Mark McBride to Run for US Senate as Independent
March 29, 2008 by Gary Coats
Filed under SC Politics
Contact: Bob Baxby FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: 803-269-4621 Friday, March 28, 2008
Fax: 843-488-4790
E-Mail: mark@markmcbride.us
Website: www.markmcbride.us
Mark McBride Kicks Off Five Day Announcement Tour
Former Two-Term Myrtle Beach Mayor To Run As Independent Petition Candidate
Conway- Former two-term Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride formally announced his candidacy for the United States Senate today. He started his campaign as an independent petition candidate with a noon news conference from the steps of the original Horry County Courthouse built in 1824. This was the first in a series of announcement events to be held around South Carolina today, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week.
Mayor McBride said, “I am humbled by the encouragement of the last couple of months. Voters from Pendleton, Spartanburg, Beaufort, Greenville, Hanahan, Summerville, Lexington, Rock Hill, Horry County and other areas of this great state are asking for a senator who can bring real world experience to solving our problems that are all too real. I am tossing my hat into the ring to do just that.”
Mayor McBride, with 14 years of public service, said, “I will conduct this grassroots campaign on a town-to-town and county-to-county basis. I look forward to offering voters the option of having a real, conservative choice in November. I look forward to having a thorough discussion of the issues that are vital for our stat e and nation.”
“17 years ago, I started my political career and in the successive years, many residents in the City of Myrtle Beach who have supported me and even those with whom I’ve disagreed can attest to my dedication, determination and unwavering commitment to stand for what is right. To those in Myrtle Beach who have voted for me 8 times before, I ask for your support one more time. To those who have never supported me, I look forward to earning your support. I am honored to be a resident and representative of Horry County. I am honored to be a South Carolinian and an American.”
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Mark McBride is married, has three children, and lives in Myrtle Beach, SC.
If you would like more information on this topic, or to schedule an interview with Mayor Mark McBride please call 843-333-2006 or e-mail mark@markmcbride.us. Mayor McBride was the Myrtle Beach Mayor (1998-2006) and a US Senate candidate in 2004.
Visit McBride for U.S. Senate ’08 at: http://markmcbride.ning.com
The Coalition to Elect True Conservatives Endorses Former Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride for Senate
March 21, 2008 by Gary Coats
Filed under Press Release
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2007
Contact: Christopher S. Lawton
864-325-6400
“The Coalition to Elect True Conservatives” Endorses Former Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McB ride for Senate
– Group Examined U.S. Senate Candidates and Endorsed Conservative Hero who Understands South Carolina’s Values
Members of “The Coalition to Elect True Conservatives” (CETC) today are formally announcing their endorsement of Mark McBride (see http://www.markmcbride.us/) for U.S. Senate. “We have unanimously agreed to pledge our support for Mark based on his principled, constitutional stand for liberty, sovereignty and freedom and his dedication to securing our national borders and ending illegal immigration,” said one of CETC’s organizers, Chris Lawton.
CETC members looked closely at all the candidates in this race and enthusiastically endorses a conservative hero who understands South Carolina values.
“Mark McBride has consistently fought for responsibility, government accountability, and common-sense spending reforms as a Republican leader and as Mayor of Myrtle Beach,” said Chris Panos a member of the American Association of Political Consultants and an Horry County resident. “Mark has been the leading voice against out-of-control spending in Myrtle Beach. We nee d a leader like that in the U.S. Senate!”
“Mark McBride will be the ‘top of the ticket’ in the primary election on June 10th,” Mr. Panos continued. “The people of South Carolina are very fortunate that the McBride campaign gives every Republican in South Carolina a reason to get excited and vote. Mark McBride will be a Senator who will make us proud, represent our values, and help bring the Senate back on track by restraining the growth of government, and putting an end to illegal immigration once and for all.”
Knowing that Mark was the youngest Mayor of Myrtle Beach and has over 14 years of exemplary public service, CETC members believe that Mark will be a Senator who will make us proud, represent our South Carolina values, and help bring the Senate back on track by restraining the growth of government.< /font>
CETC has set up a Meetup Group for this campaign.
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CETC Founding Members:
* Ann Campbell – Greenville County, SC
* Brian Frank – Cherokee County, SC
* Hal Grogan – Spartanburg County, SC
* Chris Lawton – Greenville County, SC
* Amanda Moore – Charleston County, SC
* Chris Panos – Horry County, SC
* Vicki Simons – Aiken County, SC
* Margaret Thompson, Pickens County, SC
For more information or for media interviews, visit Mark McBride’s campaign website http://www.markmcbride.us/ or contact him
* by mail at P.O. Box 2087, Conway, SC 29528 and
* by email at mark@markmcbride.us.