As one candidate for a newly drawn House district in Fort Mill kicks off her campaign, another candidate is reminding voters that he’s also seeking the District 26 seat. Residential carpenter Jeremy Walters says he has been lobbying to change child custody laws in South Carolina. Walters says he wants both parents to be considered [...]
The local side of the 2012 political season kicked off today as Rock Hill businessman Gary Williams officially announced his candidacy for York County Council. Williams is challenging Rock Hill optometrist and council chairman Britt Blackwell for the county’s district six seat. Williams is the president of student loan organization Williams and Fudge. The GOP [...]
The co-founder and owner of the Williams and Fudge student loan debt collection agency says he’s running for York County Council. Gary Williams says he will challenge council chairman Britt Blackwell in the June Republican primary. Williams says the shakeup of leadership at the York County Culture and Heritage Museums is an example of good [...]
A Fort Mill insurance agent has announced she’s seeking a newly-created South Carolina House district as a Republican. Raye Felder says politics has always been something she’s been involved in and an area where she’s had a desire to make a difference. Felder says she did NOT want to run against G-O-P state representatives Deborah [...]
If you’ve found yourself a bit taken back by the sheer time that GOP presidential hopefuls have spent in York County in recent weeks, there’s likely a good reason for it. Winthrop University political science professor and pollster Scott Huffmon explains why banquet halls, fish camps and local restaurants were filled with candidates and their [...]
With the Palmetto Primaries behind us, all eyes are now on Florida leading up to next Tuesday’s presidential preference primary. Winthrop University political science professor and pollster Scott Huffmon was on Thursday’s Straight Talk and said there were a few things during the statewide campaign that left a mark on the candidates. Huffmon says when [...]
This past year, South Carolina’s Republican Party started using the slogan “We Pick Presidents” — part of a marketing campaign to highlight South Carolina’s first in the south primary and the record of choosing the eventual nominee for the past 30 years. But what if Palmetto State voters got it wrong — and didn’t end [...]
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