Bipartisan leaders endorse John Tecklenburg for Mayor
August 18, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – The John Tecklenburg for Mayor campaign released its first wave of endorsements, crediting the candidate’s plan to refocus city government on livability and quality of life for the strong show of bipartisan support.
“I’m honored that my plan to put our citizens’ quality of life first and to give our neighborhoods a real say in their own future has attracted the bipartisan support of Democrats like Sen. Fritz Hollings and Gov. Dick Riley and Republicans like Ambassador Bob Royall and Councilman Mark Smith, as well as thousands of others throughout the Charleston area, including leaders like former Rep. Lucille Whipper and former Councilman Henry Smythe. As Mayor, I’ll work everyday to earn that trust by making livability and quality of life Job One for our city,” Tecklenburg said.
Tecklenburg’s list of early endorsers included the following names:
- Senator Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings
- Governor Richard W. Riley
- Ambassador Bob Royall
- Councilman Mark Smith
- The Honorable Lucille Whipper
- Former Councilman Henry Berlin
- Ruth Jordan, Former Chairperson of the Charleston County School Board of Trustees
- The Honorable Lonnie Hamilton
- The Honorable Helen Clawson
- The Honorable Herbert U. Fielding
- Former Crisis Ministries CEO Floy Work
- Former Councilman Henry Smythe
- The Honorable McKinley Washington, Jr.
- Former Councilwoman Yvonne Evans
- Councilman Rodney Williams
- Attorney Nancy Bloodgood
- Attorney William “Bo” Morrison
- Maxine Smith, Former Director of the Charleston Mayor’s Office of Children, Youth and Families
- Dr. John Palms, Former President, University of South Carolina
About John Tecklenburg
For more than 25 years, Charleston native John Tecklenburg has served our city as a businessman, a civic leader, and a city government executive with a clear record of success.
A graduate of Georgetown University, John was the founder and president of Southern Oil Company until he sold the business in 1995. Next, John served as Charleston’s Director of Economic Development under Mayor Joe Riley, where he led the city’s nationally acclaimed initiative to revitalize and redevelop Upper King Street. Over the years, John has also served on the boards of many local charities and nonprofits, including Crisis Ministries, the Rotary Club, the Palmetto Project, and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League.
Today, John works with commercial clients at Clement, Crawford & Thornhill, and serves as the president of SC Strong, which in 2011 was recognized by the SC Secretary of State’s office as one of South Carolina’s Top Ten Nonprofits. He is the proud father of five grown children – Melissa, Suzanne, Paula, Joseph and John Henry – and lives in West Ashley with his wife, Sandy.
