Conservation group to endorse candidates

Conservation voters, a group that includes the S.C. Conservation League and other environmental groups, has released a list of the candidates it is endorsing in the June 10 statewide primary.

The group will hold a news conference Tuesday to discuss the endorsements.

Below are the S.C. House and Senate members receiving endorsements.

Upstate Endorsements

Larry Martin, R, Pickens Senate Dist. 2

Ralph Anderson, D, Greenville Senate Dist. 7

Jim Ritchie, R, Spartanburg Senate Dist. 3

Scott Talley, R, Spartanburg Senate Dist. 12

BR Skelton, R, Pickens House District 3

Chandra Dillard, D, Greenville House District 23

Harold Mitchell, D, Spartanburg House District 31

Derham Cole, Jr., R, Spartanburg House District 32

Mike Forrester, R, Spartanburg House District 34

Keith Kelly, R, Spartanburg House District 35

Ralph Davenport, R, Spartanburg House District 37

Midlands/Pee Dee Endorsements

Creighton Coleman, D, Fairfield/Chester Senate District 17

John Scott, D, Richland Senate District 19

Darrell Jackson, D, Richland Senate District 21

Phil Leventis, D, Sumter Senate District 35

Boyd Brown, D, Fairfield House District 41

Carl Gullick, R, York House District 48

Robert Williams, D, Darlington House District 62

Chris Hart, D, Richland House District 73

Kit Spires, R, Lexington House District 96

Ken Kennedy, D, Williamsburg House District 101

Lowcountry Endorsements

Dwayne Green, D, Charleston Senate District 42

Clementa Pinckney, D Jasper Senate District 45

Catherine Ceips, R, Beaufort Senate District 46

Heyward Hutson, R, Dorchester House District 94

Clay Middleton, D, Charleston House District 111

Joe Bustos, R, Charleston House District 112

Thayer Rivers, D, Jasper House District 122

Stu Rodman, R, Beaufort House District 123

Comments

[Laura Morris]

I have no idea why Joe Bustos is being endorsed, but I am so fed up with the disgusting disinformation campaign on his behalf that I am voting in the Republican primary just to vote for whoever is running against him!