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One week ago, we celebrated a tremendous win at the polls!

Winning 84% of the vote doesn’t happen without a total team effort. Tonight, I want to again THANK everyone who helped #TeamBallentine over the past several weeks during the campaign! I know I will leave off many, and I apologize; but I did want to list a few as well as share some memories along the campaign trail.

My parents filmed my brief remarks that evening; but I wanted to write more this week on my website.

Thanks to..

* God for his continued blessing and plan for my life (Jer 29:11)

* Karen and the kids for the time they spent helping on the campaign and the time we missed while I was away during the campaign!

* My parents for their support, prayers, and advice almost every day!

* My in-laws for spreading the word around town!

* The almost 400 members who were first to publicly list their support for the campaign!

* The students of Chapin High Student Government were the first to hit the streets with me knocking on doors!

* The many small business owners willing to publicly support me by having 4×8 signs or yard signs at their property (Pelicans, Breeze Cleaners, Silver Fox Grill, Cassell Brothers, Meetze Plumbing, Stanick Roofing, Durclean, Exit Realty, ERA Wilder Realty)!

* The more than 200 households who publicly supported me by having yard signs in their yards!

* The numerous local donors to the campaign (ranging from $20 to $1,000)!

* Gene for the use of his truck for campaign sign delivery. O’Show for helping put signs up. TNT for sign delivery!

* Trey and Nick for “keeping focused” with me door knocking! #LeaveNoDoubt

* Luke and his team for putting up with my numerous “revisions” to campaign materials (and who, by the way consulted for 8 winning races last week with only 1 loss, and 4 races in runoffs this week)! Thanks also for helping me keep a positive campaign when others would have gone negative!

* Ascot and Forty Love neighborhoods for their candidate drop-ins!

* The residents around town who invited me inside their homes to cool off/talk or to give me water during the hot days walking the neighborhoods!

* The young students (Erica, Andrew, Mary Kate, Emily, Elizabeth, Derek) who helped me reach more voters door-to-door!

* Russell Gaskins, an Iraqi War Veteran, whose wife brought him to meet me on the side of the road one afternoon.

* The men of F3LakeMurray who helped with precinct signs during the early morning hours on election day and Crash with the highway signs!

* Our few precinct volunteers on Election Day: Erica, Andrew, Joe, Jason, Judye, Jim, Paul, Marie and Jack. And to Will Owens and Grace Rentiers for delivering some great vote totals to us!

* Debby Nalbone for praying over me when I ran into her at Oak Pointe on Election Day

* Lila Mozingo for holding my hand and a volunteer for my opponent’s hand, along with her parents, and signing “It’s a Small World” at Spring Hill precinct

* Kim, Christina, Tania, Catherine and Kristen who helped put the Election Night Viewing Party together! (Crash too for our technical assistance)!

* 84% of you that voted on a hot, humid summer-primary day!

* To those I forgot, I apologize. There are so many more special memories along the campaign but I will keep those to myself and my family. Just know, many of you made a difference and impact for us over these past several weeks!

Ballentine Early Supporters
Chapin Student Gov
Business 4 x 8
Emma and JC helping
Signs
At door
Volunteers and signs
JC and Michael signs
Girls
Emma 4x8
Karens car
Lemonade stand
Side of road
Boozers
Selfie
Pawleys
Clubhouse
Election Night  parents
Call
Karen