Jeb Announces Charleston County Leadership Team
Today, Jeb named the first round of
Charleston campaign leaders for his Presidential campaign. This group
of leaders will serve as key members in driving voter turnout for the
primary election on February 20.
This strong show of support comes on the
heels of a string of other statewide endorsements including local
elected officials, both living South Carolina Medal of Honor
recipients, gubernatorial appointees, current and former SCGOP
leaders, and businessmen and women across the state.
The full list and statements are below
and on Jeb2016.com.
Charleston County Chair Henry Fishburne said, “Governor Bush has the conservative record of accomplishment desperately needed in Washington. We need a President who has actually cut taxes, reduced the size of government and created opportunity. Jeb Bush has done just that.”
Charleston County Co-Chair Danner Benfield added, “We’ve seen what happens when an inexperienced person wins the Presidency. Jeb Bush is a successful businessman, the most successful conservative governor in the country, and a reformer who gets results. Our country needs his leadership.”
Charleston County Honorary Co-Chairs
· 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 Linda Page, Mayor of Mt. Pleasant; Owner of Page’s Thieves Market and Page’s Okra Grill
· 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
Charleston County Chairman
· 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
Charleston County Co-Chairs
· Danner Benfield, Realtor; Member, Charleston Young Professionals; Member, Charleston Business Partners. Along with Jay Poston, Benfield will lead the recruitment effort for young professionals in the Tri-County area.
· Cleave Ham, M.D., Board of Directors, S.C. Club for Growth; President, Charleston County Medical Society
· Erwin Morrison, Senior Executive Director, Greffen Systems, Inc.; former aide to Governors Carroll Campbell and David Beasley; former aide to President George H.W. Bush.
· Paula Newsome, President, Harrison Newsome Jewelers; Vice-President, East Cooper Republican Women’s Club.
· Jay Poston, Property Association Manager; Lifetime Member, Ducks Unlimited; Member, National Turkey Federation; Member, Quality Deer Management Association. Along with Danner Benfield, Poston will lead the recruitment effort for young professionals in the Tri-County area.
· Elizabeth Hood Willis, Hospital executive; Board of Directors, S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Mention of organization(s) does not imply an endorsement and is included for identification purposes
