Here is the full text of Mrs. Sanford's e-mail:
From: Meg Milne Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 11:13 AM To: mmilne@gov.sc.gov Subject: E-Release-Statement from First Lady Jenny Sanford (8.07.09)
GOVERNOR'S MANSION 800 RICHLAND STREET COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29201
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Meg Milne
Statement from First lady Jenny Sanford
Columbia, S.C. - August 7, 2009- I am so thankful for the overwhelming support and prayers we have received from people all across South Carolina. I am literally in awe of how blessed we are to have such love and support from family and friends, old and new. It is with this support, and after much careful and prayerful consideration, that I have decided to move back to our home in Charleston with our sons for the upcoming school year. From there, we will work to continue the process of healing our family. While we will be leaving Columbia, we will return often, and I will remain engaged in activities in my role as First Lady, acknowledging that my responsibilities to my family come first. Once again, when it comes to personal family matters like this, I respectfully ask that members of the media allow us to go on with our lives in peace.
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Meg Milne Assistant to the First Lady SC Governor's Mansion 800 Richland Street Columbia, SC 29201
Here is the full text of Gov. Sanford's e-mail:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MARK SANFORD, GOVERNOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Fox
Gov. Sanford today issued the following statement:
"The First Lady's Office has already put out a statement that speaks for the family, on this decision that we felt best, both for our process of reconciliation, and for the boys in the upcoming school year.
"I stand by this family decision and accordingly ask the media to honor the zone of privacy that Jenny has asked for on behalf of the healing process and our four boys going forward."
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-- Benjamin D. Fox Communications Director Office of Gov. Mark Sanford
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country, including the Washington Post, USA Today, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer and Christian Science Monitor.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
