Meadors for State Senate • P. O. Drawer 1887 • Anderson, SC 29622-1887
Campaign Headquarters Address:
Meadors for State Senate • 200 South Main St. • Anderson, SC 29624
(864) 226-0081
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Marshall Meadors has spent his entire adult life in service to the Anderson community.
Leadership is not simply holding an office. Leadership is using that position of honor to serve and enhance the lives of the people of Anderson County. Dr. Marshall Meadors has used his leadership positions to enhance the quality of life for all residents of Anderson County. |
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Marshall Meadors was the Chief of the Department of Family Medicine at AnMed and President of its medical staff. He is now a Principal in Primary Care Associates PC, For 20 years, Dr. Meadors has been entrusted with the lives and well-being of thousands of Anderson County Families.
You have trusted him with your most precious possession: your family's health. You can trust Marshall Meadors to do what is right for Anderson in the South Carolina Senate. |
Welcome to
Dr. Marshall Meadors' Internet Campaign Headquarters.
Dr. Meadors is running for the South Carolina State Senate for District 3 Anderson County.
September 16, 2008: Meadors website adds link to Pendleton Blog (opens new window)
September 11, 2008--S.C. Senate District 3 seat candidates debate before hundreds in Anderson
Coverage, photos and video from the Anderson Independent Mail here
Video of opening remarks from WSPA here
August 1, 2008--Article, Powdersville Post: Meadors says it's time for 'positive change' read more (opens new window
for article )
July 29, 2008--Editorial, Anderson Independent Mail: Grand Old Party has been hijacked in Anderson County read more (opens new window
for article )
July 22, 2008–Kevin Bryant posts offensive picture on his blog;
picked up by national blogs Huffington Post, The Hill
and MSNBC First Look. Marshall Meadors responds...
Meadors Press Release (pdf opens in new window)
Screen shot of Bryant post (jpg opens in new window)
July 17, 2008–High school football is in the air and Marshall will be in
the programs. Check out what we have so far...(links will open pdf in new window)
T.L. Hanna High School
Wren High School
Palmetto High School
Westside High School
July 9, 2008–Marshall Meadors appears at Fusion Warehouse read more (opens new window for press release )
May 28, 2008–Anderson Independent Mail: Meadors urges Bryant to support cigarette tax in S.C. Senate District 3 race read more (opens new window for article )
May 22, 2008–Greenville News: House approves Senate plan to increase cigarette taxes read more (opens new window for article )
Statement from Marshall MeadorsNovember 5, 2008
Yesterday, our Country showed again why we are the greatest Democracy in the world. The diversity of our culture and country were never so evident as shown last night with the historic election of a new President and Congress nationally, and the re-election of public officials of the opposite party and philosophy here in South Carolina.
It was my honor and privilege to run for the State Senate in Anderson District Three. The thousands of people that I have met during my campaign have re-affirmed my faith in Anderson. They are hard working, conscientious and passionate Americans who believe in this country and the County of Anderson. Now is the time to bring all of us together and seek to build for our future.
I congratulate Kevin Bryant on his victory and I look forward to seeing him exercise some leadership in the areas that truly affect the daily lives of our people: public education, health care, jobs and the environment. All of us support families and children. All of us want a better life for our people. The difference between us is the path we choose to take in the future to accomplish our goals. Hopefully, the desire to change as expressed by the majority of Americans and the discussion of issues we have had during this campaign will allow us to come together to find solutions mutually acceptable to our educational, health care, economic and environmental needs.
Anderson is on the brink of becoming one of the crown jewels of our State. We have the beauty of our lakes, green spaces and farm land. We have an industrious and eager work force. We have young people eager to grow and learn. We have families who want to find solutions to our health care needs. But in order for our County to be able to ride the new tide of optimism that is now sweeping the country and become a part of the future of our State and Nation, we must be willing to reach out to others, be open to new ideas and ways of doing things.
It is Anderson County’s choice. We can either become the bastion of negative energy and an outsider in the age of a global society, or we can embrace the challenges of a new day, look for new solutions that include all of our people and lead our County and State to greatness!
Thank you to my family, friends and supporters who took days, weeks and months from their lives to help our campaign. Thank you to the hundreds of people who invested in our campaign because they believed we needed new political leadership. Thank you to the over 20,000 voters of District 3 who placed their trust in me and believed that I could provide Anderson County and our State with the leadership necessary to change our political environment. I will be forever grateful and I look forward to being a part of Anderson County’s future.
The difference between a political campaign and most other things we do in life is that it has a finite existence. So when the campaign ends, everyone scatters for some needed R & R, to go back to a normal life or simply because the end has come.
As a result, most of us who have served as staff to the campaign don’t get a chance to thank those who have been so instrumental in helping us get our jobs done -you the supporters and volunteers. So on behalf of Diana, Caroline, Hannah, Lynn, myself and most importantly, Marshall, THANK YOU for all the signs you put out, envelopes you stuffed, stamps that you stuck, calls that you made, doors that you knocked on, fundraisers you attended, dollars you gave, parties you planned and attended, literature you delivered and other jobs you performed. Without your help, we would never have had a chance and the campaign would never have gotten off the ground.
One of the things that Marshall was proudest of in our race, was that we did not make a direct appeal for money during the campaign. We had hoped to avoid such an appeal all together. By your attendance at fundraising events and unsolicited generosity, we were able to fund an extensive campaign that left no stone unturned.
In order to attempt to maximize our dollars and not spend frivolously, we
established a campaign budget and then went about the business of raising the
money to fund it. During the course of the campaign we monitored our spending
and a reviewed our expenditures on a regular basis. I am proud to say, that with a couple of exceptions, we stayed within that budget. It is those exceptions that are the reason for the plea I make today.
At the end of the campaign, opportunities came our way that we had to take advantage of : Our endorsement by Ron Wilson and several community leaders in Powdersville; the opportunity to advertise in the Anderson Independent and the Powdersville Post at a reduced rate; and several other targeted mailings to groups
that our polling indicated would be important to the campaign. These opportunities caused us to exceed our budget.
Therefore, our plea is for your help one more time. The campaign cycle is over and a new reporting period has begun. So even if you have given all that the
law allows for the campaign, you can now give anew. If each one of you could help us with a contribution of $100, or whatever you can give, we can retire the campaign debt, that leaves Marshall free to consider another attempt at public office.
Again, thanks for all you have done. Even though we did not win this battle, we are committed to the long hall and we will win the war for quality education, access to health care, good jobs and protection of the environment.
Doug Dent