Conservation Voters awarded its "green seal of approval" to 30 endorsed State House and State Senate candidates in contested November 2008 elections. Candidates earned CVSC support because of either their records or their desire to work with us on a variety of issues - from protecting land and water resources to upholding the rights of communities to plan for sustainable growth to promoting energy efficiency measures to lessen our dependence on dirty fossil fuels.
2008 ENDORSED GENERAL CANDIDATE RACES WON
Senate Winners
Sen. Larry Martin, R, Pickens Senate #2
Sen. Ralph Anderson, D, Greenville Senate #7
Sen. Glenn Reese, D, Spartanburg House #11
Creighton Coleman, D, Fairfield/Chester Senate #17
Sen. Ronnie Cromer, R, Newberry Senate #18
John Scott, D, Richland Senate #19
Sen. John Courson, R, Richland #20
Sen. Darrell Jackson, D, Richland Senate #21
Sen. Joel Lourie, D, Richland Senate #22
Sen. Nikki Setzler, D, Lexington Senate #26
Sen. Vince Sheheen, D, Kershaw Senate #27
Sen. Dick Elliott, D, Horry Senate #28
Sen. Gerald Malloy, D, Darlington Senate #29
Sen. Yancey McGill, D, Williamsburg Senate #32
Sen. Ray Cleary, R, Georgetown Senate #34
Sen. Phil Leventis, D, Sumter Senate #35
Sen. Larry Grooms, R, Berkeley Senate #37
Sen. John Matthews, D, Orangeburg #39
Sen. Brad Hutto, D, Orangeburg Senate #40
Sen. Glenn McConnell, R, Charleston #41
Sen. Chip Campsen, R, Charleston # 43
Sen. Clementa Pinckney, D Jasper Senate #45
Tom Davis, R, Beaufort Senate #46
House Winners
Rep. BR Skelton, R, Pickens House #3
Rep. Paul Agnew, D, Abbeville House #11
Chandra Dillard, D, Greenville House #23
Rep. Harold Mitchell, D, Spartanburg House #31
Derham Cole, Jr., R, Spartanburg House #32
Mike Forrester, R, Spartanburg House #34
Rep. Keith Kelly, R, Spartanburg House #35
Rep. Walton McLeod, D, Newberry House #40
Boyd Brown, D, Fairfield House #41
Rep. Carl Gullick, R, York House #48
Rep. Laurie Funderburk, D, Kershaw House #52
Rep. Phillip Lowe, R, Florence House #60
Rep. Robert Williams, D, Darlington House #62
Rep. Kris Crawford, R Florence House #63
Rep. Cathy Harvin, D, Clarendon House #64
Rep. Nathan Ballentine, R, Lexington House #71
Rep. James Smith, D, Richland House #72
Rep. Chris Hart, D, Richland House #73
Rep. Joan Brady, R, Richland House # 78
Anton Gunn, D, Richland #79
Rep. Bill Clyburn, D, Aiken House #82
Rep. Roland Smith, R, Aiken House #84
Rep. Nikki Haley, R, Lexington House #87
Rep. Bakari Sellers, D, Bamberg House # 90
Rep. Kit Spires, R, Lexington House #96
Rep. Patsy Knight, D, Dorchester House #97
Rep. Ken Kennedy, D, Williamsburg House #101
Rep. Vida Miller, D, Georgetown House #108
Rep. David Mack, D, Charleston House #109
Rep. Robert Brown, D, Charleston House #116
Rep. Bill Herkersman, R, Beaufort House #118
Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, D, Charleston House #119
Rep. William Bowers, D, Hampton House #120
Rep. Kenneth Hodges, D, Colleton House #121
Rep. Shannon Erickson, R, Beaufort House #124
