Another South Carolina Statewide Elected Official Endorses Jeb Bush
South Carolina’s Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers announced his support for Jeb today, citing Jeb's tested leadership skills and forward-looking plans to deal with the regulatory burden of Washington, DC.See below from The State.
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SC agriculture chief endorsing Bush
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S.C. Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers is endorsing former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in his Republican bid for president, The State has learned.
Weathers becomes the third statewide S.C. GOP politician to endorse a 2016 hopeful, and the second to back Bush after U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.
South Carolina is becoming a vital state to Bush, who has lagged in early-primary state polls, including South Carolina where he is fourth.
Weathers, a popular figure in the farming community in his 12 years as agriculture commissioner, backed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 GOP presidential race that the former U.S. House Speaker won.
"South Carolina agriculture needs a president who understands the correct role Washington should play in dealing with disaster relief and international trade agreements,” Weathers said in a statement provided by the Bush campaign. “He has dealt with more natural disasters than any other candidate running, and he has unveiled a plan to reduce the regulatory burden of Washington agencies.”
S.C. farmers are trying to get government assistance after suffering more than $300 million in crop losses from the historic rainstorm in October.
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Graham threw his support to Bush after dropping out of the presidential race in December.
Many of Graham’s top financial backers, including former S.C. House Speaker David Wilkins and billionaire businesswoman Anita Zucker, also went over to Bush.
S.C. Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers is endorsing former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in his Republican bid for president, The State has learned.
Weathers becomes the third statewide S.C. GOP politician to endorse a 2016 hopeful, and the second to back Bush after U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.
South Carolina is becoming a vital state to Bush, who has lagged in early-primary state polls, including South Carolina where he is fourth.
Weathers, a popular figure in the farming community in his 12 years as agriculture commissioner, backed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 GOP presidential race that the former U.S. House Speaker won.
"South Carolina agriculture needs a president who understands the correct role Washington should play in dealing with disaster relief and international trade agreements,” Weathers said in a statement provided by the Bush campaign. “He has dealt with more natural disasters than any other candidate running, and he has unveiled a plan to reduce the regulatory burden of Washington agencies.”
S.C. farmers are trying to get government assistance after suffering more than $300 million in crop losses from the historic rainstorm in October.
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Graham threw his support to Bush after dropping out of the presidential race in December.
Many of Graham’s top financial backers, including former S.C. House Speaker David Wilkins and billionaire businesswoman Anita Zucker, also went over to Bush.
