South Carolina Governor Race Key Candidates Profile
The election guide outlines Steve French the Libertarian entrepreneur from Charleston advocating tax removal a spend restrained government and economic expansion plus his three steps. It notes Independent Tom J Ervin from Greenville a former state representative backing public education road and ethics reform and a late endorsement of Vincent Sheheen.
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Steve French
Libertarian
French
Raleigh
North Carolina
Clinton
South Carolina
Charleston
Caterpillar
Bi-Lo
Tom J. Ervin
Ervin
Greenville
S.C. House of Representatives
Vincent Sheheen
South Carolina Agriculture Leaders Named in 2000s Context
David Edmond of United Citizens, a 1994 United Methodist minister and Army veteran, is noted as a commissioner candidate. Hugh Weathers, a Bowman dairy farmer and two-time elected Republican, runs a bulk milk service and formerly worked as a banking officer. Emile DeFelice, Columbia-based farmer since 1995, directs the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association and holds acreage in Calhoun County.
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David Edmond
United Citizens
Edmond
United Methodist
Hugh Weathers
Bowman
Weathers
Emile DeFelice
DeFelice
South Carolina
Columbia
Calhoun County
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Greenville
WORD
South Carolina Lt Governor candidates debate aging policy
Democrat Bakari Sellers as a Den mark native and longtime state representative promotes an early plan to coordinate with transportation and human services to create a statewide senior transportation system funded by public sources. Republican Henry McMaster, former U S attorney and attorney general, campaigns on Stand Up for Seniors with tax relief and elder protections while touting ethics reform and economic growth.
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Nikki Haley
Haley
Bamberg
South Carolina
Washington, D.C
Bakari Sellers
Denmark
Sellers
S.C. House of Representatives
Lieutenant Governor’s Office On
Office On
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Human Services Transportation Committee
Henry McMaster
McMaster
Columbia
U.S
S.C
Secretary of State candidates pledge reform and watchdog role
Ginny Deerin of Sullivan's Island campaigns on a 10 point plan to cut the budget and regulations and reinvent the office to better serve citizens and businesses. Mark Hammond of Lancaster outlines experience and vows to protect donors under the Charitable Funds Act and prevent unfair handling of contributions.
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Ginny Deerin
Deerin
Sullivan’s Island
Secretary of State
S.C
South Carolina AG nominees outline backgrounds
Attorney General contenders Parnell Diggs and Alan Wilson outline credentials and priorities. Diggs, based in Garden City, longtime president of the National Federation of the Blind, emphasizes 17 years private practice and representing underrepresented groups. Wilson, from West Columbia and the 2010 election winner, pledges continued focus on prosecuting child predators, human traffickers, domestic violence and other violent crime to keep SC safe.
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McMaster
Parnell Diggs
Garden City
Diggs
National Federation of the Blind
Alan Wilson
Wilson
West Columbia
Island Packet
South Carolina
South Carolina State Superintendent candidates rise in race
Thompson Tom Thompson a Democrat from Chicago now in Columbia oversees Walden University PhD programs and Ed.S in leadership. Molly Spearman a Republican has 18 years teaching and served in the South Carolina House, deputy superintendent for governmental relations, and led the state administrator group. Ed Murray a American candidate, 15 years in public education as a school administrator with roles in postsecondary finance and curriculum management.
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Tom Thompson
Chicago
Thompson
Columbia
Walden University
Molly Spearman
Spearman
S.C. House of Representatives
S.C. Department of Education
S.C. Association of School Administrators
Ed Murray
South Carolina
Mick Zais
South Carolina Association of Administrators
S.C. State University
Orangeburg
University of South Carolina
Murray
American Party
Ginny Deerin
Mark Hammond
Deerin
Sullivan’s Island
Lewis Walton LLC
Columbia native Curtis Loftis Jr seeks second term as state treasurer
Curtis Loftis Jr, a Columbia native elected state treasurer in 2010, runs unopposed and oversees a small business, real estate ventures, and a faith based foundation he founded and funds.
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Curtis Loftis Jr
Columbia
Loftis
Comptroller General Candidates Highlight CPA Careers
The piece profiles Kyle Herbert a Democrat CPA and adjunct accounting professor in Columbia with 15 years in health care finance and calls for ethical fiscal conduct. It also notes Richard Eckstrom a CPA and longtime Columbia resident who has served as comptroller general since 2002 and previously as state treasurer, praised for fiscal restraint and transparency.
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Kyle Herbert
Herbert
Columbia
Palmetto Health
University of South Carolina
Richard Eckstrom
Eckstrom
Duluth
Minnesota
Charleston Post and Courier
Adjutant General Bob Livingston’s Guard Career Highlighted
Adjutant General Bob Livingston of South Carolina, longtime West Columbia resident, led the state’s largest combat force since World War II during a yearlong 2007 Afghanistan deployment. An electrical engineer by trade, he is president and CEO of Gregory Electric in Columbia, serving states from Ohio to Texas.
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Bob Livingston
Livingston
West Columbia
S.C
Army
Air National Guard
S.C. National Guard
Gregory Electric
Columbia
Ohio
Texas
South Carolina faces statewide races for education and offices
South Carolina voters face open contests in statewide races with Molly Spearman Democrat Tom Thompson and Ed Murray vying for superintendent of education after Mick Zais retires. Other contests include secretary of state where Ginny Deerin challenges Mark Hammond, attorney general with Parnell Diggs opposing Alan Wilson, and comptroller general where Richard Eckstrom fights Kyle Herbert.
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Hammond
Spartanburg
Parnell Diggs
Alan Wilson
Diggs
Myrtle Beach
Wilson
South Carolina
Richard Eckstrom
Kyle Herbert
Eckstrom
Herbert
Lexington
Palmetto Health Hospital
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Camden
Sheheen
S.C. Senate
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Morgan Bruce Reeves
United Citizens Party
Reeves
Winnsboro
Resi
C&s National Bank
Lancaster
Comptroller General
Afghanistan
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