BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Thirty politicians from Berkeley County formally endorsed Sen. Tim Scott for U.S. president on Monday. They are among the more than 140 elected South Carolina officials to back the Republican lawmaker who announced plans last month to run against President Joe Biden in the 2024 general election.
“I’m honored to receive the endorsements of former colleagues and friends. The support across our state has been incredible and the energy has been electric,” Scott said in a news release. “I’m prepared to take our conservative message all across South Carolina and this country. We will restore faith in America and faith in each other.”
Scott received the following endorsements from Berkeley County:
- Henry Brown, Former Congressman
- Brian Adams, State Senator
- Larry Grooms, State Senator
- Brandon Cox, State Representative
- Sylleste Davis, State Representative
- Samuel Rivers, Former State Representative
- Greg Habib, Mayor of Goose Creek
- Michael Lockliear, Mayor of Moncks Corner
- Christie Rainwater, Mayor of Hanahan
- Phil Obie, Berkeley County Councilman
- Dan Owens, Berkeley County Councilman
- Amy Stern, Berkeley County Councilman
- Marshall West, Berkeley County Councilman
- Josh Whitley, Berkeley County Councilman
- Jeff Chandler, Hanahan City Councilman
- Hannah Cox, Goose Creek Councilwoman
- Mike Dyson, Hanahan City Councilman
- Melissa Enos, Goose Creek City Councilwoman
- Mark Phillips, Former Goose Creek City Councilman
- Michael Sally, Hanahan City Councilman
- Jerry Tekac, Goose Creek City Councilman
- Janet Brown Jurosko, Berkeley County Auditor
- Leah Dupree, Berkeley County Clerk of Court
- Duane Lewis, Berkeley County Sheriff
- Johnny Cribb, Berkeley County Supervisor
- Joe Baker, Berkeley County School Board Member
- Jimmy Hinson, Berkeley County School Board Member
- Kathy Littleton, Berkeley County School Board Member
- Mac McQuillin, Berkeley County School Board Member
- Michael Ramsey, Berkeley County School Board Member
Scott is the second South Carolinian who is attempting to become the next commander in chief. In February, former Gov. Nikki Haley announced plans to run against Biden.
However, the GOP field for president is a crowded one. To date, 10 Republicans have announced their candidacies for president – with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christi and Former Vice President Mike Pence the latest politicians to throw their hats into the ring last week.
Despite the legal controversy surrounding former President Donald Trump, including a 37-count federal indictment related to his handling of classified documents after he left office, a survey by Morning Consult conducted June 2-4, 2023 shows the business mogul turned politician polling at No. 1 with 56 percent among potential Republican primary voters. Considered his closest rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes the No. 2 spot, polling at 22 percent.
According to the survey, Scott and Haley are both polling at 3 percent.
Raised in North Charleston in a single-parent household, Scott is a politician of many “firsts.” He is the first black senator from South Carolina, the first black senator to be elected from the Southern United States since Reconstruction, and the first black Republican to serve in the Senate since Edward Brooke departed in 1979.
He has served as a U.S. senator representing the Palmetto State since 2013. Scott launched his career in politics by first serving on Charleston County Council from 1995 to 2009.
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