Jim Rex Politician
Jim Rex (born November 21, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio) was the 16th South Carolina Superintendent of Education. He ran for the position in 2006 as a Democrat, against Karen Floyd, a Republican. Rex defeated Floyd by only 455 votes, the closest margin of victory in a statewide election in South Carolina's history. He was sworn-in as Superintendent on January 10, 2007, replacing fellow Democrat Inez Tenenbaum. In 2014, Rex co-founded a new political party - the American Party of South Carolina.He is chair of the party, which nominated four candidates for election in November 2014. The three state wide candidates and a candidate for the SC House collectively received more than 153,000 votes in the party's inaugural election. The American Party is a centrist party that requires term limits of its candidates, transparency, and ethical behavior. It emphasizes the need for the US to acquire and maintain national global competitiveness as a means to strengthening the middle class, maintain a strong military, provide world class education and health care, and eliminate the national debt and deficit. It avoids "hot button" social issues (which it considers to be distractions) and nominates candidates who focus on problem solving, finding common ground, and reforms related to issues such as comprehensive tax reform, improved infrastructure, and transformational education and training.
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