Newton, Roseneau score landslide wins in primary
Preliminary reports show lopsided victories for Beafort County Chairman Weston Newton in the District 120 statehouse race and incumbent Jerri Roseneau in the clerk of court contest.With 83 percent of...
View ArticleUpdated voting results hand Sun City to Stewart
Updated results from Tuesday's primary awarded Beaufort County's Sun City precinct to Jerry Stewart, but the county councilman still falls far short of victory over Chairman Weston Newton.As of late...
View ArticlePaul Roth, candidate for Beaufort County School Board - District 6
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONDate of birth: Nov. 1 (year not given)Hometown: New York CityNumber of years lived in Beaufort County: 17Education: Harvard University, MBA; Allegheny College, BA, Phi Beta...
View ArticleAl Bischoff, candidate for Beaufort County School Board - District 8
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONFamily information: Married, with three childrenAlex, a Clemson University studentAmelia, Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South CarolinaAustin, Winthrop for...
View ArticleElisabeth Riordan, candidate for Beaufort County School Board - District 8
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONElisabeth G. RiordanDate of birth: June 18, 1943Hometown: North Carolina and VirginiaNumber of years lived in Beaufort County: Four Education: BS Elementary Education Old...
View ArticleMary Cordray, candidate for Beaufort County School Board - District 8
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONDate of birth: 05/22/1956Hometown: Hilton Head IslandNumber of years lived in Beaufort County: 8 yearsEducation: M.Ed, University of South CarolinaFamily information: I am...
View ArticleBert Walker, candidate for Beaufort County School Board - District 6
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONDate of birth: March 6, 1942Hometown: Lebanon, NHNumber of years lived in Beaufort County: 6+Education: Dual BS Degree in Management and Human ResourcesMicrosoft Certified...
View ArticleDan Duryea, candidate for Beaufort County Council - District 7
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONDate of birth: 08/29/1949Hometown: Huntington, NYNumber of years lived in Beaufort County: 32 yearsEducation: BA Degree in Healthcare Administration 1981School of Nuclear...
View ArticleScott comes to Beaufort County; challenger Rose continues attack
U.S. Rep. Tim Scott made an appearance in Beaufort County last month for the opening of Republican Party headquarters as the 2012 election cycle rounds its last corner on the path to November.Summary:...
View ArticleCynthia M. Bensch, candidate for Beaufort County Council - District 7
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:Date of birth, including year: 9/24/44Political party (unless this is a nonpartisan office): RepublicanElected position you are seeking (name of position, district number):...
View ArticleBeaufort County Council candidates differ on referendums, attitude toward...
Candidates for Bluffton’s County Council District 7 stand far apart on November’s referendums and their attitudes toward development.Cynthia Bensch carries the official Republican Party seal in a...
View ArticleDaufuskie Island ferry tax referendum takes heat from residents
With just weeks before Daufuskie Island voters decide whether to up their own taxes to develop a stronger ferry service, some residents say they feel the ballot measure was rushed and too many...
View ArticleReferendum on selection method for treasurer, auditor nears
Beaufort County voters will decide Nov. 6 whether to continue electing their treasurer and auditor or allow the county’s chief executive to make the choice — a referendum that supporters argue will...
View ArticleBeaufort County School Board candidates talk priorities, fiscal autonomy
Bluffton and Okatie school board candidates laid out their views on what they’d like in a new superintendent, fiscal autonomy and more at a forum sponsored by the local chapter of the League of Women...
View ArticleDivided Daufuskie debates special tax district
While proponents of a special tax district on Daufuskie Island circulate a report answering common questions from voters door to door, an opposition group led by a former councilwoman who resigned in...
View ArticleClerk of Court candidates discuss issues
Incumbent Jerri Roseneau and challenger Ray Garza will be on the Republican primary ballot June 12 for Clerk of Court. Both candidates were given the opportunity to answer questions about their...
View ArticleDistrict 120 candidates discuss issues
Weston Newton and Jerry Stewart are running for the District 120 seat in the S.C. House of Representatives. Laura Sterling was recently removed from the ballot as part of a decision by the S.C. Supreme...
View ArticleDistrict 120 candidate Sterling owes creditors more than $190,000
Statehouse candidate Laura Sterling owes more than $190,000 from mortgage foreclosures and credit card balances, court documents show. But the political newcomer insists her financial troubles put her...
View ArticleUpdated: Sterling booted from primary over S.C. Supreme Court decision
Statehouse District 120 candidate Laura Sterling has been pulled from the June 12 primary in response to a South Carolina Supreme Court ruling Tuesday on the legality of strategies to recertify...
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