Dear Supporters,
Now that the campaign is in the 11th hour, Jim needs your help to convince your friends and neighbors why it is important to vote June 8th for Jim Rex. Please consider printing out 25 copies of these flyers and sharing with others why Jim is the strongest candidate for Governor. Please forward an e-mail to your friends and ask them to do the same. For a small cost and with minimal energy, collectively you can make a big difference in this campaign result. Thanks for everything you have done to make Jim’s campaign such a success. He is very anxious to begin the hard work of turning our state in the right direction.
Sue Rex
A sizable group of women joined me for a dinner meeting in Lancaster at Mariachis. Between servings, we got down to business. Key topics included transportation assistance from rural parts of the state to the nearest cities – for jobs, services, health care. An extension of the transportation discussion related to providing quality daycare settings statewide with a focus on giving pre-schoolers a leg up toward kindergarten. Other issues discussed:
What a great gathering! Lunch was at Fannie Kate’s and the conversation rivaled the meal. We started out talking about the limited role women have in South Carolina politics – 50th in the nation regarding women in our legislature.
This time our “At the Table” session was very political. Women gathered at the home of Sue Yearwood and wanted to talk with me and each other about other women running for office and having a voice at the decision-making table. Issues raised included:
(COLUMBIA) – Sue Rex, wife of gubernatorial candidate Jim Rex, announced today that she will embark on a statewide tour, beginning Monday in the Midlands, in which she will host roundtable discussions with South Carolina women regarding issues affecting them and their families. The series of meetings, entitled “At the Table,” will be aimed at providing a place for women, who comprise 51.3 percent of South Carolina’s population, to be heard.