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==Political career==

==Political career==

From 1975 to 1978, Workman was the executive assistant to Governor [ames B. Edwards of Charleston, the first Republican chief executive in South Carolina since [[Reconstruction]]. As Edwards's assistant based in the capital city of Columbia, Workman was an alternate to the Appalachian Regional Commission. He became involved with planning and economic development issues. From 1972 to 1975, he was vice chairman and then chairman of the South Carolina Appalachian Health Council for which he worked to attract to South Carolina the growing number of federal categorical grant].<ref name=workmaniii/>

From 1975 to 1978, Workman was the executive assistant to Governor James B. Edwards (1927-2014) of Charleston, the first Republican chief executive in South Carolina since [[Reconstruction]]. As Edwards's assistant based in the capital city of Columbia, Workman was an alternate to the Appalachian Regional Commission. He became involved with planning and economic development issues. From 1972 to 1975, he was vice chairman and then chairman of the South Carolina Appalachian Health Council for which he worked to attract to South Carolina the growing number of federal categorical grant].<ref name=workmaniii/>

Workman was an at-large member of the Greenville City Council for two years preceding his tenure as mayor.<ref name=archives/> The 33rd mayor, he served for twelve and one-half years, in which capacity he refined his emphasis on economic and downtown development, the thrust of which dated back to 1971 to 1979 during the administration of the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Mayor [[Max Heller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.furman.edu/specialcollections/southcarolina/heller_biography.htm|title=Max Heller Biography|publisher=Furman University|accessdate=May 20, 2014}}</ref> In 2004, [[U.S. Senator]] [[Lindsey Graham]] acknowledged Workman's accomplishments in attracting new industries to his city and region: "There is no doubt Greenville is now one of the Southeast region's premier cities for business."<ref name=votesmart/> Workman faced the rapid decline of the [[textile mill]]s in western South Carolina, a loss which made economic development more difficult. Workman described economic development as a process which requires both diversification and specialization. Quoting the urban planner Jane Jacobs: "Poverty happens; prosperity, you have to work at it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/View-Article/ArticleID/5331/Prosperity-Requires-Both-Diversification-and-Specialization.aspx|title=Prosperity Requires Both Diversification and Specialization, December 1, 2013|publisher=greenvillebusinessmag.com|accessdate=May 14, 2014}}</ref> In 1994, Mayor Workman was elected by his colleagues as president of the Municipal Association of South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masc.sc/about/Pages/PastPresidents.aspx|title=Past Presidents|publisher=Municipal Association of South Carolina|accessdate=May 14, 2014}}</ref>

Workman was an at-large member of the Greenville City Council for two years preceding his tenure as mayor.<ref name=archives/> The 33rd mayor, he served for twelve and one-half years, in which capacity he refined his emphasis on economic and downtown development, the thrust of which dated back to 1971 to 1979 during the administration of the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Mayor [[Max Heller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.furman.edu/specialcollections/southcarolina/heller_biography.htm|title=Max Heller Biography|publisher=Furman University|accessdate=May 20, 2014}}</ref> In 2004, [[U.S. Senator]] [[Lindsey Graham]] acknowledged Workman's accomplishments in attracting new industries to his city and region: "There is no doubt Greenville is now one of the Southeast region's premier cities for business."<ref name=votesmart/> Workman faced the rapid decline of the [[textile mill]]s in western South Carolina, a loss which made economic development more difficult. Workman described economic development as a process which requires both diversification and specialization. Quoting the urban planner Jane Jacobs: "Poverty happens; prosperity, you have to work at it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/View-Article/ArticleID/5331/Prosperity-Requires-Both-Diversification-and-Specialization.aspx|title=Prosperity Requires Both Diversification and Specialization, December 1, 2013|publisher=greenvillebusinessmag.com|accessdate=May 14, 2014}}</ref> In 1994, Mayor Workman was elected by his colleagues as president of the Municipal Association of South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masc.sc/about/Pages/PastPresidents.aspx|title=Past Presidents|publisher=Municipal Association of South Carolina|accessdate=May 14, 2014}}</ref>