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Dwight Loftis
| Dwight Loftis | ||
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| South Carolina House District 19 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1996 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 10, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 17 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $10,400/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 1996 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Insurance agent | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Education
Loftis earned his AA from North Greenville College in 1966.
Professional experience
Loftis is an Insurance Agent.
Political experience
Loftis is a past member of the Leadership Council School District in Greenville County. He joined the South Carolina State House of Representatives in 1996 and has served in that position since. He represents the 19th District.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Loftis served on the following committees:
| South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Rules, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Ways and Means | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Loftis served on the following committees:
| South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Rules | ||||
| • Ways and Means | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Loftis served on the following committees:
| South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Rules | ||||
| • Ways and Means | ||||
Issues
Rural development
Lawmakers created new agencies dealing with rural economic development and one of the new agency's supporters are seeking state start-up funding, starting July 1, 2011. Two other agencies are proposed in bills before the General Assembly, though one of the bills likely is dead, as of May 24, 2011.
Loftis said no coordination exists among the legislators pushing their proposals.
“I’ll be the first to admit we’ve got too many entities out there working in separate silos,” said Rep. Dwight Loftis.
In February 2011, Loftis introduced a bill (H. 3633), titled the “South Carolina Agribusiness Economic Development Authority Act of 2011,” which would create a separate agency within the S.C. Department of Agriculture to help finance new agricultural-related businesses in the state.
The agency could receive state general funds and any other “financial assistance, guarantees, insurance or subsidies from the federal or state government,” under the bill.
A Department of Agriculture said in February that the proposed authority would be similar to the S.C. Jobs-Economic Development Authority, a state agency that assists economic development projects by issuing special-obligation revenue bonds.
Loftis said the agency proposed under his bill would help develop a “viable opportunity in niche markets in agriculture,” adding that “North Carolina has done a much better job than South Carolina.”
As of May 25, 2011, Loftis’ bill had not moved out of the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.[1]
Presidential preference
2012
Dwight Loftis endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election. [2]
Elections
2012
Loftis 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 19, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dwight Loftis Incumbent |
97.9% | 9,213 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 2.1% | 198 | |
| Total Votes | 9,411 | |||
2010
Loftis ran unopposed in the June 8 Republican primary for District 19 of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Loftis won unopposed in the general election on November 2[5].
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 19 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dwight Loftis (R)
|
6,467 | 98.60% | ||
| Write-In | 92 | 1.40% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008 Loftis won re-election unopposed to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 9,205 votes, representing District 19.
Loftis 9,205 raised $6,485 for his campaign.[6]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 19 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dwight Loftis (R)
|
9,205 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Loftis was up for re-election, he collected $15,630 in donations.[7]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| South Carolina House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Dwight Loftis's campaign in 2010 | |
| Carolina Commerce Fund | $1,000 |
| South Carolina Leadership Pac | $1,000 |
| Palmetto Leadership Council | $1,000 |
| Williams, Bradley | $1,000 |
| South Carolina Farm Bureau | $1,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $15,630 |
2008
Loftis raised $6,485 in the 2008 election cycle.
His major contributors are listed below.[8]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| South Carolina Farm Bureau | $1,000 |
| Wastemanagement | $1,000 |
| South Carolina Trucking Association | $1,000 |
| Palmetto Leadership Council | $1,000 |
Personal
Loftis and his wife, Sandra, have three children.
External links
- South Carolina House of Representative - Rep. Dwight Loftis
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
References
- ↑ "Lawmakers Mulling Rural Development Proposals," The Nerve, by Rick Brundrett, May 25, 2011
- ↑ 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 20, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina general election results
- ↑ Follow the Money's report 2008 Campaign donations in South Carolina
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ Campaign contributors to Dwight Loftis
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