Monday, September 08, 2003

SOUTH CAROLINA SUPPORTERS

South Carolina is a very important state for Kerry, because his personal story resonates so well there and reflects his ability to draw support across geographic lines.


Kerry is also proud of the very strong support in the state from influential South Carolinians, including the following list handed out by the campaign: Hon. Alex Sanders, 2002 Senate Candidate; Stephen Benjamin, former candidate for South Carolina Attorney General; Senator John W. Drummond, President Pro Tempore Emeritus; Senator Phil Leventis, Sumter (Lt. Governor Candidate last cycle); Senator John Matthews, Orangeburg; State Rep. Jimmy Bales, D-Eastover; State Rep. Jerry Govan, D-Orangeburg, Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus; State Rep. James E. Smith, Jr., House Minority Leader; State Rep. Reuben Thayer Rivers, D-Hampton Co. and Jasper Co.; State Rep. Todd Rutherford, D-Richland Co.; Hon. Waymon Mumford, Member of Florence County Council; Hon. Bernice G. Scott, Chairwoman of the Richland County Council and DNC member; Sheriff Kelvin Washington of Williamsburg County; Sheriff Herman Young of Fairfield County; Hon. Thomas Pope III; Former Democratic State Senator Hon. Tim Rogers; Former Minority Leader of the State House Hon. Nick Zeigler; Former Democratic State Senator Diane Aghapour, Former Charleston County Democratic Party Chairwoman; General Steve Cheney, former commander of Parris Island; Jane Emerson, Past President of Planned Parenthood of South Carolina; Ben Gregg, former candidate for Agriculture Commissioner; Richard D. LaBarre, Executive Director of the Vietnam Veterans of the Carolinas; Samuel Tenenbaum, Community Activist; Mary Fleming Thompson, Community Activist

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