CRESCENT PEOPLE: Congressman Mick Mulvaney — From “Nitpick Caucus” to “Fab Four”
Sometimes things don’t work out the way we plan. We may start out moving in one direction and wind up doing something completely different. Other times, we may plan to do something and take a different path to get there. Congressman Mick Mulvaney is an accidental politician…sort of. He planned to serve in elected […]
CRESCENT PEOPLE: Congressman Mick Mulvaney Excited for His District, Excited for His Job.
Have you ever heard of Indian Land, SC? Well, it’s in the panhandle of Lancaster County, it’s a major suburb of both Rock Hill and Charlotte, and it’s the home of Continental Tire North America and the Inspiration Network. It’s also the home of Mick Mulvaney – one of South Carolina’s four freshman congressmen […]
Want to Run for Congress? A Financial Snapshot.
With the fiscal quarter closed, reports from the Federal Election Commission detail the financials of South Carolina’s delegation. Want to see who raised how much? Sen. Jim DeMint (R-Greenville) Raised this Quarter: $113,000 Raised this Election Cycle: $400,000 Cash on Hand: $980,000 Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-Seneca) Raised this Quarter: $380,000 Raised this Election […]
CRESCENT People: Congressman Jeff Duncan on “Wow” Moments, the Fab Four’s Political Rockstar Status, and Looking Out for Each Other
You’ve been in DC for a year now. What’s the coolest thing you’ve done? Here you are, coming from South Carolina as a freshman, and I know that when you were first elected to the South Carolina House, you had the moment of, “This is really neat.” What’s the one thing that you’ve done so […]
CRESCENT People: Congressman Jeff Duncan Recalls Visiting the Troops and How South Carolina’s Congressional “Fab Four” Handled Voting to Increase the Debt Ceiling
You spent some time very recently in the climate that’s much warmer than where we are right now… And it wasn’t the Caribbean. It was over in Afghanistan and Pakistan and Iraq visiting with our troops and understanding the situation over there in the theatre. We’ve got our Iraq troop drawn-down. They want to be […]