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Mayor Rainwater Steps Down Amid Ethics Scandal | Charleston News
Hanahan’s mayor Christie Rainwater has stepped down from her re-election bid, citing an honor in public service and a commitment to helping people as her greatest legacy. Her decision follows mounting scrutiny over ethical lapses, including canceled interviews about real estate deals where city officials allegedly profited alongside companies they were tied to. Though she emphasized she personally gained no financial benefit beyond her modest $7,200 salary, an ethics commission later fined her $2,000 for violating two codes in 2022 — failing to recuse herself from a land deal involving a…
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