Kathryn Harvey is a Spartanburg native, a local small business owner, and community leader who has spent the last twenty years advising small businesses and nonprofit organizations in our community and across the country. She has dedicated her entire career to service, focusing on the issues that matter most to our well-being and quality of life in the Upstate.

SPARTANBURG NATIVE. LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER. CREATIVE COMMUNITY LEADER.

Kathryn WANTS TO SERVE ON SPARTANBURG County Council to MAKE SURE that WE have:

  • Government transparency and oversight

  • Safe communities and support our first responders

  • High paying jobs & a thriving economy

  • Safe, maintained, high quality roads

  • Quality Education for Every Spartanburg County Student

  • Quality Accessible Education

Meet KATHRYN

“There is no place like home, and there is certainly no place like Spartanburg. I love this community and would be honored to serve the residents of District 3 on County Council.”

As an entrepreneur and community leader, Kathryn has contributed to a wide range of projects critical to the future of the Upstate and its economy, including the nonprofits Spartanburg Area Conservancy, PAL (Play. Advocate. Live Well.) and Spartanburg’s 30+ miles of trail development, Women Giving for Spartanburg, the Spartanburg Academic Movement and more. 

Kathryn spearheaded nationwide U.S. Census data collection efforts at the height of the COVID pandemic, and she helped lead local initiatives to register and educate voters.

Kathryn is the daughter of retired special education teachers in the Spartanburg County District 7 school system, and is a lifelong active member of Trinity United Methodist Church. 


She is a proud alumna of Spartanburg High School and a graduate of New York University. For nearly a decade, she worked at the highest levels of the nonprofit sector — helping lead the international nonprofit behind “Sesame Street” and championing the needs of children here in the United States.


In 2024 Kathryn ran for Congress to fight for transparent and responsive representation for the people of Spartanburg County. 

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WANT TO REACH OUT?

PO Box 7102
Spartanburg, SC 29302

kathrynharveyforcouncil@gmail.com

864 - 580 - 1158