...the day before the Sanford was scheduled to appear in court to answer the trespassing complaint.Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said the new congressman had no comment beyond what was in the settlement. The AP left a message with Jenny Sanford...

...District. But Biderman said other ads might pop up in days to come, declining to give details. Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said the Republican's campaign was more focused on its election with Colbert Busch that is now just a week away...

...Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford plans to announce his return to politics and run for his old congressional seat.His spokesman Joel Sawyer confirmed to The Associated Press that the 52-year-old Sanford would announce his bid Wednesday. The ex-Republican...

...Barack Obama shows most voters are past worrying about a candidate's race.South Carolina GOP executive director Joel Sawyer said this year 11 women and minorities filed for GOP primaries for statewide and federal offices. Only seven filed...

...somebody," Clyburn said. "I just think this is a ploy by someone to dishonor and embarrass the Democratic Party." Joel Sawyer, executive director of South Carolina's Republican Party, said Clyburn's allegations are evidence that the state's...

...respectfully, this is a case of trying to make the facts fit the story rather than the story fit the facts," said Joel Sawyer, the state Republican Party's executive director.Haley's status as a rising star has diverted attention from...

...committee briefly discussed a resolution concerning state Sen. Jake Knotts, but no action was taken, executive director Joel Sawyer said.Knotts' comment came on an Internet political talk show days before the June 8 primary, in which state Rep...

...and rules can be set only at a state convention. The next one is in the spring, said state GOP executive director Joel Sawyer.Also, state law doesn't allow a party to prevent a candidate from filing under its banner.Knotts' comment came...

...bring more moderate views to the Senate than Mr. DeMint. Asked whether any of them posed a threat to Mr. DeMint, Joel Sawyer, the former spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford, referred to Mr. McGowan. "We don't think he'll get much traction...

...taxpayers for the kids to be on the plane if it's somewhere the governor is headed anyway," said Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer, who stepped down Aug. 5. Mr. Sawyer said the governor had fewer hours on Aeronautics Division planes in his first...