S.C. State board chairman files for House seat
By LEE TANT, T&D Staff Writer Tuesday, April 01, 20089 comment(s) | Default | Large
S.C. State Board Chairman Maurice Washington is seeking to move from the boardroom to the General Assembly in November.
Washington filed Sunday to run as a Democrat for S.C. House District Seat 111, which covers Charleston. He will take on Wendell G. Gillard and Clay N. Middleton, the Lowcountry coordinator for U.S. Congressman Jim Clyburn, in the June 10 Democratic primary.
One member of that trio will take the place of eight-term state Rep. Floyd Breeland, D-Charleston, who is retiring at the end of the session. No Republican has filed for the seat.
What does this mean for Washington’s future on the S.C. State board?
If he wins the seat, he would have to resign from the S.C. State board. The state has a constitutional provision that prohibits public officials from holding two offices simultaneously.
Washington’s tenure as chairman of the S.C. State board will end in July with new officers being elected prior to that. His current term on the board is set to expire in 2010.
Washington is running as a Democrat despite having endorsed former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee last December.
Washington served on Republican Gov. Mark Sanford’s 2002 transition team in addition to being a member of his 2006 inaugural committee.
In 2004, Washington was endorsed by Sanford when he ran unsuccessfully as a petition candidate against state Sen. Robert Ford, D-Charleston.
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compaq wrote on Apr 6, 2008 9:40 PM:
agape wrote on Apr 5, 2008 5:42 AM:
He flip flops and is not consistant. How can the citizens of Charleston, SC. trust and believe in his ability to lead. "
bsponge14 wrote on Apr 2, 2008 9:18 AM:
beast wrote on Apr 1, 2008 4:09 PM:
Does this joker actually think he has a snowball's chance of being elected. Heck, the rumors alone that are circulating about his character after this whole Hugine thing are enough to cost him the votes he would need.
I hope he isn't looking at this whole thing as a way of attempting to clean the slate. I think it could do more harm for his rep than good.
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Chris' Cloths wrote on Apr 1, 2008 3:22 PM:
Bmore#1 wrote on Apr 1, 2008 2:44 PM:
abattiste wrote on Apr 1, 2008 2:12 PM:
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Pitbull wrote on Apr 1, 2008 2:08 PM:
TAS wrote on Apr 1, 2008 12:35 PM: