COLUMBIA, S.C. - Grady Patterson Jr., South Carolina's longtime former state treasurer and World War II fighter pilot , died Monday. He was 85. His longtime...

...reason to kick state treasurer Grady Patterson out of Columbia. "He's been...Strom Thurmond. "If anything, Grady Patterson's age is likely a net advantage...I need some more company." GRADY PATTERSON Party: Democratic Residence...

...for state treasurer, Aiken Republican state Sen. Greg Ryberg is taking on a South Carolina political stalwart. Grady Patterson Jr. has served 32 years as treasurer, losing only one election, in 1994. Mr. Patterson is so esteemed that a...

...Republican Cheryl Footman, Democrat Attorney General Henry McMaster, Republican Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, Republican Grady Patterson, Democrat Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom, Republican Drew Theodore, Democrat Superintendant of Education...

...coming months. Sen. Greg Ryberg, R-Aiken, is campaigning for that role as he challenges 30-year incumbent Grady Patterson. Mr. Patterson and his Democratic colleagues, Comptroller James Lander and Gov. Jim Hodges, have been accused...

...all that and more falls on the treasurer's shoulders. For most of the past 40 years, that's been Democrat Grady Patterson. But four men - Rick Quinn, Thomas Ravenel, Greg Ryberg and Jeff Willis - face each other in the Republican primary...

...Republican Cheryl Footman, Democrat Attorney General Henry McMaster, Republican Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, Republican Grady Patterson, Democrat Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom, Republican Drew Theodore, Democrat Superintendant of Education...

...including state Sen. Greg Ryberg, of Aiken, to win the GOP nomination in June. He will face Democratic incumbent Grady Patterson, who had held the treasurer's office for 36 of the past 40 years, in the November general election. "We need...

...his failed 2004 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate. Mr. Ravenel is currently running against state Treasurer Grady Patterson, a Democrat, who told reporters about the fine Thursday. The federal agency said Mr. Ravenel did not file reports...

...Board of Economic Advisors, all are Republicans. While Mr. Ravenel handily defeated incumbent Democrat Treasurer Grady Patterson, it's a safe bet that few voters even know who Mr. Rainey is or what he does. His agency, the Board of Economic...