Barletta finds ‘kinship’ in South Carolina town

BY MICHAEL SISAK AND COULTER JONES
STAFF WRITERS
Published: Monday, August 18, 2008 4:32 AM EDT

Tom Hatfield, the treasurer of the First Monday Republican Group in Hilton Head Island, S.C., will be watching from afar this fall as Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta battles with incumbent U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Nanticoke, for election in the 11th Congressional District.

Barletta, a Republican, spoke with Hatfield’s group during a visit to Hilton Head Island last week.

“The question people wanted answered was, ‘Why should people in Hilton Head Island, S.C., support a candidate running for office in District 11 in Pennsylvania?’â€