal ordinance.
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