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Edith Childs is fired up for Jim Rex!
Greenwood County Council member Edith Childs, who famously coined the phrase “Fired up and ready to go” for the Presidential campaign of then-Senator Barack Obama led a list of new endorsements released today by the campaign of State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex, a Democrat running for Governor in the June 8 primary. Rex, halfway through his “46 Counties in 46 Days tour,” is currently traveling every county in the state during the final 46 days of the primary campaign.
“I was fired up and ready to go for Barack Obama, and I’m fired up and ready to go for Jim Rex. I encourage South Carolinians to get out and vote on Tuesday, June 8, and give us a Governor who will work with our President to make South Carolina a better place to live, work, and raise a family,” said Childs.
During the 2008 campaign, Childs unwittingly provided the Obama campaign with its signature slogan during a stop by the candidate at a Greenwood church. Subsequently, the phrase was used on t-shirts and as a chant to excite crowds at campaign rallies.
“I am proud to have the support of Edith Childs, who helped inspire a nation to change with her passion,” said Rex.
Along with Childs, the campaign released the following endorsements:
Brenda Bennett, Allendale County Probate Judge
Ken Campbell, Former chair, Oconee County Democratic Party
Tom Carter, Allendale County Sheriff
Francis Coath, Fairfax City Council
Gussie Cochrane, Clarendon School District One Board of Trustees
Moses Cohen, Mayor of Fairfax
Zach Croft, Saluda County Democratic Party Executive Committee
Terry Davis, Mullins City Council
Willie Davis, Dorchester County Council
Jim Dumm, Georgetown County School Board
Joey English, Union County Council
Dewayne Ennis, Allendale City Administrator
Mike Evatt, Oconee County Democratic Party Executive Committee
Henry Fields, Jr., Mayor of Varnville
Ed Fludd, Orangeburg Veteran Affairs Officer
Rebecca Freeman, City of Fairfax Finance Director
Al Gaines, Oconee County Council
Elaine Gentry, Greenwood County Democratic Party Chair
Jerry Goldman, McCormick County Democratic Party Executive Committee
Henri Mae Grant, Allendale County Auditor
James Grant, Allendale City Council
Charles Haggard, Mayor of Pelion
Ben Harrison, Saluda County School Board Member
Elizabeth Haynes, Hampton School District Two Board of Trustees
Sharon Holloway, Saluda Democratic Party Chair, School Board Member
Willa Jennings, Allendale County Democratic Primary Vice-Chair
James Jones, Clarendon School District One Board of Trustees
Jeff Kerr, Chester County School Board
Lois Love, Laurens County Democratic Party Treasurer
Archie Lucas, Chester County Council
Cheryl Mole, Allendale County School Board
Glenn Nixon, Colleton County Democratic Party Executive Committee
Willie B. Owens, Orangeburg City Council
Wilhemena Rhoe, Anderson County Democratic Party Exeucutive Committee
Paul Richardson, Southenders Democratic Club of Horry County
Dorothy Riley, Allendale County Council
Bill Robinson, Allendale County Council, Allendale County Democratic Party Chair
Ed Robinson, Florence City Council
Elaine Sabb, Allendale County Clerk of Court
Spencer Scott, Florence County Democratic Party Chair
Louise Settles, Edgefield County Democratic Party Executive Committee
Susan Smith, Georgetown County Democratic Party Executive Committee
Valerie Smith, Allendale County Council
Audrey Snead, Richland County Democratic Party Executive Committee
H.C. Starnes, Mayor of Great Falls
James Tallman, Clarendon School District One Board of Trustees
Anderson Taylor, Mayor of Estill
Michael Void, Bowman Town Council
Lucille Whipper, Former member, SC House of Representatives, Charleston
Theresa Williams, Hampton County Clerk of Court
Carolyn Wilson, Mullins City Council
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