Local Senate Candidates for District 8 Face Off
John Harte Jr. of Aiken and his wife Rachael live in Aiken where he has practiced law since 1971 after graduating from the University of South Carolina Law School. He chairs the local Democratic Party and is active in Kiwanis and education groups. Gilbert McMillan, seeking a third term, is a Du Pont veteran and former county councilman who chaired the county Republican Party in 1968.
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John Harte Jr
Democratic Party
Aiken
Rachael
Harte
University of South Carolina School of Law
University of Alabama
Aiken Kiwanis Club
St. Angela
du Pont Company
Aiken County
Senate
Republican Party
Senator Michael Laughlin Seeks Re election To State Senate
Michael L Laughlin a 28 year old Democrat from Aiken seeks a second term in the South Carolina Senate. He is president of Eagle Aviation owner operator of Mill Race Farm and Horizon Aviation officer and resides unmarried. He holds a UVA BS and studied USC Law. He serves as secretary treasurer of Aiken Preparatory School trustees on Hitchcock Foundation board deputy commander operations of SC Civil Air Patrol with a commercial pilot license and advisory board role for the Aiken Salvation Army.
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Michael Laughlin
State Senate
Aiken
Eagle Aviation
Mill Race (Tree) Farm
Horizon Aviation of Virginia
Laughlin
University of Virginia
University of South Carolina Law School of Law
Aiken Prepatory School
The
Hitchcock Foundation
South Carolina Civil Air Patrol
Aiken Salvation Army
Barnwell businessman Charles Queen active in local service
Charles I Queen a 58yearold Republican resident of Barnwell for 22 years owns Queen Gas Co. He is a World War II veteran and has led American Legion posts in Conway and Barnwell. He chairs the Barnwell Lions Club and TB Association, leads local Jaycees, and has long served on Barnwell School District 45 Board of Trustees.
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Charles Queen
Barnwell
Berneta
Queen Gas Co
American Legion
Conway
Aiken - Barnwell
Barnwell Lions Club
Barnwell County TB Association
United Fund
Barnwell School District 45 Board of Trustees
Brannon Seeks Petitions in Jackson Local Race
John E. Brannon 51 a Jackson resident seeks a petition candidacy with Jewel his wife by his side. He has two children and ten years in Jackson. Native of Rome Georgia he heads United Fabricators Inc a pressure pipe firm. Brannon served as Jackson Magistrate 1961 to 1970 and is a Mason Shriner and a member of the American Legion.
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John E. Brannon
Jackson
Jewel
Rome
Georgia
United Fabricators, Inc
Brannon
Roy Arthur Ethridge
Barbara
Anderson
Abbeville
Greenville
Oconee
Anderson Free Press
Republican Party
Hartwell High School
Dooley and Cooper Seek Re or House Seats in Lexington
Seat No 3 Senator Albert J Dooley a 42 year old Lexington lawyer seeks re election to a second term. He served in the House 1959 66 and filled the unexpired term of Floyd D Spence in 1971. He is a Lutheran church member Lions Woodmen Masons and former president of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce. William L Cooper Jr a 51 year old Lexington lawyer and Republican former Democratic switcher served as state representative 1968 70 and is an Air Force veteran.
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Albert J. Dooley
Floyd D. Spence
Lexington
St. David's Lutheran Church
Lions Club
Woodmen
Masons
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
University of South Carolina
School of Law
Local candidates profile Seat No. 4 Jimmy Martin
Jimmy Martin of Cayce for Seat No. 4 is a Beaufort native and former state representative (1968 70) with a West Columbia realty and land development business. He holds a B.S. degree, attends United Methodist Church, is a Mason and Shriner, and active in Cayce West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Jaycees and Heart Fund chairmanship. John Land Johnson of Lexington County, 44, heads job placement for prisoner rehabilitation at the South Carolina Department of Corrections. An Air Force veteran and USC graduate in journalism, he leads the West Columbia Cayce Optimist Club and belongs to Alston Wilkes, SOL EO, and USC Alumni Association.
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Jimmy Martin
Cayce
Beaufort
Betty
West Columbia
University of South Carolina
United Methodist Church
Shriner
Cayce - West Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Heart Fund
John Land Johnson
Lexington County
South Carolina Department of Corrections
Air Force
West Columbia- Cayce Optimist Club
Alston Wilkes Society
South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association
USC Alumni Association
Hottest Senate race in District Eight draws personal clashes
The South Carolina District Eight Senate contest becomes a four seat battle with candidates from Lexington and Aiken counting eight of nine contenders. Key figures include Sen. Gilbert McMillan and John Harte Jr. for Seat No. 1, plus Charles Queen and J.E. Brannon in other races. The race features attacks over records, issues like land use, and questions of fiscal policy as voters prepare to decide four seats.
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South Carolina
Senate
Lexington and
Aiken
Michael McLaughlin
J.E. Brannon
Jimmy Martin
John Land Johnson
Lexington County
John Harte, Jr
Gilbert McMillan
Aikien
Aikien - Republican Charles Queens
Little County
Queen
Barnwell County
McMillan
Harte
General Assembly
Montmorenci
Charles Queen
Petition
Jackson
Sen. Laughlin
Quiet 3rd District Race Sees Dorn Opposed by Ethridge
Roy Ethridge, 39, of Anderson faces long-time incumbent Rep. William J. Dorn in the 3rd Congressional District race. Ethridge campaigns on school prayer, anti forced busing, and opposition to the Trotters Shoals Dam, while Dorn touts energy policy, dam projects, and veteran affairs. Dorn has held office since 1946 with 24 years in the U.S. House. Ethridge has a background in public relations and journalism in Georgia.
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Anderson
Roy Ethridge
Congress
William J.B. Dorn
U.S. Senate
Rep. Dorn
Trotters Shoals Dam
Savannah River
Dorn
Trotters Shoals
Middleton Shoals
Ethridge
House
Veteran's Committee
Thurmond Faces Zeigler Test In South Carolina Senate Race
Sen. Strom Thurmond with a new family and evolving image seeks re election against State Sen. Eugene N. Zeigler in a contest shaped by youth and black vote. Zeigler campaigns on Thurmonds voting record while Thurmond tours towns and campuses after Congress adjourned.
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Columbia
Strom Thurmond
R-S. C
Eugene N
Nick” Zeigler
Florence
South Carolina
Zeigler
Thurmond
George Wallace
Alabama
John West
Wallace
U. S. House of Representatives
George McGovern
Behal
Senate
Senate Armed Service Committee
Vietnam
Congress
Five Counties Form District Eight Senatorial Race
Voters in Aiken Lexington Barnwell Bamberg and Edgefield counties will choose four senators for Senatorial District 8. Seats one and two will have candidates from Aiken County but voters in the other four counties cast ballots for them. Aiken voters participate in related races as well. The five county totals determine the winners.
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Aiken
Lexington
Barnwell
Bamberg
Edgefield
Aiken County
Long Serving South Carolina Politicians Highlight 1960s Career Paths
State Senator Eugene Zeigier of Florence, a 51 year old lawyer and veteran, has led a civic life with four children and roles in the Pee Dee Big Brothers, the Arts and Humanities council, and the Florence Civic Orchestra. He twice served as Richland County special judge. Senator Strom Thurmond seeks a second U S Senate term with a storied political career spanning governor, attorney, senator, judge, and education official.
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Eugene
Nick) Zeigier
Florence
Anne
Senate
House of Representatives
University of the South
School of Law
Harvard University
U.S. Navy
Pee Dee Big Brother's Association
S.C. Inter-Agency Council On the Arts and Humanities
Bicentennial Commission
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Richland County
Jaycee's
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Democrat
John W. Harte Jr
Gilbert E. McMillan
Michael L. Laughlin
Charles I
William L. Cooper, Jr
His Wife
Evelyn
He Is
W.L. Cooper Jr
Sen
Aiken Tec
Valley Public Service Authority
Horse Creek Valley
House Public Works Committee
South
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
U.S. House
Greenwood
State House
Mildred
U.S. House Veterans Committee
Public Works Committee
Roy A. Ethridge
Rep
W.J
Confident Thurmond
Nixon
Nancy
J. Strom Jr
University
Harvard
U.S
States Right
Clemson University
Bob Jones University
Edgefield County
Nick’ Zeigler
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