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Tuesday, December 18, 2012  South Carolina's 1st District Congressional seat is open now that Tim Scott has been appointed as the state's new U.S. senator.

Friday, November 30, 2012  U.S. Rep. Tim Scott from South Carolina has been named to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  A son of the late Gov. Carroll Campbell owes nearly $380,000 in penalties to the state Ethics Commission for failing to file campaign finance reports from an unsuccessful 2006 bid for lieutenant governor.

Monday, October 11, 2010  Iris and Mike Campbell announced their support for the Republican gubernatorial candidate Monday.  Nikki Haley says the late Governor Carroll Campbell's leadership and legacy is something the Palmetto State needs again, and her push for tort reform will move the state in that direction.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010  The son of a former South Carolina governor is endorsing the son of a former U.S. senator in a congressional race the state's coastal 1st District.

Friday, January 29, 2010  The Post and Courier of Charleston reported former Charleston County School Board member Larry Kobrovsky said Thursday he'll seek the nomination for the seat being given up by U.S. Rep. Henry Brown.