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Post and Courier Editorial Board Endorses Chip Campsen for Re-Election
Conservation Voters of South Carolina Endorses Senator Chip Campsen
Senator Campsen shepherded a resolution through the Senate that creates the Robert Smalls Monument Commission.

Senator Campsen shepherded a resolution through the Senate that creates the Robert Smalls Monument Commission.

Post and Courier - Aug 29, 2024

COLUMBIA —A legislative commission tasked with building a monument to Civil War hero Robert Smalls met for the first time this week to begin laying groundwork to permanently commemorate the […]

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Senator Campsen helps secure $3.3M in State Funding for Major Projects

Senator Campsen helps secure $3.3M in State Funding for Major Projects

July 16, 2024

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – The Town of Mount Pleasant is proud to announce the receipt of $3.3 million in State funding thanks to the support and efforts of Senator Chip […]

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Senator Chip Campsen and his family sell Fort Sumter Tours after 61 years of ownership

Senator Chip Campsen and his family sell Fort Sumter Tours after 61 years of ownership

The Post and Courier - Jun 23, 2024

Long before he entered state politics, George “Chip” Campsen III went to work for his father’s maritime business at age 15 as a deckhand. By 19, he had his captain’s […]

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Senator Campsen Earns Top Score in General Assembly from Conservation Voters of South Carolina

Senator Campsen Earns Top Score in General Assembly from Conservation Voters of South Carolina

June 21, 2024

Senator Campsen earns the top score in General Assembly from Conservation Voters of South Carolina. Read more about this accomplishment here.

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Senator Campsen’s Amendment Would Eliminate Archaic Holdover Provision

Senator Campsen’s Amendment Would Eliminate Archaic Holdover Provision

Post and Courier - Jun 3, 2024

Here’s another batch of chaos in S.C. government, courtesy of the self-styled “Freedom Caucus”: An Atlantic Beach Town Council member who didn’t run for reelection in November and apparently lost […]

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Senator Campsen Initiates Nesting Sea Bird Protection at Deveaux Bank

Senator Campsen Initiates Nesting Sea Bird Protection at Deveaux Bank

Post and Courier - May 6, 2024

South Carolina wildlife officials will temporarily close Deveaux Bank, a rapidly eroding island south of Charleston that’s a critical rest stop for pelicans, whimbrels and other birds that depend on […]

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Senator Campsen’s June 30, 2015 Speech on Emanuel Nine Murders

Senator Campsen’s June 30, 2015 Speech on Emanuel Nine Murders

June 30, 2015

Senator Campsen addresses the South Carolina Senate on June 30, 2015 following the Emanuel Nine Murders. Senator Campsen’s speech can be viewed here beginning at 12:50 .

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Senator Campsen’s Constitutional Amendment to make the Comptroller General an Cabinet agency Appointed by the Governor

Senator Campsen’s Constitutional Amendment to make the Comptroller General an Cabinet agency Appointed by the Governor

Associated Press - Mar 21, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The legislative fallout over a $3.5 billion accounting blunder by South Carolina’s comptroller general took a new turn Tuesday as lawmakers moved to make his job […]

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