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Thurmond considers Senate run

By Aaron Gould Sheinin
McClatchy Newspapers
Thursday, July 12, 2007


COLUMBIA — Strom Thurmond Jr., son of the South Carolina political icon, is considering a bid for the state Senate.

"I am considering running, and I've received a lot of encouragement," Thurmond, 34, told The State on Wednesday.

The former U.S. attorney, now a lawyer with a private practice in Aiken, declined to comment further.

If Thurmond runs, it will be as a Republican in a special election to fill the seat left vacant by Tommy Moore's resignation Saturday.

Fellow Republicans were quick to endorse the idea of a Thurmond candidacy.

"The Thurmond name is the gold standard in South Carolina Republican circles," S.C. GOP Chairman Katon Dawson said. "Strom Thurmond Jr. is a wonderful young man and would make an excellent senator."

Thus far, only state Rep. Bill Clyburn, an Aiken Democrat, has said he is running for Moore's seat, said state Rep. Skipper Perry, R-Aiken. Perry thinks fellow Republican Thurmond would "be a favorable candidate."

Thurmond's father was a state senator, state judge, governor and U.S. senator for more than 70 years. He was elected to the Senate in the '30s, after four years as Aiken County's schools superintendent.



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