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  • You’re Invited!

    Please join us for a Reception HONORING Republican Candidate for State Superintendent of Education Dr. Brent Nelsen with special guest Senator Jim DeMint Friday, February 5, 2010 12:00 - 1:00 PM FYI Building | 612B South Main St. | Greenville, SC Host $1000 | Friend $250 | $100 per person to attend Please Respond to Bitsy Cazel at 864.230.2021 or Bitsy@brentnelsen.com HONORARY HOSTS Congressman Bob Inglis Mayor Knox White Senator [...]

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    by Nelsen for Education on January 24th, 2010
  • From the Desk of Jim DeMint

    Dear Friend, I am incredibly thankful for the support that you have always shown me, from my first campaign for Congress in 1998 to my election as Senator of South Carolina in 2004. That’s why today, I’d like to introduce you to another man beginning his political career: my good friend, Brent Nelsen. Brent recently announced his [...]

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    by Nelsen for Education on November 17th, 2009
  • Reforming Schools

    Recently I attended an education "summit" in Washington, D.C. hosted by former governor of Florida, Jeb Bush. The conference brought education reformers together from twenty states to discuss what works and what doesn't in efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the United States. I was encouraged by what I heard. Schools [...]

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    by Brent Nelsen on October 26th, 2009
  • Back to School Choices

    Like so many of you, I recently sent my children back to school. I sent one off to his second year of college. I sent another off to his junior year at Greenville High School. My oldest is off the hook: she graduated from Furman last year and got married this [...]

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    by Brent Nelsen on August 24th, 2009
  • Brent Nelsen to Run for State’s Top Education Job

    For Immediate Release: July 28, 2009 Brent Nelsen to Run for State's Top Education Job Brent Nelsen said the state's weak public education system contributes as ‘public offender number one' to the state's struggling economy and record unemployment rate as he formally announced his bid for Superintendent of Education today. Nelsen, who has been traveling across the state [...]

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    by Nelsen for Education on July 28th, 2009

"Public education needs fixing, and Brent Nelsen has the ideas and expertise needed to make positive changes in our state."
– US Senator Jim DeMint, Honorary Campaign Chairman

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Brent Nelsen posted a photo:Photos by Russell Schindler Photography
Brent Nelsen posted a photo:Photos by Russell Schindler Photography
Brent Nelsen posted a photo:Photos by Russell Schindler Photography
Brent Nelsen posted a photo:Photos by Russell Schindler Photography
Brent Nelsen posted a photo:Photos by Russell Schindler Photography

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  • Great meeting with Phil Yanov of GSATC this AM. The tech sector is going to revolutionize education! Anyone with good ideas? #sctweets
  • Annual Super Bowl touch football game was a success! I WALKED off the field. Not bad given I was the only 45+ guy out there!
  • Candidate forum in Goose Creek went very well. Packed room. Great questions from the audience. #sctweets