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Jane Dyer

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY — Jane Dyer, Democratic candidate for U. S. Representative in South Carolina’s District 3 against Republican Incumbent J. Gresham Barrett, will be in Anderson County today.

As part of her 30 cities in 30 days tour, Dyer will spend today from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at various Anderson businesses.

She will be at Staton’s Diner on S.C. 24 from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. and at The Old Country Smokehouse on North Main Street from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dyer also will speak and answer audience questions at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Self Auditorium of the Strom Thurmond Institute at Clemson University.

Dyer, who was raised in Pickens County, graduated from Easley High School and Clemson University. Currently a pilot for FedEx, she was commissioned as a officer through the Air Force ROTC, and selected as the first female to attend the Air Force Pilot Training from Clemson.

A mother of four and grandmother of two, Dyer said she is running because it is now her turn to give back to South Carolina and secure the future of the state’s children.

“We can change the direction of our country. All of our voices need to be heard in Washington,” Dyer said through a statement. “There are many problems that face us today, including the loss of jobs, loss of people’s homes, loss of health care and the high costs of gas, food, medicine and a war with no end in sight.

“To reverse these trends we must eliminate our dependence on foreign oil, dramatically increase the number of graduates in our school system and bring quality jobs into our communities,” she said. “Getting the economy back on track, making health care affordable to all Americans and bringing our troops home are my top priorities.”

For more information about the Clemson event, contact Donna Arterburn, Strom Thurmond Institute program coordinator, at donna@strom.clemson.edu or (864) 656-0605.