Lancaster’s Norrell will give State of the State response

State Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell of Lancaster is following in the governor’s footsteps, sort of.

One week after Gov. Nikki Haley gave the official Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, Norrell will give the Democratic response to Haley’s State of the State address to the General Assembly on Wednesday.

House Democratic leader Todd Rutherford, D-Columbia, announced Tuesday that Norrell, who represents much of Lancaster County, would give party’s formal response to the governor’s remarks.

Haley will speak to legislators at 7 p.m. Wednesday, to be broadcast on S.C. Educational Television and S.C. Public Radio. Norrell will speak immediately after.

This story was originally published January 19, 2016 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Lancaster’s Norrell will give State of the State response."