These lawmakers have received at least $1,000 in campaign contributions from the Outdoor Advertising Association of South Carolina since 2004.* Each voted to override Gov. Mark Sanford’s veto of legislation making it difficult to rid S.C. cities and counties of unwanted billboards.

$2,500

Sen. Kent Williams, D-Marion

$2,000

Sen. Tommy Moore, D-Aiken

Sen. Harvey Peeler, R-Cherokee

$1,700

Sen. John Hawkins, R-Spartanburg

$1,500

Sen. John Land, D-Clarendon

Sen. Billy O’Dell, R-Abbeville

Rep. Doug Jennings, D-Marlboro

$1,000

Sen. Ray Cleary, R-Georgetown

Sen. Dick Elliott, D-Horry

Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Berkeley

Sen. Larry Martin, R-Pickens

Sen. Jim Ritchie, R-Spartanburg

Sen. Danny Verdin, R-Laurens

Rep. George Bailey, R-Dorchester

Rep. Harry Cato, R-Greenville

Rep. Catherine Ceips, R-Beaufort

Rep. Becky Martin, R-Anderson

Rep. Jim Merrill, R-Charleston

Rep. Harry Ott, D-Calhoun

Rep. Ronald Townsend, R-Anderson

Notes: Former House Speaker David Wilkins, R-Greenville, received a $1,000 contribution but left office in 2005. Sen. J. Verne Smith, R-Greenville, received a $1,000 contribution but did not vote on Sanford’s veto.

SOURCE: S.C. Ethics Commission