Republican Danny Stacy officially kicks off his campaign for House District 29 seat

Danny Stacy Danny Stacy, a lifelong Gaffney resident and 35-plusyear local small business owner officially kicks off his candidacy for the Republican nomination for South Carolina House District 29 today beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Brandi's Restaurant in Gaffney.

He will speak to the folks at the restaurant, be available for a brief questions-and-answer session and then head out to visit the other areas of District 29, which is one of the largest House districts in the state. Danny, who will be accompanied by his wife of 42 years, Martha, is committed to representing the entire district, so his kickoff day will include a walking tour of the towns and cities in the district as well as the rural areas and local venues in Chester County and York County.

Danny has lived and continues to support a core conservative platform of less government, lower taxes, real immigration reform and better education for our children. As a small business owner who started his business from scratch and has run and operated a trucking business in Gaffney for more than 35 years, Danny understands that government has grown too big and needs to learn what all South Carolina families already know - when times are tough, the common sense approach of tightening the belt is the best approach.

"Our state legislature has increased spending 41 percent over the past three years, only one year removed from a budget crisis in the state, at the same time that the cost of living for regular folks increased only 9-10 percent. That's ridiculous and when the average South Carolina family can't increase their discretionary spending 41 percent in a three-year period, then state government shouldn't either!"

Danny has served the community in numerous ways, including as a member of the Cherokee County School Board, past president of the Cherokee County YMCA, National Alumni Council of Wofford College, Board of Directors of the South Carolina Trucking Association and local Advisory Board of Wachovia Bank. Danny has been a longtime member of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation.

As a product of the local public school system and a 1969 graduate of Wofford who worked and paid his own way through college and as a father of four and grandfather of eight, and small business owner, Danny is committed to the idea that we can do better in our school system and that better-paying jobs, economic growth and government accountability are all connected.