The League of Women Voters of Spartanburg County welcomes Dr. Holley Ulbrich of Clemson University's Strom Thurmond Institute as she brings the latest information on the redistricting process in South Carolina. This is the beginning of our local work together to see that the redistricting process guarantees fair district lines as we elect our governing officials in 2018 and, especially, after the next census in 2020.
The event is Thursday, January 18, at 7 pm in the Barrett Room of the Spartanburg Headquarters Library and is free and open to the public.
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Dr. Holley Ulbrich is the Co-President of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina and a scholar in issues of governance. She is well known for her dedication to making democracy work in South Carolina. She is Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita of Economics at Clemson University. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics (1969, University of Connecticut) and also a Master of Theological Studies degree (Candler School of Theology, Emory University, 2003). Her primary area of research is state and local public finance. She is the author of ten books and numerous articles and technical reports, and has served as a consultant/policy analyst for public agencies ranging from local and state governments to the federal government and the World Bank. She has been teaching Ethics and Public Policy and Political Economy and Public Policy in the Policy Studies program since 2001.