Sen. John Cornyn speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2010 (Reuters Pictures)

SENATOR’S VISIT FUELS RUMORS OF POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL RUN

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas will be in South Carolina later this month to stump for the State Republican Party.

The senator will visit the Palmetto State on Feb. 16 for a 6:30 p.m. fund-raiser for the SCGOP at the Columbia home of Margaret Ann and Ed McMullen.

Tickets to the event won’t come cheap though. The SCGOP is asking for $150 per person to attend.

But Cornyn, who chairs the National Republican Senate Committee, may be doing more than just raising money for South Carolina Republicans, he may be raising his name ID for a possible presidential run.

Cornyn has represented Texas in the Senate since 2002.

The Texas Senator isn’t the first rumored GOP presidential candidate to visit South Carolina. Fellow Republicans Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence, and Rick Santorum have all recently stopped here.