Our current Governor, Mark Sanford, is well liked by South Carolina. He is known for encouraging a small slow state government that keeps as much power as possible in the hands of the people. As of May 2008, he had a U.S. Constitution score of 87%. This means he made Constitutionally correct decisions 87% of the time. We consider that a high rating. We support Governor Sanford and appreciate the up-hill battle that he has had with our current delegation from Oconee and Pickens County. They have continually nullified his efforts to stop their spending sprees by overriding Governor Sanford’s vetoes to take the fat (pork) out of our current government.

In the past 3 years, government has grown by 41% ($3,000,000,000.00 – 3 Billion Dollars). South Carolina families cannot sustain these cuts in their income. A rise in government spending equals a cut in your take-home pay. Your current delegation is directly responsible for these drops in your pay. For a detailed description of how my opponent, Thomas Alexander, voted, please go to South Carolina Senate's 2008 Scorecard.  As you will see, several of our state senators and house of representatives got an F rating. Some of these delegates were replaced at the primaries when the people realized they had been betrayed by their local delegation. I hope you will use the power of your vote to bring stability back to Oconee and Pickens County.

Please go to Issues to find an open letter why I am running for state senator and what I intend to do as your senator. Thank you!