Tedder serves on the Senate Judiciary, Fish Game and Forestry, Family and Veterans' Services, Corrections and Penology and Medical Affairs Committees.
[15] Other candidates in the primary were State Representatives JA Moore and Wendell Gilliard.
[16][17] On September 19, Tedder, who had been endorsed by SC Congressman Jim Clyburn,[18] led the runoff by 11 votes, triggering a recount.
[19] The recount was conducted and results certified by the Charleston County Board of Canvassers and the Dorchester County Voter Registration and Elections Office on September 21; later that day Tedder was declared the winner by the South Carolina State Election Commission.
Tedder won against Republican Rosa Kay in a special election held on November 7, 2023.