Meet the candidates for State House of Representatives, District 103
Carl L. Anderson
City | Georgetown
Party | Democrat
Age | 55
Occupation | Minister and insurance agent
Family | Son of Emanuel T. and Leitha A. Manigault; wife, Doris S. Anderson; three children, the late Airman 1st Class Carl L. Anderson Jr., Ki’Maro Anderson and Carletta Anderson
Education | Horry-Georgetown Technical College 1981; L.R. Nichols Seminary; Christian Bible College; Ph.D., Francis Marion University 2011
Civic and political experience | National Black Caucus of State Legislators Executive board; Georgetown County Port Task Force Committee; Williamsburg Care, Inc., board; Waccamaw Regional Planning Commission; HGTC Advisory board; Horry-Georgetown Minority Business board; Kensington Elementary Advisory board; Battery-Park Elementary School Improvement Council; Georgetown County Boys Mentor Group; Salvation Army, past board member; pastor and member, Greater St. Stephen A.M.E. Church
Military experience | None
Question | What do you think is the biggest issue in your district and how would you address it?
Answer | The biggest issue in District 103 is basically jobs and education. We’re working hard as part of the NESA [North Eastern Strategic Alliance] region that includes nine counties together to help us better make an appeal for bringing jobs to our area. We put $500,000 in the 2016-17 budget for port dredging in Georgetown. This could spin off some companies from Boeing and other major corporations. On the local level, we have fought for the minimum wage increase and some businesses have increased their hiring. We’ve worked to ensure adequate budgeting for rural schools, including our technical colleges and two universities in our area.
Dewon T. Huggins
City | Bucksport
Party | Democrat
Age | 22
Occupation | Web designer
Family | Huggins of Bucksport; Williamsons and Jacksons of Conway
Education | Conway High School 2012
Civic and political experience | None
Military experience | None
Question | What do you think is the biggest issue in your district and how would you address it?
Answer | The biggest issue in our district is economic development. I’ve developed a plan to bring in industries that will net to no less than 1,000 jobs in my first terms, thus forcing the improvements to roadway and port authority infrastructure while providing higher education training and good paying jobs.
This story was originally published June 11, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Meet the candidates for State House of Representatives, District 103."