New District 63 Candidate Enters Race... But What is He?

The Morning News reported that Steve Calcutt, another Florence attorney, has announced that he will be running for the soon to be vacated seat of Rep. Jim McGee. The odd part is that they did not state which party he is running under. This leads me to think that this might be who FMN is rooting for. Since Calcutt announced his candidacy at Horne's Restaurant, my guess is that he is running as a Democrat. The Florence GOP also meets at Horne's, but they meet on the second Monday. Aside from being an attorney, and a church-going Florence County native, the FMN listed no other qualifications for Calcutt. Chamber Member? United Way? Civic Groups? Who knows?? It likely doesn't matter, because District 63 is 90% GOP, and whoever McGee supports will thump Calcutt.