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How to reach 2013-2014 lawmakers in Columbia & LEGISLATIVE GUIDE Washington Politics & POWER How state and federal issues affect your JANUARY 2013 JANUARY bill ECSC Identity Theft Jan 8.37x10.87 rev _Layout 1 12/10/12 10:39 AM Page 1 URGENTURGENT InformationInformation forfor S.C.S.C. Taxpayers Taxpayers PROTECTPROTECT YOURYOUR The S.C. Department of Revenue has learned its records were breached in a criminal cyber-attack. Anyone who S.C. INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS should do the following by Jan. 31, 2013: has paid S.C. taxes since • Visit www.ProtectMyID.com/SCDOR (code SCDOR123) or call 1-866-578-5422 (M-F 9 a.m.– 9.p.m. EST; 1998 may S-S 11 a.m.– 8 p.m. EST) to enroll for one year of have had identity theft protection. their personal S.C. BUSINESS OWNERS information should do one or both of the following compromised. by Jan. 31, 2013: • Visit www.DandB.com/SC or call 1-800-279-9881 (M-F 8 a.m.– 8 p.m. EST) to register for lifetime credit alert protection. • Visit www.SmartBusinessReports.com/SouthCarolina to register for lifetime business credit monitoring. ALL SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE. For more information, contact the S.C. Dept. of Consumer Affairs at 1-800-922-1594 or visit www.consumer.sc.gov. A public service announcement from South Carolina Living ECSC Identity Theft Jan 8.37x10.87 rev _Layout 1 12/10/12 10:39 AM Page 1 THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS URGENTURGENT InformationInformation forfor Vol. 67 • No. 1 (ISSN 0047-486X, USPS 316-240) Read in more than 450,000 homes and businesses and published JANUARY 2013 • VOLUME 67, NUMBER 1 S.C.S.C. Taxpayers Taxpayers monthly except in December by The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, Inc. 808 Knox Abbott Drive Cayce, SC 29033 PROTECTPROTECT YOURYOUR Tel: (803) 926-3175 Fax: (803) 796-6064 17 2013–2014 Email: [email protected] EDITOR Keith Phillips Legislative Guide ASSISTANT EDITOR Keeping in touch with your elected officials in Diane Veto Parham FIELD EDITOR Columbia and Washington, D.C., has never been Walter Allread easier thanks to this special keepsake edition of PUBLICATION COORDINATOR The S.C. Department of Revenue has Pam Martin South Carolina Living. In the following pages ART DIRECTOR you will find contact information for all federal Sharri Harris Wolfgang learned its records were breached in DESIGNER and state officeholders. We extend our grateful Susan Collins appreciation to South Carolina’s lawmakers for PRODUCTION a criminal cyber-attack. Andrew Chapman their cooperation in the creation of this directory. WEB EDITOR Van O’Cain 20 South Carolina’s U.S. Senators and House Members COPY EDITOR S.C. INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS Susan Scott Soyars 22 South Carolina Executive Branch Contributors Anyone who Becky Billingsley, John Frick, 24 The General Assembly, Senators should do the following by Jan. 31, 2013: Michael Hacker, Betsy Hix, has paid S.C. Charles Joyner, Megan McKoy-Noe 28 The General Assembly, House Members PublisHer • Visit www.ProtectMyID.com/SCDOR (code SCDOR123) Lou Green HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE taxes since ADVERTISING MANAGERS or call 1-866-578-5422 (M-F 9 a.m.– 9.p.m. EST; Tel: (800) 984-0887 Each legislator’s name is followed by his or her Dan Covell district number and the counties he or she serves, Email: [email protected] 1998 may S-S 11 a.m.– 8 p.m. EST) to enroll for one year of Keegan Covell along with contact information. State Senators Email: [email protected] are housed on the state capitol grounds in the identity theft protection. National Representation Gressette Building. State Representatives are in have had National Country Market the Blatt Building. All information is current as of Tel: (800) NCM-1181 Dec. 20, 2012, but is subject to change without notice. their personal Paid advertisements are not endorsements by any electric S.C. BUSINESS OWNERS cooperative or this publication. If you encounter a difficulty with an information should do one or both of the following advertisement, inform the Editor. ADDRESS CHANGES: Please send ALSO IN THIS ISSUE compromised. by Jan. 31, 2013: to your local co-op. Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to Address 4 Co-op connection • www.DandB.com/SC 1-800-279-9881 Change, c/o the address above. Cooperative news Visit or call Periodicals postage paid at Columbia, S.C., and additional mailing offices. 8 On the Agenda (M-F 8 a.m.– 8 p.m. EST) to register for JOHN FRICK © COPYRIGHT 2013. The Electric Save $82 a year and prolong the life of your Cooperatives of South Carolina, heating, ventilation and air conditioning system lifetime credit alert protection. Inc. No portion of South Carolina by following one simple rule. Plus: Don’t miss Living may be reproduced without permission of the Editor. the first Vektor Fish and Game Forecast for 2013. • Visit www.SmartBusinessReports.com/SouthCarolina SOUT H CAROLINA LIVING is brought 11 Politics and power to you by your member-owned, taxpaying, not-for-profit electric Decisions made in Columbia and Washington, to register for lifetime business credit cooperative to inform you about your D.C., have a big impact on your power bill. Need reprints? cooperative, wise energy use and the Learn more about nine issues on the horizon Visit SCLiving.coop How to reach monitoring. faces and places that identify the 2013-2014 lawmakers in Columbia & Palmetto State. Electric cooperatives that could result in higher utility costs. 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