By FITSNews || It's official ... S.C. Rep. Tim Scott is no longer running for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Instead, the former Charleston County Councilman and first-term state lawmaker will seek the First Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Henry Brown (RINO - Hanahan).
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Campbell Child Support Questioned
By FITSNews || For those of you who've never had the distinct displeasure of making his acquaintance, former Columbia, S.C. lobbyist (and current First Congressional District candidate) Carroll A. "Tumpy" Campbell III is quite possibly the dimmest bulb to ever run for public office in South Carolina. Not
Read story »Scott “85 Percent” Settled On Congressional Bid
By FITSNews || S.C. Rep. Tim Scott - the lone African-American Republican at the S.C. State House - is "eighty-five percent" certain that he will mount a bid to become the lone African-American Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives. Multiple sources have confirmed to FITS that Scott is leaning
Read story »Jenerette Wins Poll Of Current SC First District Candidates
There's obviously a friggin' cattle call of Palmetto politicians considering (or about to enter) the U.S. First Congressional District race, but of the candidates who had announced their bids before U.S. Rep. Henry Brown's surprise retirement announcement a week ago, Tea party activist and military mom
Read story »Campsen, Merrill To Run For SC First Congressional District
S.C. State Senator Chip Campsen (R - Charleston) and former House Majority Leader Jimmy Merrill (RINO - Daniel Island) will both reportedly enter the race to replace U.S. Rep. Henry Brown in the U.S. Congress, sources tell FITS. Both candidates were making calls Monday and Tuesday to line up financial
Read story »Henry Brown To Retire
U.S. Rep. Henry Brown (RINO - SC 1) will not seek reelection to the U.S. Congress in 2010, a decision that sets the stage for a competitive battle for the GOP nomination - as well as a competitive general election which could feature a third party candidate. Brown - a former state lawmaker from Hanahan,
Read story »Jenerette Gets Props For Digital Campaign
Unlike the current "Republican" politician representing South Carolina's First Congressional District, GOP candidate Katherine Jenerette has never sold her soul to the special interests. As a result, she's not swimming in their big dollar campaign contributions - which means she has to try new, cost-effective
Read story »Jenerette Will Run Again In 2010
If the S.C. Republican establishment (including Senate President Glenn McConnell and Lt. Gov. André Bauer) had gotten behind her campaign four years ago, Katherine Jenerette would be a Republican State Senator right now. Not only that ... Jay-Z's hit "99 Problems" wouldn't be the official theme
Read story »How To Lose With Class
KATHERINE JENERETTE SHOWS IT CAN BE DONE FITSNews - June 14, 2008 - In addition to looking incredibly hot in a Lynyrd Skynyrd T-Shirt and being unafraid of jumping out of airplanes, former Congressional staffer Katherine Jenerette also knows how to lose a political race while maintaining her dignity
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