WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- Thomas Ravenel is a former South Carolina state treasurer, businessman, reality television star and convicted felon, and now he wants to add another title to his name: U.S. senator.
Ravenel, 51, announced a bid to run against Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., as an independent on Friday at a Fourth of July rally in Greenville, S.C. He will have until July 15 to gather the 10,000 signatures necessary to appear on the ballot in November.