
by The Associated Press
Published: Wed, July 01, 2009 - 6:20 pm CST
Last Updated: Wed, July 01, 2009 - 6:23 pm CST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett has become thefirst South Carolina congressman to ask Gov. Mark Sanford to
resign, saying people have lost confidence in him after his
extramarital affair was revealed.
The Republican told The Associated Press he called the governor
Wednesday and told him it would be best for him to quit.
Barrett says Sanford can no longer be the effective leader the state needs as South Carolina's unemployment rate tops 12 percent.Barrett joins several fellow Republicans who have asked for the governor's resignation after Sanford revealed new details this week in an interview with the AP about his affair with an Argentine woman.
Barrett is running for governor next year. Sanford can't run again because of term limits.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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