1. The Plantation Mentality

2. The Lord Proprietors

3. 8 Lord Proprietors

4. The Seeds of South Carolina

5. The Plantation Roots

6. Plantations Are Granted

7. Plantation Life

8. Autocratic Control

9. From Plantations to Parishes

10. From Parishes to Counties

11. 1966 -1967 Proportional Representation Political districts must have equal populations One powerful senator per county is ended Multi-county multi-senate districts created Beginning of single members district All powerful senator replaced by delegations Counties still controlled by legislature during local legislation days

12. Senate Single Member Districts 1966 27 districts with 50 members 1967 20 districts with 46 members 1972 16 districts with 46 members 1984 46 single member districts

13. 1974 Home Rule Passes County Delegations cede power to County Councils and lose local control County supply bills end County Councils begin to appropriate funds and budget and manage counties The real fight was among utilities over franchise areas

14. Urban vs. Rural Population 1920 - 17% urban vs. 83% rural 1970 - 48% urban vs. 52% rural 2012 - 60% urban vs. 40% rural Future - Will continue to trend urban

15. Trends Drive Senate Changes NumbersDems.Reps. 1972433 1980395 19883511 19962521 20002224 20042026 20081927 2012??

16. Trends Drive House Changes NumbersDems.Reps. 197210717 198011014 19889430 19947252 19965470 20045074 20114876 2012??

17. Congressional Trends NumbersDems.Reps. 197253 199244 200426 201118 2012??

18. Senate Dynamics are Evolving 6 senators to retire 4 key leaders – Dick Elliott – Greg Ryberg – John Land – Phil Leventis Three power bases within Senate – Mainstream Republicans – Libertarian leaning Republicans – Democrats Key Senators under attack – Setzler, Martin, Hayes and Knotts

19. House Dynamics are Evolving 15 house members retire – Boyd Brown – Jim Battle – Judiciary Chairman Jim Harrison House Republican caucus in charge – Mainstream Republicans and Libertarian leaning – Democrats have been relegated to observers

20. What Implications Does This Have on the Forestry Industry

21. Two Parallel Case Studies SC Mining Industry Early 1980’s Mines being zoned out of business Focused message on cheap cost of building roads due to abundance of building materials Message focused on relevance of value SC Agri-business Mid 2000’s Regulations tighten right to farm Passage of Right to Farm Based on rural economic impact and availability of fresh healthy food in urban areas

22. Possible Outcomes Greater regulatory relief Passage of positive legislation Economic development incentives Additional funding for forestry marketing

23. Potential Messaging Strategies Make forestry industry more relevant to urban consumers/urban legislators – Focus on products that are used everyday as a value added product of the forestry industry Building products Paper products Green and sustainable products – Focus on the alternative and its cost – Focus on rural economic impact Natural Resources Value-added processors – Expand your coalition of influencers

24. Messaging Examples