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She credits community and family with helping her go back to college and get a degree. Starting as a data entry clerk, she said she worked her way up to become Southeast director of sales and Mexican country manager for Orient Overseas Container lines. She is now on a leave of absence from her position as the director of business development for Clemson University's Wind Turbine Drive Testing Facility in North Charleston. "How did I get here? The community told me I could do it," she said. "They took me and pushed me all the way through and I want to give that back. It may sound corny, but it does take a village." Stephen Colbert said the race is about his sister, not him. "I want people to know this is her own thing. It's not me doing anything," he said. Colbert will be in Charleston for a private fundraiser for his sister Feb. 23. Brian McGee, a professor of communications at the College of Charleston, said Colbert Busch is well-respected in Charleston, but her famous brother might pose some challenges to her campaign. "One is the risk of sort of having to live in the shadow of her much better known brother," he said. "Another is the possibility that her brother's sort of edgy humor has alienated some swing voters in the district she would very much like to reach out to." On the other hand, he said, the connection gives Colbert Busch increased visibility
-- important for a political newcomer.
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