Clemson T. For SC

06/01/2026

Vote NOW! Early voting has begun in SC!

05/31/2026

Here are some more pics of my recent Emergency Management Disaster Exercise.
These were taken outside the emergency aid station created by our participants. Everyone you see in these pictures is a volunteer. If you want to be a part of the action, contact services. For mor
Information.

05/31/2026

We all serve in different ways. I served for 24 years in the Army, with 3.5 years in the Sc National Guard and over 21 years as an active duty Army officer. I continue to serve as an Emergency Responder and trainer. This weekend I was a senior leader/mentor for a humanitarian exercise - the only one of its type in the USA. It involved over 40 students, 35 staff, and numerous role players, all volunteers. I get to bring the lessons learned back to Spartanburg County to make it safer and response better for disasters.

05/26/2026

Three cheers for the Senators who stood with the people. This was such a bad idea from the beginning and these Senators who voted against the redistricting, on both sides of the aisle, allowed common sense and a sense of right prevail over personal aggrandizement and DC Oversight. This is an issue of State Sovereignty and executive overreach. I’m proud to see South Carolinians stand for the voters in their state. And to those House members who wanted and approved a DC-created map drawn on bad information, you need to thank the Senators for preserving states’ rights. For all the House members who voted yes to redistricting: Shame.

Some Republican lawmakers expressed resistance to enacting a new map for this year’s elections with early voting for the state’s June primary beginning Tuesday.

05/26/2026

Just voted at the ONLY place in Southern Spartanburg where you can do early voting - Woodruff Library.
While we vote, our SC Senator, Shane Martin is voting for a redistricting map drawn in DC, with old Information, with precincts that no longer exist.
Our Representative, Travis Moore for State House 33, has already supported taking away the votes cast by service members and wants to further reduce the equality in voting across Carolina.
Get out and vote, show your voice and your passion!

05/26/2026

Liberty Patriots! Get out and vote. I don't care what party you are, bring your party to the local early voting location. I'll be at Woodruff around 10am -- see you there! https://scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting/

Want to make your voice heard? Vote early.

As Republicans push a rushed redistricting plan that could disrupt South Carolina’s congressional primaries, voters have the power to show up and make their voices count.

Early voting begins Tuesday, May 26 at 8:30 a.m.
Make your plan and vote early.

The more South Carolinians who vote early, the harder it becomes to silence voters and rewrite the rules in the middle of the game.

05/25/2026

Today we honor those who served and are no longer with us. This is my dad, Lieutenant Colonel John E Turregano, USAF (Ret).
He is a veteran of three wars and the Cold War. Enlisting at 17 after his high school graduation in 1944, he celebrated his 18th birthday during Navy Basic Training. Trained as an Electricians Mate, he was assigned to PCE842 and was in Pearl Harbor on the day the Japanese surrendered. He completed Navy service after two years and using the GIBill, earned his BA in electrical engineering.
He joined the new USAF, wanting to be a pilot and earned his wings in 1953. While training as a night fighter/bomber Pilot in South Carolina in 1955, he had a crash, injuring his back so severely that doctors told him he would never walk again. He proved them wrong and met my mom in Sumter. They married in 1956.
Dad had a very unique career for a pilot, a path not taken by most. When I was born, he was building missile silos in Arizona. This means that he is one of the very few Air Force officers with both Command Pilot Wings and Command Missileer badge.
But he was a leader and wanted a command. The Air Force promised him that if he would learn to fly C130s, he would go to Vietnam and receive a Squadron. He wanted to be the ‘old Man’ in the unit - a sobriquet often given to esteemed leaders and commanders. Air Force politics interfered and he never received a squadron.
This did not prevent him from accepting difficult missions, flying and leading. He earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses in Vietnam, saving numerous lives and demonstrating his prowess as a pilot and leader.
And he did all that while working with Mom raising 5 kids through numerous
Moves around the world, nursing a broken back.
He passed while still young (he was 66 when he passed) and I regret he did not live to see the successes of all his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
We remember him today and everyday, not just because of Memorial Day, but because of his love of family, country, and duty. Those attributes and his genuine desire for the success of others, lead us to always treasure the ‘Old Man.’

05/25/2026

05/23/2026

Read this. Gov Beasley does an excellent job articulating the issue facing lawmakers. Read this and comment.

MAY 21, 2026 | There are moments in public life when the noise of partisan politics drowns out something that every voter understands and respects: that a democracy only works when the people’s voice is protected. What is unfolding right now in South Carolina and other states across the country wi...

05/21/2026

Yeah. What they said. So true. And I agree.