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Contact: Lyn Richardson Furrh

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February 8, 2012  (Greenville, SC ) – Ross Turner will announce his candidacy for the South Carolina Senate District 8 seat at a press conference on Monday afternoon, February 13, at 4 o’clock.  The press conference will take place at The Ryan Nicholas Inn at 815 Holland Road in Simpsonville.

Ross Turner is a small business owner with over 26 years of experience in the insurance business.  He was born and raised in Greenville, and is a graduate of Clemson University.  He is 47 years old.  Ross and his wife Julie have lived in Gower Estates for over 15 years. 

The advisory council for the committee to elect Ross Turner includes:  Luther Boliek, Ann Cox, Danny Joyner, Jim Riggs and John Uprichard.

Ross and Julie have been married for 22 years and have three children.  Their son is a senior at J. L. Mann High School.  They also have two daughters.  One is a freshman at Mann and the other is in the fifth grade at Sara Collins Elementary School.  Ross is immediate past president of the J. L. Mann High School Booster Club and has served as president of the Gower Neighborhood Association.

He also serves on the Upstate Judicial Merit Selection Committee – a body which reviews and qualifies candidates for circuit and family court judgeships in South Carolina.

Ross has served twice on the Board of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of South Carolina (IIABSC), and is a past chairman of the Young Independent Agents Committee.  He enjoys traveling across South Carolina to teach continuing education classes for the IIABSC.  He also teaches classes at the Wyatt Institute of Real Estate. 

Ross and his family are members of Buncombe Street United Methodist Church where he has served on the Board of Trustees, as Chairman of the Sisk Foundation, and on numerous committees.  He teaches Sunday school, coaches senior boys basketball, and is chairman of the Buncombe Street Youth Board. 

In the past he has served as President of the Greater Greenville Independent Insurance Agents.  He was voted one of the “Best and Brightest of Greenville” in 1997.  He was involved with the Greenville Rotary Club and served several years on the board of Camp Greenville. 

Ross is an avid reader of business trends and a keen observer who always has an opinion, and follows through with his convictions.  While Ross loves to play golf, most of his spare time is filled with coaching his children’s teams, watching their sporting events, and attending dance recitals and swim meets.  He wishes he had more time to hunt.    

Directions to Ryan Nicholas Inn:

From downtown Greenville:

• Take I-385 South towards Columbia
• Due to construction on I385, take the first exit after Woodruff Road on to Butler/Bridges/417.  (This is a temporary exit.)
• Take the second exit #33 to Bridges Road.
• At top of ramp turn left.
• The Ryan Nicholas Inn will be .3 miles on your right.

From Mauldin:

• Take Butler Road to Bridges Road.
• Cross I-385.
• The Ryan Nicholas Inn will be .3 miles on your right.

 www.ryannicholasinn.com