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Reality Star Announces Run for Governor Despite Drugs Charge

The former TV star and South Carolina treasurer, convicted of drug charges plus assault and battery in the third degree, is now running for governor of the Palmetto State.

Thomas Ravenel, the former treasurer for South Carolina and star of reality show Southern Charm, has announced in a mysterious X post that he is running for governor of South Carolina, reports People. The post read, “I’m running for Governor of South Carolina and none of the lightweights currently in the race are going to stop me. I have a message that’s going to change not just South Carolina but the entire country.” The 62-year-old former reality star has been convicted of assault, battery in the third degree, and cocaine charges. The controversy surrounding the latter charge ended his five-month reign as South Carolina treasurer. When he ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in 2004, the Federal Election Commission fined him $19,500 for improperly filing reports. He has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women. He denied the allegations and was never convicted. Ravenel is an avid supporter of President Donald Trump, saying on Facebook in 2016 “If you believe that our Country should be great and provide equality and opportunity to ALL its citizens then you must vote for Trump.”

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