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Clark Neilson’s Residency Race | Lexington News
A U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina is up for grabs after Senator Lindsey Graham’s passing, sparking a crowded Republican primary with at least eight contenders — including 70-year-old Clark Neilson, who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, but plans to build a home in Charleston County to meet residency requirements. While the Constitution allows senators to be non-residents at election, South Carolina’s GOP demands a “bona fide” resident — a rule Neilson is actively working to satisfy. He’s not a career politician, citing his business background and education as assets, and hopes to follow…
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