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Rod Shealy, an influential and sometimes controversial political consultant throughout South Carolina died Wednesday at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Shealy had worked on several local races for S.C. Senate and House seats, including those of Catherine Ceips and Randy Bates.

Read the full news obit on Shealy at The State.

WTOC also pulled in a good story (with video) from WIS in Columbia.

Also check out Will Moredock's blog at Charleston City Paper. Like many throughout the state, Will expresses that he had run-ins with Rod Shealy, but those times have passed and he now offers his condolences to the family.