Ed. Note: Building on the President’s commitment to address issues important to rural Americans, Administration officials visited State Fairs around the country this summer and fall. See a map of where they've been.
It was like a homecoming for me. As a former two-term Superintendent of Education for South Carolina, I had been to the State Fair in Columbia many times before. To return on October 15, as the Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was a proud moment, as the good people of South Carolina saw that one of their own was now working on behalf of all American consumers.
Residents throughout South Carolina flock to the Midlands (the region in and around the state capitol) each October to show their wares and celebrate the rich cultural traditions of the state. From the dairy heifer sale to the giant sand castle to the foot long corn dogs, there was much to see, taste, and buy at the State Fair.
Fonte: White House