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Limehouse announces re-election bid

CHARLESTON, SC – State Representative Chip Limehouse, R – Charleston, Berkley announced today that he will seek re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives.  Limehouse was elected in 1994; his victory was one of the seven seats needed that gave the majority to the Republican Party for the first time since re-construction. House Seat 110 includes parts of Mount Pleasant, the Historic District of Charleston and a portion of Berkley County.

Limehouse has been a leader in protecting South Carolina's children, as author of Megan's Law, the Violent Sexual Predator Act and South Carolina Amber Alert. He has led the way in fighting for children's safety.  The South Carolina Victim Assistance Network has recognized Representative Limehouse for his efforts. “Keeping our children safe from harm and protecting their innocence is job #1for me in the house.” stated Limehouse.

A noted conservation advocate, Representative Limehouse has received “Legislator of the year” awards from the South Carolina Wildlife Federation and the Coastal Conservation Association.  Limehouse has also been placed on the honor role for the “Conservation Voters of South Carolina”.  “The quality of life here on the South Carolina coast is second to none and in order to keep it, we have to work at it every day.”  In 2002 the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League recognized Limehouse for his efforts in protecting Daniel Island. 

Limehouse was the original author of the South Carolina State Infrastructure Bank, and he currently sits on the seven member board.  At the November 2007 meeting of the State Infrastructure Board, Representative Limehouse made the successful motion which resulted in over $54 million in road and overpass improvements being put into I-526 and US17 in Mount Pleasant.  “Our freedom as Americans is directly tied to our mobility and freedom of movement, therefore we must have quality roads to get people back and forth to work, for getting children to school and hurricane evacuations.”

Representative Limehouse chairs the Higher Education Budget Committee of the House Ways and Means Committee. “This year our committee was able to fully fund the States' Scholarship commitment which resulted in: $5.2 Million for Life, $28.9 Million for Palmetto Fellows and $47 Million for the Commission of Higher Education for tuition assistance to 2-year colleges.  $7.8 Million went to Hope Scholarships and Needs based grants received $11.6 Million.  I also look forward to assisting our great institutions of Higher Learning with all of their many worthy capitol projects. Higher education is a great economic driver for our state.”

Earlier this year Limehouse played a key role in Republican Presidential politics with a timely endorsement of Senator John McCain days before the South Carolina Primary.  Senator McCain thanked Limehouse and Republican Heyward Hutson of Summerville at an election eve rally on the Yorktown in Mount Pleasant.

Limehouse also serves on the Executive Committee of Ways and Means and the Joint Bond Review Committee, as well as the Hunley Commission and he chairs the Charleston County Legislative Delegation. 

He completed filing on Tuesday, March 25^th at the Charleston County Republican Party Headquarters.

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