Lee Turner, write-in candidate against William Timmons, holds rally in downtown Greenville

Write-in candidate for next month's U.S. House of Representatives election Lee Turner rallied in downtown Greenville on Saturday to spread the word about her campaign.

Turner had no intention of running for Congress, but after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this summer, details of incumbent Congressman William Timmons' personal life went viral online and the former Democratic candidate dropped out of the race, Turner said, "I've got to do something."

Turner said she's running a campaign based on finding solutions, common ground and bringing elected officials from across the aisle together.

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"I became more sure that this district needed someone like me, who was a problem solver, versus somebody like Mr. Timmons, who's just going to tow the party line," Turner said.

While she has run for office as a Democrat in the past, Turner said she is truly an Independent. She believes people are more alike than they are different and hopes to create legislation with mutual benefits across political ideologies to help the masses.

"Mutual benefit is the strongest glue ever," she said. "It needs no legislation to even sustain itself, but if you do legislate it, it's not likely to be overturned by the next party in power because it's mutually beneficial."

Saturday's rally of about 50 people was organized by Deborah Morrow and the organization Tell Them Tuesday, which holds weekly rallies downtown.

Usually, Morrow said, the rallies focus on broader issues, like women's rights. But the organization chose to platform Turner this week as the November general election draws closer.

We don't need to say, 'Rah-rah women's rights,' anymore," Morrow said. "We need to do something."

The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and early voting begins on Oct. 24.

− Tim Carlin covers county government, growth and development for The Greenville News. Follow him on Twitter @timcarlin_, and get in touch with him at TCarlin@gannett.com. You can support his work by subscribing to The Greenville News at greenvillenews.com/subscribe.

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