Peterson Hutto posts easy victory
Anne Peterson Hutto
A political newcomer will face an incumbent Republican this fall in the race for the state House of Representatives seat for the James Island and Folly Beach area.
Anne Peterson Hutto handily defeated challenger Eugene Platt with 62 percent of the vote to win the Democrat primary for the District 115 seat, according to unofficial results with all precincts reporting. Peterson Hutto will face incumbent Wallace Scarborough Nov. 4.
"I'm upbeat, I'm ready to go and I'm very, very grateful for the support I've gotten in District 115," Peterson Hutto said from her victory party on Folly Beach. "More than anything else, this has been fun."
She said there's been so much talk about change and new ideas, and that's part of what encouraged her to run. She said she looked forward to an issue-based campaign against Scarborough, who has held the seat since 2000.
"I'm ready to make a difference," Peterson Hutto said.
Peterson Hutto, 40, who had never run for public office, said she decided to do so to improve the area's quality of life. An attorney, she said her priorities include strengthening state and local education through pay raises for teachers and equitable funding for schools, as well as improving local roads and controlling development.
Platt earned the nomination of the Green Party and the Working Families Party for the District 115 seat. His campaign manager said Platt hadn't decided whether to run on that nomination in November.
Reach Diette Courrégé at dcourrege@postandcourier.com or 937-5546.
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145 (anonymous) says...
HUTTO- your'e hottie! I'll vote for ya!
June 11, 2008 at 11:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lou9 (anonymous) says...
I'm glad she won. Platt is a whackadoo.
June 11, 2008 at 2:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Riptide (anonymous) says...
I agree, she is one good looking woman but she's not competing in a beauty contest and if she was, I would vote for her in a heart beat. Liberalism is a tough road and it's a hard sell. You need to convince people to give up their hard earn money and give it away or worst create another government agency and expand the role of government. Remember it's all about hope, change and feeling good.
June 11, 2008 at 4:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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