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Lawyer? Check. Nikki Haley pal? Check. But what qualifies her to be governor?

Catherine Templeton arrives at Trump Tower in December.
Catherine Templeton arrives at Trump Tower in December. AP

What qualifications does Catherine Templeton have to be governor? I cannot find where she has won an election for anything: not school board, not state representative or senator. The only thing that I can find is that she has a great friend in Nikki Haley.

Gov. Haley appointed her to run the Department of Health and Environmental Control, which she had absolutely no qualifications to lead. She also got a high-level job at the State Ports Authority that she had no experience for. She is a lawyer, period.

She quit the DHEC and ports positions, and I have not spoken with anyone who said that she did a good job. How much did all this cost, and continue to cost, South Carolina taxpayers?

Mark R. DeMay

Mount Pleasant

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