Source: Haley Considering BBQ Chain Owner As ‘Placeholder’ Replacement For DeMint [View all]
Source: TPM
EVAN MCMORRIS-SANTORO 4:06 PM EST, THURSDAY DECEMBER 6, 2012
A Republican source in South Carolina tells TPM Gov. Nikki Haley (R) is considering filling Sen. Jim DeMint's (R-SC) Senate seat with Chad Walldorf, owner of the Sticky Fingers regional chain of barbecue restaurants. Walldorf is the chair of the South Carolina Board of Economic Advisors and a former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Mark Sanford (R). The source says Walldorf is being considered as a "placeholder" choice.
Walldorf's name is "buzzing" in the state capital of Columbia, the source said.
DeMint reportedly favors Rep. Tim Scott (R) as his replacement.
Through Sticky Fingers, Walldorf once paid $50,000 for a portrait of Stephen Colbert to display in its Charleston location as part of a charity drive by the Comedy Central host.
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