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• Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)
  U.S. Senate, 290 Russell, Washington, DC 20510
  Office: (202) 224-5972 Fax: (202) 224-1189
  
• Sen. Jim DeMint (R)
  U.S. Senate, 290 Russell, Washington, DC 20510
  Office: (202) 224-6121 Fax: (202) 228-5143
• Rep. Joe Wilson (R-District 2)
  U.S. House, 212 Cannon, Washington, DC 20515
  Office: (202) 225-2452 Fax: (202) 225-2455
  

• Track S.C. officials in Congress

• Gov. Mark Sanford (R)
  Governor’s Office, State House, P.O. Box 12267, Columbia, S.C. 29211
  Office: (803) 734-2100 Fax: (803) 734-5167
• Sen. Catherine Ceips (R-District 46)
  608 Gressette Building, Columbia, S.C. 29202
  Office: (803) 202-6032
  Home: (843) 524-2020
  1207 Bay St., Beaufort, S.C. 29902
• Rep. Richard Chalk (R-District 123)
  326C Blatt Building, Columbia, S.C. 29211-1867
  Office: (803) 734-3067; Home: (843) 842-5985
  15 Goldfinch Lane, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29928
• Rep. Bill Herbkersman (R-District 118)
  P.O. Box 11867, Columbia, S.C. 29211
  Office: (803) 734-3063; Home: (843) 757-5424
  151 Gascoigne Bluff, Bluffton, S.C. 29910

• Rick Caporale (R-District 1)
  17 Salt Wind Way, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29926
  Office: 680-9999; fax: 681-6700
• Steven Baer (R-District 2)
  10 Heather Lane, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29926
  Office: 689-3570; fax: 689-3569
• Stu Rodman (R-District 3)
  27 Baynard Park, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29928
  Office: 363-470; fax: 363-6472
• Weston J. Newton chairman (R-District 4)
  P.O. Drawer 7049, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29938
  Office: 842-6111; fax: 706-9981
• Jerry Stewart (R-District 10)
  11 Teaberry Lane, Bluffton, S.C. 29909
  Office: 705-4753; fax: 705-4723

• District Office: 1300 King St., P.O. Drawer 309, Beaufort, SC 29902
  Office: 322-2300; fax: 322-2371
  Hilton Head Island office, 689-4635; fax: 689-4617
Southern Beaufort County Board of Education members:
• Joan Deery (District 1)
  5 old Fort Drive, Hilton Head, S.C. 29926
  Home: 681-8968
• Bob Arundell (District 2)
  198 Woodlake Villas, Hilton Head, S.C. 29926
  Home: 681-8502; work: 7855-8040; fax: 785-3056;
• Reid Eikner (District 3)
  2532 Gleneagle Green, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29938
  Home: 671-5383; cell: 422-2006
• Laura Bush (District 4)
  P.O. Box 172, Bluffton, S.C. 29910
  Home: 757-2638; fax: 757-2638
• George Wilson (District 10)
  20 Osprey Circle, Callawassie Island, S.C. 29909
  Home: 987-1234; cell: 812-9870

• Town Hall: One Town Center Court, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928; 341-4600
Town Council

• Mayor Thomas D. Peeples
  4 Hartford Place, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-3922
  Home: 686-4138; office: 681-2600; fax: 689-3229
• Bill Ferguson (Ward 1), 634 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
  Home: 686-2863
• Bill Mottel (Ward 2)
  30 Glenmoor Place, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
  Home: 689-2787; fax: 681-6302
• Drew A. Laughlin (Ward 3), 5 McIntosh Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
  Home: 689-5723; work 689-5700; fax 689-9300
• John Safay (Ward 4)
  19 Starboard Tack, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
  Home: 785-4489; work: 785-4696; fax: 785-4696
• George Williams (Ward 5), 8 Braddock Cove, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
  Home: 363-6601; fax: 363-6604
• Ken S. Heitzke (Ward 6), 3 Audubon Place, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
  Home: 681-8182; fax: 681-9864

• P.O. Box 386, Bluffton, SC 29910
  Office: 706-4500; fax: 757-6720
Town Council
• Mayor Hank Johnston, P.O. Box 1875, Bluffton, SC 29910
  Home: 757-9039; fax: 757-9040
• Fred Hamilton Jr., 52 Goethe Road, Bluffton, SC 29910
  Home: 815-5511
• Lisa Sulka, P.O. Box 2750, Bluffton, SC 29910
  Home: 757-7660
• Thomas Heyward
  P.O. Box 353, Bluffton, SC 29910
  Home and fax: 757-3354
• Charlie Wetmore P.O. Box 468 Bluffton, SC 29910
  Home: 304-4061