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Afghanistan War Veteran Takes Fight to 7th Congressional District Race South Carolina, Thursday, March 29, 2012 - On Thursday, Katherine Jenerette, a US Army Paratrooper and a former US Congressional Field Representative, who just returnedhome eleven weeks ago from a combat tour of duty in Afghanistan, announced her bid for the newly formed 7th District Congressional Seat.  “I’m not the kind of person who sit’s on the sidelines when there’s a fight going on and work to be done for the people of our state, district and our country,” Jenerette said. “I’ve been places where you have to do...

It hasn't been an easy road for several GOP 7th Congressional candidates, but some remain upbeat and even hopeful about their chances in Tuesday's primary. Three of the five "fringe" Republican candidates – Randal Wallace, Jim Mader and Katherine Jenerette – were among those who spoke at the Elephant Stampede, held Saturday at the Carolina Forest Recreation Center and hosted by the Myrtle Beach Republican Women's group. While the event featured several of the "big four" GOP contenders (Andre Bauer, Tom Rice, Jay Jordan and Chad Prosser), Wallace, Mader and Jenerette had a chance to speak, too, unlike some events...

EXCLUSIVE: Captain Katherine Jenerette Gives A Woman’s View From AfghanistanAbout Katherine: Katherine Jenerette is Captain in the US Army Reserve and a paratrooper from North Myrtle Beach, SC. She is serving with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division ‘Task Force Arctic Wolves’ in the Horn of Panjwa’i in one of the most volatile districts in Kandahar Province (and Afghanistan). She is a former U.S. Congressional Field Representative for South Carolina’s First District and a North Myrtle Beach Planning Commissioner and was a Candidate for US Congress in 2010. Katherine was recently name as one of THE 45...

A Time Machine look back to a FreeRepublic Old Thread from 2001   Will The Real Islam Please Stand Up? Stop telling me about Islam. Shouldn't the media and talk shows hosts really be instructing 'wayward' Muslims and their followers who have 'hijacked' Islam about the true meaning of the Koran and Islam. I really don't care about their religion. Tell them about their religion! Just tell the Muslims who have their Koran and the Prophets' message all wrong that they have it backwards and inside out. They seem to be the ones who need to understand the 'true'...

Question: Just heard about black Republican candidate Tim Scott in South Carolina's first district. Is he a Tea Party, true conservative? Would consider giving to his campaign. Any info would be appreciated.

The Club for Growth today released the following memorandum from Adam Geller, CEO of National Research Inc., about the findings of a new poll conducted in South Carolina’s first congressional district. TO: THE CLUB FOR GROWTH FROM: ADAM GELLER RE: SURVEY RESULTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 DATE: MAY 26, 2010 Tim Scott holds a very strong lead over his opponents in the multi candidate primary in the First congressional district. His image rating is also better than those of his opponents and he leads among those surveyed who have a favorable opinion of competing candidates. Finally, Scott is...

South Carolina U.S. Congressional Candidate Katherine Jenerette on Fox Business' America's Nightly Scoreboard with David Asman. Friday May 28 and again Monday May 31, 2010. Tune in Monday on Memorial Day at 7:00pm Eastern time to watch Katherine Jenerette on FOX Business’ America’s Nightly Scoreboard with David Asman. As part of an episode-long salute to veterans, David Asman kicked off the May 28 edition of Fox Business’ America’s Nightly Scoreboard by hosting four veterans who are running for Congress – South Carolina’s Katherine Jenerette, Florida’s Allen West, Michigan’s Brian Rooney, and Adam Kinzinger from Illinois .Asman describerd them as a “refreshing voice...

GOP SC First District Candidates [FREEPER JENERETTE] Blast Kennedy Shrine "I don’t know of any taxpayer-paid shrine or mausoleum to any politician in Massachusetts or South Carolina that can stop an RPG or IED or an AK-47 round in Iraq or Afghanistan,” said Jenerette, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War and a former U.S. Congressional Aide. By fitsnews • on April 22, 2010By FITSNews South Carolina || Our two favorite candidates in the crowded race to replace U.S. Rep. Henry Brown (RINO-Hanahan) have teamed up to criticize a particularly egregious example of Washington’s failure to prioritize spending.Military mom/ Tea...

Katherine Jenerette on Federalized Health Care Passage: Saint Vitus Dance for Republicans by Katherine Jenerette, Republican Candidate U.S. Congress, 1st District, South CarolinaRound One of the Socialized Federalized Medicine-Man fight is over.As soon as President Obama signs on the dotted line, Round Two will be initiated with a herd of raging bull Attorney Generals (AG) from around the country; all in a charge at the red cape of the constitutionality of congress to mandate the purchase of health insurance by individual citizens. It’s a set up guys. Obama and his brain trust are out in front on this one. They put the...

Another to Watch: Katherine Jenerette for Congress (SC-1) A lot of congressional candidates have made the rounds here at the CPAC bloggers lounge – some decent, some nutty, some with a chance, some with no chance in hell. Of those – a few have really impressed me – and we can add Katherine Jenerette of South Carolina to that list. Jenerette, a veteran and paratrooper in the Army Reserve, has a tough race in the GOP Primary to succeed retiring Rep. Henry Brown. Among her opponents are Paul Thurmond,  the youngest son of Strom Thurmond, and and Caroll Campbell III, the son of former...

Rep. Henry Brown expected to announce retirement today Staff report Monday, January 4, 2010 Republican Congressman Henry Brown is expected to announce his retirement this morning. Brown will release a statement at 10:15 a.m., according to his longtime political consultant, Rod Shealy. Columbia-based blog, The Palmetto Scoop, first reported the news this morning.

Unlike the current “Republican” politician representing South Carolina’s First Congressional District, GOP candidate Katherine Jenerette has never sold her soul to the special interests. As a result, she’s not swimming in their big dollar campaign contributions - which means she has to try new, cost-effective approaches to getting her name and her message out to voters.Take her latest video, for example, which leads off an interesting article on the future of campaigns published by the Southern Political Report … Meet Katherine Jenerette, a former aide to US Rep. Henry Brown (R-S.C.) who hopes to unseat him in next year’s Republican...

If the S.C. Republican establishment (including Senate President Glenn McConnell and Lt. Gov. André Bauer) had gotten behind her campaign four years ago, Katherine Jenerette would be a Republican State Senator right now. Not only that … Jay-Z’s hit “99 Problems” wouldn’t be the official theme song of South Carolina’s so-called “deliberative” body. Anyway, McConnell and Bauer (like the rest of the “Republican” Caucus) chose not to back Jenerette’s campaign, deciding instead to support behind the campaign of their big government buddy Sen. Dick Elliott, a Democrat and one of the most corrupt politicians in state history. It’s just another...

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KATHERINE JENERETTE’S 75-Day Whirlwind Campaign for US CONGRESSDATE: June 10, 2008MORE INFORMATION: www.jenerette.orgPHOTOS at: www.jenerette.org/photos       KATHERINE JENERETTE’S 75-Day Whirlwind Campaign for U.S. CONGRESS SUBJECT: Republican Congressional Candidate Katherine Jenerette thanks All-Volunteer Campaign Team - Congratulates U.S. Rep. Henry Brown, Jr. and remarks on the November Election I want to take this opportunity to congratulate U.S. Rep. Henry Brown, Jr. and offer my support to both him and to all the members of the Republican slate of candidates for the November 2008 general elections. With the primary election behind us it is time to...

Candidate for Senate seat has fresh outlook Sen. Dick Elliott, D-North Myrtle Beach, has represented northern Horry County and several Pee Dee counties in the Senate since the early 1990s and served in the S.C. House for several terms before that. This time around, he has a smart young opponent in Republican Katherine Jenerette, who shows the potential to become a good senator while bringing a fresh outlook to representing the district. She deserves the chance to develop that potential - not least because she shows greater interest than Elliott in working with the Horry County delegation on the issues,...

A long-running battle between the U.S. Forest Service and a Republican congressman who set a runaway fire that damaged federal land has been settled, with a $4,747 hole burned in the lawmaker's pocket. That's the amount Rep. Henry E. Brown Jr. (R-S.C.) paid the agency on April 20 to cover the cost of suppressing the March 5, 2004, blaze that jumped from his property to the adjacent Francis Marion National Forest, charring 20 acres. Brown previously had paid a $250 fine. The payment extinguished a four-year dispute marked by allegations of political pressure, a failed counterclaim by Brown and threats...

Charleston Mercury - Our Endorsements Published: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 7:07 PM EDT On June 10, voters go to primary polling places of their choice. We have strong feelings about some races and will advise accordingly.[snip] As noted, we do have some vigorous opinions about other incumbents, so welcome to our political quiz to answer these questions: What local elected official supported the following or is characterized as follows: 1) Congressman James Clyburn’s proposed ten-mile bridge[snip] 2) The most recent Farm Bill [snip] 3) ...voted only eight percent of the time for anti-pork legislation in 2007. As you know, the...

Katherine Jenerette says she has entered the Republican primary for the First District Congressional seat out of frustration with the GOP. "The Democrats have a home team advantage now," Jenerette says, "and Republicans need a congressman who can go toe-to-toe with them. We've had a Republican Congress for six years, and we can have more of the same or we can have someone in there that will make a difference. "I am not afraid to say what needs to be said and push legislation for family and values, fiscal responsibility, national security and subjects like immigration and border control. Republicans...

Brown runs on record; challengers want change Energy, veterans, taxes among 1st Dist. issues By Robert Behre The Post and Courier Saturday, May 24, 2008 First District Rep. Henry Brown is vying to serve a fifth term in Congress, but first he must overcome two Republican challengers who think they can do a better job. Johns Island businessman Paul Norris said he's making his first bid for public office because he wants to use his engineer's approach to solving problems that he said threaten the next generation. Professor and U.S. Army reservist Katherine Jenerette of North Myrtle Beach said...