SCOTT TALLEY HAS A “LEE BRIGHT PROBLEM”
It’s no secret S.C. Senator Lee Bright is a terrible businessman. In fact his less-than-successful business career contributed mightily to his undoing as a U.S. Senate candidate in 2014.
But it looks as though one of Bright’s rivals in this spring’s race for S.C. Senate District 12 (map here) may have him beat …
Scott Talley – a former state lawmaker from Spartanburg County – owed creditors approximately $1.3 million when he filed for bankruptcy in 2011. Some of that money included loans from family members – including $32,000 owed to his father-in-law, former U.S. congressional candidate Larry Bigham.
Take a look at these pages from Talley’s filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court …
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Ouch …
We’re not going to go after Talley too hard for falling on hard times during the recent recession. It happened to a lot of people, although it does seem like he compounded a bad situation by trying to cover for what was going on.
That’s been known to happen … although it does raise some real questions regarding his competency to handle public funds.
Our question?
How in the hell did Talley manage to loan himself $100,000 for his current State Senate race?
Take a look …
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Wow …
Must. Be. Nice.
Our guess is he will pay himself back when he raises enough cash, but still … how does he have $100,000 laying around to lend his campaign?
Frankly, neither Bright nor Talley has any business being anywhere near a state budget that’s expected to eclipse the $27 billion mark this year.
Seriously: We wouldn’t trust either of these politicians with a nickel ….
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