“Times have changed, Washington is a far different place today than it was with a Republican majority in both Houses. Our times call for a Congressman to represent our district who has the stamina to push for the people of South Carolina and to go toe-to-toe with the Democrats in general and people like Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi specifically. I intend to show Speaker Nancy Pelosi a thing or two about conservative principles, our agenda for America’s future, and what young women and men of my generation feel about Washington’s ‘Politics-as-usual.” ~ Katherine Jenerette, US Army veteran of Operation Desert Storm - Former Field Representative for the 1st Congressional District, South Carolina
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“The Democrats have a home team advantage now and Republicans need a congressman who can go toe-to-toe with them. We've had a Republican Congress for six years, and we can have more of the same or we can have someone in there that will make a difference. I am not afraid to say what needs to be said and push legislation for family and values, fiscal responsibility, national security and subjects like immigration and border control. Republicans have let liberals run their agenda. Republican values and principals on issues of life, health care, Social Security and marriage issues have been put on the side burner. The Republican members of Congress need to do a better job of getting out our messages and sticking to them.” ~ Katherine Jenerette, Republican Candidate for the 1st Congressional District, South Carolina - Georgetown Time - June 3rd, 2008 |
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“Republicans squandered their congressional majorities. We had the playing field, and we fumbled...We spent like drunken sailors. We left the party platform behind.” ~ Katherine Jenerette, Former Field Representative for the 1st Congressional District, South Carolina - Carolina Politics Online - May 26th, 2008
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“I’ve been in local, state and national politics and I’m not a girl scout anymore...I know this is going to be an uphill fight...lets face it, you don’t become an Army Paratrooper unless you expect to hit some hard DZ’s - Drop Zones and you don’t get into South Carolina politics without expecting every political and personal enemy you ever had to sharpen their knives and come after you big time.” ~ Katherine Jenerette, Army Paratrooper veteran of Operation Desert Storm - North Myrtle Beach Times April 2008 - South Carolina Hotline Press Release Announcement |
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“The number one, two and three problems we have are the Economy, the Economy and the Economy. The best way to help our consumer driven economy is to help people keep their own hard earned money. Our economic system is fueled by the people’s confidence to spend, and they can’t spend if the Congress keep taxing them to death. The reality of a Democrat-controlled Congress cannot be ignored and their agenda cannot be challenged by status quo Republicans...The best way to control the federal budget and out-of-control spending is to not give any more money to politicians than necessary; most politicians never met a dollar they didn’t like.” ~ Katherine Jenerette, April 17th, 2008 - Free Republic Blog, NCAA Big South All Conference Athlete 1994 USC Coastal Carolina, History Professor SCC |
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"...the Department of Education should be dissolved, leaving only a clearinghouse of ideas and national standards. "Teachers these days are checking a box," Jenerette says of continuous testing. "They no longer have control of their classrooms." ~ Katherine Jenerette, History Professor - BS 1995 USC Coastal Carolina - History, Masters Degree University of South Carolina Columbia 1997, Post Graduate Work USC & CCU |
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FROM THE HISTORY BOOKS 2004 SC SENATE RACE: "Honestly, what's not to like about Horry County political up-and-comer Katherine Jenerette? An independent-thinking conservative who's not afraid to buck the status quo, Jenerette sent shockwaves through the Palmetto political landscape back in 2004, the year she nearly signed longtime good ole' boy Democratic Sen. Dick Elliot's retirement papers. After being outspent nearly 10-1 and written off by a State Republican Party who said she didn't "poll well," Jenerette put up a pretty accurate poll of her own, losing to Elliot in the general eletion by a scant 1,800-vote margin out of over 30,000 cast...All of a sudden, Republican Senators who refused to support Jenerette because of backdoor deals they'd previously cut with Elliot were put on notice that they may have a problem come the next election cycle. |
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South Carolina: Flood gates open for Charleston congressional seat By Hastings Wyman January 13, 2010 |
Katherine Jenerette, a veteran of the US Army and the Persian Gulf War, former Brown staffer, TEA Party activist, and photogenic mother of four who garnered 19 percent of the primary vote against Brown in a three-way race in 2008, has also already been in the race. While insiders question her ability to win either the nomination or the General Election, they note she has several advantages, including some name ID from her 2008 race, being from Horry County in a primary field possibly dominated by Charleston area contenders, and being the lone female in a race with a half-dozen or so males. “She’s sort of an outsider… she’s kind of got that Sarah Palin thing going on,” says Charles Waring, publisher of the biweekly Charleston Mercury... |
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