February 20, 2008

Meet Antonio Boyd – HOPE Worldwide

Antonio and I first met years ago as classmates in Leadership Columbia. I knew he was very involved in community events but had no idea how far reaching his services […]

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February 16, 2008

"No"

Tonight’s vote for a new municipality in our area was 682 Yes, 950 No. As I stated throughout the past year and a half, I’m glad tonight’s vote was able […]

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February 14, 2008

A Fiscal Conservative Valentine's Day

Ok, I don’t really know what this says about me that I’m posting tonight on Valentine’s Day about “cheap gas” but I had to share this with the community. If […]

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February 4, 2008

2008 Ballentine Scholarships

If you are the parent of a high school senior living in House District 71 that plans to attend USC, Clemson, Midlands Tec, or Winthrop/Columbia College in fall 2008, click […]

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February 2, 2008

COMMUNITY UPDATE: February 2008

Here’s this month’s regular update to keep you informed of what’s going on in the State House and in our community! If you have events you’d like me to share […]

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February 1, 2008

Statehouse Report – February 1,2008

This week we had our first “lengthy” debate of the session: comprehensive immigration reform package. (Debated for roughly three hours). The bill is the broadest attempt yet to make our […]

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February 1, 2008

John Howard at Super Bowl

I’m always proud of the accomplishments by members of our community. I’m especially proud when members of my family, many who are also in our community, take a part of […]

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