GOP House members asking Sanford to resign

  • Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 12:01 a.m.
    UPDATED: Monday, March 19, 2012 12:08 p.m.
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Sixty Republicans in the South Carolina House signed on to a letter asking Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, and a 61st added his name later; 11 in the caucus did not join in. Any move to impeach the GOP governor would begin in the House, which has 72 Republicans, 51 Democrats and one empty seat.

Republicans Signing the Letter

Allison, Lyman; Ballentine, Irmo; Bannister, Greenville; Barfield, Conway; Bedingfield, Mauldin; Bingham, Cayce; Bowen, Anderson; Brady, Columbia; Cato, Travelers Rest; Chalk, Hilton Head Island; Clemmons, Myrtle Beach; Cole, Spartanburg; Cooper, Piedmont; Daning, Goose Creek; Delleney, Chester; Duncan, Clinton; Edge, North Myrtle Beach; Forrester, Spartanburg; Frye, Leesville; Gambrell, Honea Path; Hamilton, Taylors; Hardwick, Surfside Beach; Harrell, Charleston; Harrison, Columbia; Hearn, Conway; Herbkersman, Bluffton; Hiott, Pickens; Horne, Summerville; Huggins, Columbia; Kelly, Woodruff; Limehouse, Charleston; Littlejohn, Pacolet; Loftis, Greenville; Long, Indian Land; Lowe, Florence; Lucas, Hartsville; Dennis Moss, Gaffney; Steve Moss, Blacksburg; Owens, Easley; Parker, Boiling Springs; Pinson, Greenwood; Mike Pitts, Laurens; Rice, Easley; Sandifer, Seneca; Scott, Charleston; Simrill, Rock Hill; Skelton, Six Mile; Don Smith, North Augusta; Garry Smith, Simpsonville (signed on later); Roland Smith, Warrenville; Sottile, Isle of Palms; Spires, Pelion; Stringer, Landrum; Thompson, Anderson; Toole, West Columbia; White, Anderson; Whitmire, Walhalla; Willis, Fountain Inn; Wylie, Simpsonville; Annette Young, Summerville; Tom Young, Aiken.

Republicans Not Signing

Crawford, Florence; Erickson, Beaufort; Haley, Lexington; Merrill, Daniel Island; Millwood, Landrum; Nanney, Greenville; Ted Pitts, Lexington; Murrell Smith, Sumter; Stewart, Aiken; Umphlett, Moncks Corner; Viers, Myrtle Beach.