Recent
articles on Vincent:
Voters
return Sheheen, Funderburk to State House
Camden Chronicle-Independent, Nov. 08, 2004
''It`s been a long but exciting year,'' said a tired but jubilant Sheheen
Wednesday morning. ''I met literally thousands of new people ... I really
enjoyed that part of it. The people really responded to a positive campaign
that talked about the future, and that was the most encouraging thing for me
personally.
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Sheheen closes in on win
The State, Nov. 03, 2004
The race was a rematch of February’s special election. Sheheen defeated Kelly,
chairman of Kershaw County Council, for the seat that came open after the death
of longtime Democratic Sen. Donald Holland.
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Sheheen takes early lead
The State, Nov. 03, 2004
Sheheen, who had a strong lead Tuesday night in his home county, has pledged to
change the state’s system of school funding, taking the burden off local
property owners. Under his plan, the state would increase the sales tax while
reducing property taxes.
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Patrick selected to be
tourism grant partner
Daily Journal, June 17, 2004
Patrick Mayor Rosa L. Millsaps Privette reported June 2 that the town was
selected to be a grant partner in the Tourism Marketing Partnership Program for
the fiscal year 2004-05. Also, the Patrick Pinestraw Festival received a $500
Out Right Grant Award.
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Old debt may siphon $151
million from budget
The State, May 7, 2004
A coalition of Democrats and some Republicans loyal to Gov. Mark Sanford cast a
27-11 vote in support of paying back an old debt from 2001. They want to take
unexpectedly high tax collections from this year and pay back the debt, rather
than spend the money on services in the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
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Sheheen capture senate seat
The State, Feb. 04, 2004:
Sheheen, 32, beat out Republican candidate Steve Kelly, chairman of Kershaw
County Council. Sheheen took roughly 61 percent of the vote in the four-county
district.
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The State, Feb. 03, 2004:
Special Senate election today. Voters will go to the polls today to elect a new
state senator for District 27, filling the unexpired term of the late Donald
Holland.
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The State, Jan. 30, 2004:
“The loss of jobs in the Senate district, and in South Carolina, has become an
increasingly more important issue,” Sheheen said.
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Greenville County Schools, GCS News
release, Nov 03 2003:
Representatives Rick Quinn and Vincent Sheheen have been traveling the state
during the legislature’s off season looking to build support for H.4411, a
bipartisan plan centering on a 2-cent sales tax increase to fund education
while eliminating local property taxes for school operating purposes.
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The State, Oct. 23, 2003: Rep.
Vincent Sheheen, D-Kershaw, will run for the seat vacated when longtime Se.
Donald Holland of Camden died earlier this month.
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The South Carolina Wildlife Federation:
The Pinewood Hazardous Waste Contingency Fund and the Jocassee Gorges Trust
Fund were pulled out of the budget proposal before it went to the Governor.
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Charleston news - Tax trade for
schools gets push: House Minority Leader Rick Quinn, R-Columbia, and Rep. Vince
Sheheen, D-Camden, introduced a bill in June that would eliminate the school
portion of property taxes in exchange for raising the current
nickel-on-the-dollar sales tax by two cents.
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