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Former South Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Sanford, who lost his primary race last year after voicing criticism of President Donald Trump, says he is considering mounting a challenge to the President in 2020. #CNN #News

One of congressman-elect Joe Cunningham’s new staffers may be a familiar face to constituents in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. The incoming Charleston Democrat told The Post and Courier he has hired April Derr, a longtime aide for Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, as his constituent services director. Derr most recently served as district director for Sanford, R-Charleston. She was his chief of staff during his first stint in Congress. Before joining Sanford’s staff at the outset of his political career in 1995, she worked for two of his Republican predecessors, former U.S. Reps. Arthur Ravenel and Floyd Spence. In addition to Derr, Cunningham has hired Hollis Infanzon as his district director. After working as a staffer in the Obama administration, Infanzon started an event consulting company before moving back to her home state of South Carolina and becoming chief operating officer at Speak Strategic, Cunningham spokesman Tyler Jones’ firm. “Helping resolve things like a delayed VA claim, Social Security payments, or even processing a passport on short notice can help make a real difference in South Carolinian’s lives, and helping people is one of the central reasons why I ran for Congress in the first place,” he said. Earlier this month, Cunningham tapped Mississippi-native Lane Lofton to be his chief of staff. Lofton last worked on Capitol Hill as an aide to ex-congressman Bobby Bright of Alabama from 2009 to 2010 and spent the past eight years as a lobbyist for a national television and internet trade association.

Separately, Sanford told Palmetto Politics there were lingering issues from the campaign, many of which are tied to Arrington, Donald Trump and what he called “an identity crisis of what we’re about,” meaning Republicans. Will an endorsement ever come in her race against Democrat Joe Cunningham? Hartnett said anyone who serves as president must be “above” the personal attacks Trump thrives on. “Personally, I have a strong dislike for him,” Hartnett said. Gov seeks help recruiting Social Services director Gov. At DSS, Haley was accused of picking her first director for that agency, Lillian Koller, as a political favor, then refused calls from legislators of both parties to fire her, amid intense legislative hearings involving children’s deaths. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. We’ll fix it and fix it immediately.” After the meeting, McMaster declined to say whether he was intentionally showing a shift. Clyburn, the third-ranking House Democrat, told Palmetto Politics he has been lobbying behind the scenes for months to get Cunningham into the “Red to Blue” program. “First, you have to demonstrate viability as a candidate,” Clyburn said of the qualifications Cunningham needed, saying the internal polls he has seen show Cunningham polling well in the district, along with Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Smith.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Competing in a contested runoff campaign for Georgia’s governor, Brian Kemp didn’t see it coming: the single-most prized endorsement in Republican politics. When President Donald Trump tweeted his support last week of Kemp over his Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Three Trump administration officials said Trump endorsed Kemp after conferring with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, a former Georgia governor who officials said circumvented the internal process on endorsements to advocate on Kemp’s behalf. Trump has also been inclined to endorse Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach for governor ahead of the state’s Aug. 7 primary, two of the administration officials said. During a contentious West Virginia Senate primary, Trump heeded the call of Republicans by using his Twitter feed to urge Republican voters not to support Don Blankenship, the ex-coal executive who spent a year in federal prison for violating safety regulations in a deadly 2010 mine explosion. Trump also staged a rally on behalf of South Carolina Gov. And last week in Alabama, Trump tweeted out an endorsement of Rep. Martha Roby, a Republican who was facing a runoff against Bobby Bright, a one-time Democratic congressman. In Georgia, Trump’s endorsement of Kemp came on the heels of Cagle’s endorsement by Republican Gov. Vice President Mike Pence, who led a rally on Kemp’s behalf Saturday, was among the White House officials who spoke to Trump about the Kemp endorsement, the White House official said. “But their support has created what we are now calling the ‘Kemp surge.

Those are the same veterans and blue collars who helped put Trump in the White House, he said. Tommy Hartnett, Arthur Ravenel Jr., Henry Brown, Tim Scott and Mark Sanford — representing 38 years of continual service — have been invited to take part in a recognition and fundraiser sponsored by the Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester GOPs. Parnell’s campaign website and fundraising outlet remains out of service, taken down by disgruntled staffers after they ditched his campaign following the revelation. But nationally, Democrats have moved on from the race. President Donald Trump has said he flat-out does not like Mark Sanford, but apparently he does like one of Sanford’s D.C. budget ideas. During a Tuesday lunch with members of Congress, Trump voiced his support for a plan to reign in federal spending. It was the same concept Sanford outlined in a bill he sponsored in April. Known as the “penny plan,” the bill calls on Congress to reduce federal spending by 1 percent each year. “There’s a group in the House that’s ready to cut spending,” Graves said. Trump then eyed his White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, who was formerly a South Carolina congressman.

The Story: Katie Arrington, Republican candidate for a South Carolina seat in the US House of Representatives, was in "critical but stable condition" in a...

(CNN)South Carolina congressional candidate Katie Arrington is in the hospital with serious injuries after being involved in a fatal car wreck Friday night. She will have to undergo "major surgery" to remove a portion of her small intestine and a portion of her colon, and will require a stent in the main artery in her legs. Her family was with her at the hospital, Mule said. "She remains humbled, encouraged, and deeply moved by the outpouring of support and prayers being offered from across the country," her campaign posted on Twitter. Katie Arrington remains in critical but stable condition, and is scheduled to undergo another major surgical procedure tomorrow morning. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office confirmed to CNN that the other woman in the car with Arrington was identified as Jacqueline Goff. The highway is unlit at night and in a rural area of South Carolina, according to Antonio. Arrington's Democratic opponent, Joe Cunningham, announced Saturday morning that he's suspending his campaign out of respect for her recovery. South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford, who lost to Arrington in the Republican primary last week, said on Twitter, "Our thoughts and prayers this morning go to Katie Arrington, her family and those involved in last night's automobile accident." Another South Carolina politician, Sen. Tim Scott, who used to hold the seat Arrington is running for, said on Twitter his "prayers are with Katie Arrington and her family this morning, as well as the families of the others involved in last night's crash."

Image Katie Arrington, a South Carolina state lawmaker who this month defeated Representative Mark Sanford in a House Republican primary, was seriously injured in a car crash on Friday night, according to her spokesman. “Katie sustained a fracture in her back and several broken ribs, as well as injuries that required Katie to undergo major surgery including the removal of a portion of her small intestine and a portion of her colon,” a Facebook post said. “Additionally, the main artery in her legs has a partial collapse and will require a stent.” Ms. Arrington was “awake and alert,” Mr. Mule said by phone on Saturday. She was expected to have two more operations over the next couple of days, he said, adding, “She’s as tough as they come.” Mike Biundo, one of Ms. Arrington’s consultants, said on Saturday morning that “it was a rough night.” He said he did not know how long her recovery might take. “As you can imagine, this is still an ongoing and fluid situation,” he said. Ms. Arrington and her friend, Jacqueline Goff, 59, were traveling south when another driver traveling in the wrong direction hit their vehicle, Capt. VOTE Katie!” On Saturday, Mr. Trump tweeted that his “thoughts and prayers” were with Ms. Arrington and those involved in the crash. After news of the crash, Mr. Cunningham said on Twitter on Saturday that he was suspending all campaign activities until further notice. South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District typically favors Republicans. If she decides not to or is unable to continue her campaign, that might give Mr. Cunningham “a little better” of a chance, he said.

South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford says he has no regrets about speaking out against President Donald Trump after his primary loss last month.