ANDERSON COUNTY — Gov. Mark Sanford highlighted the importance of transparency in government during his visit to American Concrete in Anderson on Wednesday.

Sanford visited the area as part of a two-day, 10-city tour of the state. He pushed four key reforms he would advocate for this year including spending limits, restructuring the government, transparency in on-the-record voting and ethics legislation.

“The things we have outlined are keys to good operating government that causes us to spend money as effectively as possible,” Sanford said.

Nearly 20 residents came to the event, including State Sen. Kevin Bryant, R-Anderson, who is running for re-election against Democrat Marshall Meadors, an Anderson physician.

Larry Reeves, 66, of Anderson said he supports the push for more transparency and would like to be able to more easily track the money residents pay in taxes. He was impressed with what the politicians had to say.

“They are pushing to get better control of government,” he said. “That is the right way to go.”

Drew Gilmer, 36, of Anderson is a Republican and he thinks politicians need to be held accountable for their on-the-record voting.

“The most important thing is we need more transparency in government,” Gilmer said.

Sanford is supporting the South Carolina Policy Council’s call for more on-the-record voting. He is also supporting other Policy Council’s initiatives, including increased local government spending disclosures and public officials’ income disclosure.

Only 5 percent of the bills in the General Assembly receive passage with on-the-record votes, according to Sanford’s office.