Arthur Ravenel, Jr.

Senator Arthur Ravenel, Jr. represents District 34 (Charleston-Georgetown-Horry Counties) in the South Carolina State Senate.

Ravenel is Lowcountry Regional Chairman for 2008 Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani's political campaign.

In June 2007, Ravenel replaced his son, South Carolina State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, who "was forced to resign after being indicted for cocaine distribution".

Profiles
Ravenel served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1945-46); in the U.S. House of Representatives (1987-95); and previously served in the S.C. State House of Representatives (1953-58) and State Senate (1981-86, 1997-03). .

Contact information
604 Gressette Building Columbia, S.C. 29202 Phone (Bus.): 803 212-6016 E-Mail: AR AT scsenate.org Web: http://www.scstatehouse.net/members/bios/1513636182.html

Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (Real Estate) Company 635 East Bay Street Charleston, S.C. Phone: 843 723-7847 Web: http://www.ravenelrealestate.com/home2.htm

Related SourceWatch articles

 * U.S. presidential election, 2008

Profiles

 * Arthur Ravenel, Jr., NNDB.com.
 * Arthur Ravenel, Jr. in the CharlestonWiki.
 * Arthur Ravenel, Jr. in the Wikipedia.
 * Votes Database: Arthur Ravenel, Jr., Washington Post.

External articles

 * "South Carolina Senator Asked To Apologize For Slur Against NAACP - Arthur Ravenel," Jet (FindArticles.com), January 31, 2000.
 * Max Blumenthal, "Lobbyist for the Lost Cause," The Nation, August 16, 2005. See page 2.
 * Paul Bright, "Thomas Ravenel, South Carolina State Treasurer, Indicted on Drug Charges. Son of Arthur Ravenel, Jr., Faces Serious Charges Related to Cocaine," Associated Content, June 21, 2007.
 * "Giuliani Relies on SC Treasurer's Dad," Townhall.com, June 25, 2007.
 * Greg Sargent, "Rudy's New SC Co-Chair Has History Of "Racially Charged" Remarks," Election Central/TPM Cafe, June 25, 2007.
 * Jim Davenport, "Treasurer’s dad says son has drug problem. ‘He’s in pretty bad shape,’ Arthur Ravenel says; ‘we’re all devastated’," Associated Press (The State), June 26, 2007.
 * "Giuliani’s South Carolina adviser has controversial history with NAACP," CNN Political Ticker Blog, June 26, 2007.
 * Greg Sargent, "CNN Picks Up Story Of Rudy South Carolina Co-Chair's Racially Charged Comments," Election Central/TPM Cafe, June 26, 2007.
 * Mike, "Arthur Ravenel Named South Carolina Regional Chairman," Blog 4President.org, April 5, 2007.
 * "Former Congressman and State Senator Arthur Ravenel Named South Carolina Regional Chairman," Campaigns & Elections, April 5, 2007.
 * Max Blumenthal, "A Closer Look at Giuliani's Neo-Confederate SC Campaign Chair," The Nation, July 2, 2007; MaxBlumenthal.com.
 * "Giuliani Should Condemn Ravenel's Racist Comments. Appointment of Racially Divisive Figure Raises Questions about His Mayoral Record on Race Relations," Democrats.org, July 6, 2007.
 * "DNC: Giuliani Should Condemn Ravenel's Racist Comments. Appointment of Racially Divisive Figure Raises Questions about His Mayoral Record on Race Relations," PRNewswire-USNewswire, July 6, 2007.
 * Joey Novick, "Co-chair for Rudy campaign referred to African-Americans as 'retarded'," New Jersey Politics Unusual Blogspot, July 9, 2007.