Mar 08 2010
Charleston Councilman Enters Senate Race Against DeMint
ShareVictor Rawl, a Democratic member of the Charleston County Council and a former circuit court judge, announced his Senate candidacy Monday at events in North Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg.
Rawl, 64, served briefly in the state legislature and retired as a lieutenant colonel in the South Carolina National Guard.
In running against the first-term DeMint, Rawl gives Democrats at least the prospect of a competitive race. Chad McGowan, an attorney who had raised about $250,000, dropped his campaign against the incumbent last month.
Read more: Politico
