Thursday, December 6, 2012

#SCSen: Senator DeMint to Head Heritage Foundation

The Hill reports that Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) will resign effective this coming January:
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a leading Senate conservative and founding member of the Senate Tea Party Caucus, will resign from office in January to become president of The Heritage Foundation.
DeMint will replace Ed Feulner, who will become “chancellor” of the organization.  The Wall Street Journal notes:
Sen. DeMint's departure means that South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a Republican, will name a successor, who will have to run in a special election in 2014. In that year, both Mr. DeMint's replacement and Sen. Lindsey Graham will be running for reelection in South Carolina.
Put on the popcorn. The 2014 South Carolina Senate races are now the biggest show in the country.

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