Rep. Rick Quinn, R-Lexington, vows to fight, blasts prosecutors witch hunt
Source: The State
Indicted Republican lawmaker Rep. Rick Quinn, R-Lexington, vowed Tuesday to fight charges against him, deemed the allegations “very weak” and said special prosecutor David Pascoe, a Democrat, is on “a partisan witch hunt.”
“I’ve done everything I can do to conduct myself in an honorable way,” said Quinn, 51, told The State newspaper, “and I’m very confident that when we go to trial on these issues, the public is going to see that.”
Shortly after noon on Tuesday, Quinn, who has served in the Legislature a total of some 20 years, was indicted by the State Grand Jury on two counts of misconduct in office.
Hours later, S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas suspended Quinn from his House seat pending resolution of the charges.
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MAY 16, 2017 6:21 PM
Indicted Rep. Rick Quinn once led House GOP, defended Confederate flag
BY JAMIE SELF AND CASSIE COPE
jself@thestate.com, ccope@thestate.com
The cross-hairs of an ongoing State House corruption probe have centered on a powerful state legislator whose family’s political influence stretches across South Carolina.
State Rep. Rick Quinn, R-Lexington, was charged Tuesday with two counts of misconduct in office tied, in part, to his direct mail business and his father’s political consulting firm.
A few hours later, Quinn, 51, was suspended from the S.C. House. There, he has represented a Lexington district since 2011 and, previously, a Richland district from 1989 to 2004. In 2006, Quinn ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination for state treasurer.
Quinn’s father is a powerful Columbia-based political consultant. His firm’s clients have included S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Attorney General Alan Wilson, as well as state agencies — from the Ports Authority to the University of South Carolina — and major S.C. employers — from SCANA to S.C. BlueCross to AT&T.
The younger Quinn was House GOP majority leader from 1999 to 2004, a position that controls the House Republican Caucus, including the ability to direct its finances. As majority leader, Quinn was caught up in an investigation into a legislative mail scandal.
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