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Harry Limehouse
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Current candidacy
Running for U.S. House, South Carolina, District 1
Date of primaryMarch 19, 2013
General electionMay 7, 2013
Current office
South Carolina House District 110
In office
1994 - Present
Term ends
November 10, 2014
Years in position 19
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$10,400/year
Per diem$131/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected1994
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Personal
ProfessionBroker
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
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Harry "Chip" Limehouse (b. August 8, 1962) is a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 110.

Limehouse was a Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. House in the special election for the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina. Limehouse was defeated in the Republican primary on March 19, 2013.[1][2]

Education

Limehouse earned his BS from the University of South Carolina in 1984.

Professional experience

Limehouse is a Broker/Executive for Limehouse Properties. He works in Hotel/Motel Management.

Political experience

Limehouse was a Senate Page from 1983 to 1984. In 1984, he was a Volunteer Coordinator for the Reagan-Bush Campaign. He joined the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1995 and has served in that position since. He represents the 110th District. He has also served as Legislative Aid to United States Senator Strom Thurmond.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Limehouse served on the following committees:

South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2013
Ways and Means, Vice Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Limehouse served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Limehouse served on the following committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Harry Limehouse endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election. [3]

Elections

2013

See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election, 2013

Limehouse ran for the U.S. House representing the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina. The election was held to replace Tim Scott, who was appointed to fill Jim DeMint's vacant seat in the U.S. Senate.[4] Limehouse was defeated in the Republican primary against Keith Blandford, Curtis Bostic, Ric Bryant, Larry Grooms, Jonathan Hoffman, Jeff King, John Kuhn, Tim Larkin, Peter McCoy, Elizabeth Moffly, Ray Nash, Andy Patrick, Shawn Pinkston, Mark Sanford and Teddy Turner on March 19, 2013.[2][1][5]

Former Governor Mark Sanford was considered the front runner due to name recognition and the fact that he had $120,000 in an old campaign account. That coupled with his ability to fundraise quickly gave him a leg up on the field. It was also his former seat in the U.S. House of Representatives that he held for three terms, prior to being elected governor.[6]

The district leans Republican.[7] The last Democratic candidate elected was Mendel Jackson Davis in 1978.[8]

2012

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Limehouse defeated Peter vonLehe Ruegner in the Republican primary on June 12 and in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 110, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgHarry Limehouse 97.9% 13,081
     Other Write-Ins 2.1% 279
Total Votes 13,360

2010

Limehouse ran unopposed in the June 8 Republican primary for District 110 of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Limehouse won unopposed in the general election on November 2[12].

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 110 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Harry Limehouse (R) 9,111 98.89%
Write-In 102 1.11%

2008

On November 4, 2008 Limehouse won re-election unopposed to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 12,746 votes, representing District 110. 

Limehouse raised $78,344 for his campaign.[13]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 110 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Harry Limehouse (R) 12,746

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Limehouse was up for re-election, he collected $63,484 in donations.[14]

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

2008

Limehouse raised $78,344 in the 2008 election cycle.

His major contributors are listed below.[15]

Donor Amount
South Carolina Optometric Association $1,300
South Carolina Health Care Association $1,250
18 different donors each donated: $1,000

Scorecards

The Palmetto Liberty PAC Scorecard

See also: The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee's Legislative Score Card

The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, a conservative pro-limited government think tank in South Carolina, releases its Scorecard for South Carolina Representatives and Senators once a year. The Scorecard gives each a legislator a score based on how they voted in the two-year legislative term prior to the election on specific issues which the Palametto Liberty PAC thought were anti-limited government. "Most of the votes shown on the score card are votes that we lost. Now we can identify the Legislators that caused us to lose these votes. These Legislators are the ones who need to be replaced if we are to achieve the vision of having the most free state in the nation."[16]

2012

Chip Limehouse received a score of 27% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 37th out of all 124 South Carolina House of Representatives members.[17] His score was followed by representatives Phillip Lowe (27%), Dennis C. Moss (27%), and Steve Moss (27%).[18]

Personal

Limehouse and his wife, Susan, have two children.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 SC Votes "March 19 Special Primary Election" Accessed March 19, 2013
  2. 2.0 2.1 South Carolina Radio Network "List of 19 candidates running for District 1 seat," January 28, 2013
  3. Race 4 2012 "Perry Unveils Endorsements From 21 SC State Legislators," September 21, 2011
  4. Washington Post "Scott's departure for Senate will trigger third special House election in 2013," December 17, 2012
  5. South Carolina Republican Party Website "1st Congressional Special Election details set," accessed January 3, 2013
  6. Roll Call "Sanford Likely Front-Runner in S.C. Special Election," January 3, 2013
  7. Salon.com "Ted Turner’s son vying in SC congressional primary," January 23, 2013
  8. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress "Davis, Medel Jackson, (1942-2007)," accessed January 28, 2013
  9. AP.org "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results" Accessed November 7, 2012
  10. South Carolina State Election Commission "2012 Candidates," Accessed April 25, 2012
  11. South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official Primary Results," June 29, 2012
  12. South Carolina general election results
  13. Follow the Money's report 2008 Campaign donations in South Carolina
  14. 2010 campaign contributions
  15. Campaign contributors to Harry Limehouse
  16. The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "Voting Records"
  17. Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee: South Carolina House Scorecard 2012, 2012
  18. Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee: South Carolina House Score Card 2012, 2012
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