These endorsements are the latest in the methodical building of the Jeb 2016 team across the state, which includes the SC Veterans for Jeb Steering Committee, the SC Women for Jeb Steering Committee and the SC Students for Jeb Coalition.

This group will serve on Governor Bush’s state steering committee and will also take a leadership role in their counties assisting with Get-Out-The-Vote efforts.

"Jeb Bush is a proven conservative who understands the responsibilities of executive leadership. Jeb will cut taxes, reform Washington, rebuild our military and protect our veterans. This is not time for empty rhetoric. Jeb Bush has a record of serious leadership that we can trust,” Former Charleston City Councilman Henry Fishburne said. 

Today’s endorsements include:

The Honorable Cindy Bohn Coats
Chairwoman, Charleston County School District Board of Trustees

The Honorable Richard Cronin
Mayor, Isle of Palms; former President, Combustion Engineering's Power Plant Company

The Honorable Carroll Duncan
Dorchester Council Councilwoman; former Dorchester GOP Chairwoman

The Honorable Henry Fishburne
Charleston City Councilman, 1999-2007; Charleston Airport Aviation Authority Board; Previously served on the boards of MUSC Children's Hospital, Hospice of Charleston and Charleston Charter School of Math and Science

The Honorable Mark Smith
Mt. Pleasant Town Councilman; Co-owner and operator of McAlister-Smith Funeral Homes and Palmetto Cremation Society; immediate past Chairman of the Board of the Lowcountry Food Bank

The Honorably Doug Samples
Mayor, Surfside Beach