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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
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Vote 2006
A co-production of the NewsHour and local public TV and radio stations
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Race: South Carolina Governor
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE South Carolina Educational Television
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Thomas Moore Mark Sanford
Thomas MooreMark Sanford
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
State senator Governor
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
N/AWon 53 percent of the vote against Jim Hodges in 2002
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
South Carolina House, 1979-80; South Carolina Senate, 1980-2006U.S. House, 1994-2000; one term as governor
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Ethics; Fish, Game and Forestry; Judiciary; Labor, Commerce and Industry; Legislative Auditing; Medical Affairs; RulesN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
BusinessmanBusinessman
BORNBORN
May 8, 1950 in Aiken, S.C. May 28, 1960 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.S. from University of South Carolina, 1989B.A. from Furman University, 1983; M.B.A. from University of Virginia, 1988
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Dale; has two sons and two grandsonsMarried to Jenny; has four sons
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.tommymooreforgovernor.com www.sanfordforgovernor.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.scstatehouse.net/members/bioswww.scgovernor.com

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