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About Ed Sutton
Ed Sutton is a small business owner, a decorated veteran, and a Lowcountry family man. He is running to represent his Lowcountry neighbors in the State Senate, putting his sterling leadership credentials, deep South Carolina roots, and fierce passion for civic engagement to work for the Palmetto State that raised him.
After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Ed felt a call to serve his country. The only college he applied to was The Citadel, because he’d heard it was the toughest military school one could attend. He was 18 in 2002, when he arrived in Charleston to enroll at this legendarily rigorous institution. Even while toughing it out as a Citadel “knob” (freshman), Ed quickly fell in love with the Holy City.
As a scholar in the school’s elite business program, he threw himself into his studies, notching seven semesters on the dean’s list. In four years, Ed earned an Air Force scholarship, was elected Governor of the South Carolina Student Legislature, and selected for The Citadel’s prestigious Summerall Guards. The Citadel taught him the importance of leadership and living with honor: to one’s self, commitments, and community.
