Vic Rawl

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Rawl ran for the Democratic Party's nomination for the United States Senate seat in South Carolina currently held by Republican Jim DeMint. He announced his candidacy in a statewide tour with consultants Harlan Hill and William J. Hampton, kicking off with a rally in Charleston, SC. He was ultimately defeated by Alvin Greene in the June 8 primary in what was widely viewed as a surprising result, given that Greene had little campaign funding and had no campaign staff or website. [7] Rawl filed a formal protest of the official election results. [1] On June 17, 2010, the executive committee of the South Carolina Democratic Party held a formal hearing on the matter. The committee rejected Rawl's request for another primary election, and upheld the June 8 election results. [3] [8]

Personal life

Rawl met his wife, Laura, while attending the College of Charleston. They have been married 40 years and have one son, Vic Jr.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 Kinnard, Meg (2010-06-17) "SC Dems hearing protest over US Senate primary", The Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  2. O'Donnell, Kelly (2010-06-16) "SC Dems to hold hearing on Greene tomorrow", MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  3. 1 2 Toeplitz, Shira (2010-06-18) "S.C. Dems reject Rawl appeal", Politico . Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  4. Weigel, David. Jim DeMint gets the kind of opponent candidates dream about. The Washington Post. June 8, 2010.
  5. "The Post and Courier - Rawl begins Senate campaign - Charleston SC". postandcourier.com. 2010-03-09. Archived from the original on 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  6. "Because someone has to challenge DeMint | Rock Bottom". Charleston City Paper. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  7. Adcox, Seanna. Alvin Greene UPSET: Mystery Man Stuns In South Carolina Senate Primary. The Huffington Post . Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  8. Kinnard, Meg. , The Desert news. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
Vic Rawl
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Member of the Charleston County Council
from the 6th district
Assumed office
2008