Race:
South Carolina Governor
Thomas
Moore Mark
Sanford
CURRENT PROFESSION CURRENT
PROFESSION State
senator Governor
LAST ELECTION RESULTS LAST
ELECTION RESULTS N/A Won
53 percent of the vote against Jim Hodges in 2002
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE POLITICAL
EXPERIENCE South
Carolina House, 1979-80; South Carolina Senate, 1980-2006 U.S.
House, 1994-2000; one term as governor
COMMITTEES COMMITTEES
Ethics;
Fish, Game and Forestry; Judiciary; Labor, Commerce and Industry; Legislative
Auditing; Medical Affairs; Rules N/A
PREVIOUS WORK PREVIOUS
WORK Businessman Businessman
BORN BORN
May
8, 1950 in Aiken, S.C.
May 28, 1960 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
EDUCATION EDUCATION
B.S.
from University of South Carolina, 1989 B.A.
from Furman University, 1983; M.B.A. from University of Virginia, 1988
FAMILY FAMILY
Married
to Dale; has two sons and two grandsons Married
to Jenny; has four sons
CAMPAIGN WEB SITE CAMPAIGN
WEB SITE www.tommymooreforgovernor.com
www.sanfordforgovernor.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITE OFFICIAL
WEB SITE www.scstatehouse.net/members/bios www.scgovernor.com
RELATED REPORTS
Conservatives
Rally Behind Gay Marriage Debate
This November,
voters in six states, including South Carolina,
will vote on ballot initiatives to ban same-sex
marriages, an issue that Republicans have used
in the past to appeal to their conservative base.
-- Online NewsHour
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