Howard Rich wants to use “Our Children” as lab rats in his radical social experiment of school vouchers

This article shows us that Rich has just recently targeted Anne Peterson Hutto in HD 115.  We need to act to make sure he does not succeed!

Howard Rich Shows Wallace Scarborough A Whole Lotta Love
by: Tim Kelly
Tue Oct 21, 2008 at 12:18:16 PM EDT

Looks like Wallace Scarborough isn’t just providing service with a smile to the loan shark industry. He also appears to be a beneficiary of billionaire fanatic Howard Rich’s largesse.
Howie is continuing his efforts to skirt South Carolina campaign finance law by funneling $9000 in contributions to Scarborough through various shell corporations and associates:
123 Lasalle Associates A Partnership 09/23/2008 1,000.00
123 Lasalle Inc. 09/29/2008 1,000.00
188 Claremont LLC 09/04/2008 1,000.00
332 E 11 LLC A Partnership 09/15/2008 1,000.00
405 49 Associates 09/14/2008 1,000.00
4220 Broadway Inc. 09/08/2008 1,000.00
4220 Broadway LLC 09/30/2008 1,000.00
Joseph Stillwell 09/15/2008 1,000.00
Paul R. Farago 09/04/2008 1,000.00

Rich has gained fame for his underhanded attempts to influence South Carolina elections by funding candidates who support his risky private school voucher plan. Rich supports diverting public school funding to private academies, as well as threatening organizations who oppose him.<,a>
Today, Anne Peterson Hutto, Scarborough’s opponent in the November 4th election, made the following statement:

“This is just another example of bad judgment by Wallace Scarborough. People on James Island and Folly Beach don’t want their representative making deals with characters like Howard Rich that would hurt our public and charter schools, Peterson Hutto said. “I’ll say NO to people like Howard Rich, I’ll fight for our public and charter schools and I’ll put people over special interests groups.”

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