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Dennis Moss
| Dennis Moss | ||
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| South Carolina House District 29 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 10, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $10,400/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Moss was elected to the District 29 seat as a Democrat in November 2006 and November 2008. In May 2009, he announced that he was switching his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.[1]
Rep. Moss attended Spartanburg Methodist College and is retired from the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
He and his wife, Janet, have one child and live in Gaffney, South Carolina.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Moss served on the following committees:
| South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Labor, Commerce and Industry | ||||
| • Interstate Cooperation, Secretary | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Moss served on the following committees:
| South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Labor, Commerce and Industry | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Moss served on the following committees:
| South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs | ||||
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Dennis Moss endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election. [2]
Elections
2012
Moss ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12 and in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dennis C. Moss Incumbent |
99.3% | 11,330 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 0.7% | 85 | |
| Total Votes | 11,415 | |||
2010
Moss ran unopposed in the June 8 Republican primary for District 29 of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Moss won unopposed in the general election on November 2[5].
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 29 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dennis Moss (R)
|
7,945 | 99.32% | ||
| Write-In | 54 | 0.68% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008 Moss won re-election to the 29th District seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives, defeating Danny Stacy (R). He won this election as a Democrat but later switched his party affiliation to Republican.
Moss raised $76,690 for his campaign, while Stacy raised $54,105.[6]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 29 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dennis Moss (R)
|
7,440 | |||
| Danny Stacy (R) | 6,507 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Moss was up for re-election, he collected $37,100 in donations.[7]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| South Carolina House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Dennis Moss's campaign in 2010 | |
| Timken Co | $1,000 |
| Moore, Susan | $1,000 |
| Rich Lending Corp | $1,000 |
| Palmetto Business Council | $1,000 |
| Stilrich | $1,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $37,100 |
2008
Moss raised $76,690 in the 2008 election cycle.
His major contributors are listed below.[8]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| House Democratic Caucus of South Carolina | $5,000 |
| Duke Energy | $2,000 |
| South Carolina Farm Bureau | $1,250 |
| State of South Carolina Office of State Treasurer | $1,248 |
External links
- South Carolina House of Representative information on Dennis Moss
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2006, 2008
References
- ↑ Go Upstate, "Cherokee's Dennis Moss changes parties to join GOP", May 15, 2009
- ↑ Newt Gingrich 2012, "South Carolina Legislative Endorsements For Newt Gingrich," January 20, 2012
- ↑ AP.org "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results" Accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission "2012 Candidates," Accessed April 19, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina general election results
- ↑ Follow the Money's report 2008 Campaign donations in South Carolina
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ Campaign contributors to Dennis Moss
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