Liz Carey, former vice president of the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce, announced today her intention to run for Anderson County Council, District 1.
Carey, who currently serves as executive director for Pints for the People, as well as president of HCSP Marketing and PR, filed yesterday, to run for the seat currently held by Frances Crowder.
“For several years, I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to work to make Anderson County a better place to live, work and play in, and to help my community thrive and grow,” Carey said. “Now, after being asked to run by friends and family, I am in a position where I feel I can make a difference. I am committed to helping in whatever way I can to make sure that Anderson County continues to flourish and grow, while maintaining a high quality of life for all of our residents.”
Running as a Democrat, Carey will face Republican candidate Craig Wooten who is also seeking the seat.
Carey said she would run on a platform of fiscal responsibility with Anderson County’s economic growth and qualify of life in mind.
Formerly a reporter, Carey now owns her own marketing business, and works as a freelance writer. As executive director for Pints for the People, she and a group of volunteers has for the past four years put on several events in Anderson County, including the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a chef cook-off to benefit Good Neighbor Cupboard, the Electric City Zombie Pub Crawl and the Cotton Ball, a New Year’s Eve black tie masquerade ball that benefits four different charities.
Carey is a member of Rotary of Anderson and Progressive Women of Anderson. A graduate of Leadership Anderson, she was named one of Anderson’s 15 Over 50 in February. She has been married to her husband, Mason, for 21 years, and is the mother of two children, both high school students in Anderson School District 5.
“I’ve been fortunate enough to spend time with many of the children of this county,” she said. “I want to make Anderson a place these children will want to stay in to work and raise their own families in.”