Dear Friends,
We face a significant number of challenges in South Carolina! From out of control state spending and the compromise of “Home Rule” to a delicate balance of protecting our environment while stimulating economic development.
As you all know, I am challenging a three term incumbent whom often refers to his seniority as a positive for those he has been elected to represent.
A few words about seniority…. It is a long standing political myth that voters should re elect officials because their seniority is of benefit to the area represented. In some cases seniority is a valid reason for reelection. Seniority, like name recognition, should never be the only reason to vote for someone and should only be considered when added to important reasons such as hard evidence of effective representation.
Inadequate or even incompetent representation does not become acceptable because a person has somehow been reelected time after time.
The South Carolina House of Representatives has members who have less than 10 years of elected experience who are doing an outstanding job and should be reelected. Their value in the House is because of their accomplishment – not their time in grade.
The South Carolina House of Representatives has members who are not doing a good job and should not be reelected no matter how many years they have occupied a seat.
Doing the people’s business is a privilege and should be taken seriously by both the office holder and the voter. While a person’s resume is only a guide as to what they may do in the future, a solid resume of individual accomplishment in the past will almost always trump a history of talk and talk and more talk.
The status quo is clearly ineffective at ushering in the changes necessary to advance an agenda of true reform for the benefit of all.
Best Regards,
Andy
