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Thad Viers
Thad Viers (b. March 13, 1978) is a former Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2002 to March 21, 2012, representing District 68.
Viers resigned effective immediately on March 21, 2012, a day before he was indicted by a grand jury for stalking and harassment in the first degree. The charges stemmed from his arrest in January when an ex-girlfriend accused him of continuing to call, text, email and show up at her home and work despite having been broken up for over five months.[1]
Viers is a graduate of the Myrtle Beach Citizens Police Academy. He earned his B.A. from The Citadel in 1999. He then received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2007. His professional experience includes working as a Research Assistant for The Heritage Foundation and as a Business Development Consultant.
Viers served as Executive Director of the Horry County Republican Party from 1999 to 2001. He then served as District Field Representatives for Congressman Henry Brown from 2000 to 2001.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Viers served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on General Laws, Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Viers served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on Special Laws, Chair
Elections
2012
Viers ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing South Carolina's 7th District. Viers dropped out of the race on January 6, 2012, following his arrest on a harassment charge.[2]
2010
Viers defeated Bert Von Herrmann in the June 8 Republican primary for District 68 of the South Carolina House of Representatives by a margin of 2,418-1,286. Viers won unopposed in the general election on November 2.[3]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 68, Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Thad Viers (Incumbent)
|
2,418 | |||
| Bert von Herrmann | 1,286 | |||
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 68 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Thad Viers (R)
|
8,485 | 98.58% | ||
| Write-In | 122 | 1.42% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Viers won re-election unopposed to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 12,449 votes, representing District 68.
Viers raised $101,826 for his campaign.[4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 68 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Thad Viers (R)
|
12,449 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
The Palmetto Liberty PAC Scorecard
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 legislator a score based on how he or she voted in the two-year legislative term prior to the election on specific issues that the Palametto Liberty PAC thinks are 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."[5]
2012
Thad Viers received a score of 13% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 104th out of all 124 South Carolina House of Representatives members.[6] His score was followed by representatives J. David Weeks (13%), Jackson Whipper (13%), and Carl Anderson (7%).[7]
Personal
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Viers is single.
External links
- South Carolina House of Representative - Rep. Thad Viers
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ WCSC, "Representative Thad Viers indicted by grand jury," March 21, 2012
- ↑ WLTX, "State Rep. Thad Viers Drops Out of Race After Arrest, Harassment Charge," January 6, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina general election results
- ↑ Follow the Money's report 2008 Campaign donations in South Carolina
- ↑ The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "Voting Records," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee: South Carolina House Score Card 2012, "House Score 2012 ranked draft," accessed May 21, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 68 2002–March 21, 2012 |
Succeeded by Vacant |
