Campaign 2012 Contributions

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Last week each candidate was required to submit their campaign finances to the South Carolina Ethics Commission which is made public.  This is a great source of information for all voters to learn about whether their candidate is receiving the support of the community.  I am proud to announce that we reached our fundraising goal of $10,000 in the race with 63 individual contributions from people that care about this community.  That is 78% of all contributions came from within Georgetown County from people and businesses that say it is time for a change.

We intentionally did not reach out to any PAC’s or other special interest groups; however we did receive one unsolicited contribution from The Palmetto Patriot Leadership Committee which is led by State Representative Alan Clemmons.

In contrast, we put all of Carl Anderson's 2012 election cycle contributions in a spreadsheet for analysis and found a few things that you might want to take a look at:

Out of the $25,639 Anderson raised for the cycle, only $1,150 or 4.5 percent came from within Georgetown County. Those contributions are highlighted in green below.

Only $800 or 3 percent of the total raised came from within District 103: E-Z Car Rental ($500), Charles Smith ($100), and John Hilliard ($200).

So in the last two years in office, Anderson was only able to attract three campaign contributions totaling just $800 from the people that know him the best, his constituents.  The lack of support Mr. Anderson is receiving is staggering.

 

Mr. Anderson is beholden to special interests groups, not his constituents. Out of state corporations, pay day lenders, unions, and special interest PACs represent nearly all of the contributions to his campaign.  It is no wonder Mr. Anderson has been nearly invisible this election year.

Just for example, Mr. Anderson took $1,500 in contributions from the SC Health Care PAC, $500 more than allowed by law for the election cycle based on the fact that he had no primary and just a general election. Those contributions are highlighted in yellow above.

Just like the use of the state plane, I must once again call on Mr. Anderson to return the money for the illegal contribution.  We must elect a Representative that supports our morals, principles, and abides by the same fiscal responsibility we all must on a day to day basis.  That is why I urge you to check the name Tom Winslow for District 103.