
GREENWOOD, SC - The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the state’s largest broad-based business organization, today announced their endorsement of Dee Compton for State Senate District 10.
“As the unified voice of the business community, the Chamber believes that supporting pro-business candidates that have demonstrated support for business priorities and a commitment to advance a legislative agenda that promotes competitiveness in South Carolina is of the utmost importance,” Incoming SCCC President and CEO Otis Rawl said in a letter to Compton. “The Chamber will devote resources to this key race in 2008, working with its members and allies to hold fundraisers, educate citizens and organize Get Out the Vote efforts.”
Rawl thanked Compton for his commitment to representing the people of South Carolina and praised him for his achievements in creating jobs, building the economy and fostering a pro-prosperity working environment to raise citizen’s income.
The SCCC strives to serve as a catalyst to increase per capita income and global competitiveness through decreasing business costs and increasing productivity, building a highly skilled, capable workforce, nurturing entrepreneurial development, fostering a favorable climate for members and their employees, and improving the quality of life for all South Carolinians.
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