Apr 04 2008
Ketner Kicks Off Bid for SC-1
Speaking to more than 150 supporters jostling for space under a rental tent in Charleston’s Cannon Park, Charleston businesswoman and philanthropist Linda Ketner kicked off her Democratic bid for the 1st Congressional District seat.
“What we need to do together is to forge a new path forward,” she said, noting the rising cost of gassing up, rising health care costs, the current wave of foreclosures, lost jobs and an education system in need of improvement. “I want you to elect me to lead that new path forward.”
Saying that “you need to be more than strong to be great,” she said she would urge more collaboration and diplomacy on foreign policy. “Homeland security means more than kicking off your shoes and throwing away your shampoo.”
Mayor Joe Riley introduced Ketner, calling her “a human dynamo” and the person most responsible for the state establishing a low-income housing trust fund.
I did a post on Ketner not that long ago. She’s a great candidate for the Democrats. She’ll definitely be a stronger challenger to Henry Brown than what he has had in the past.
