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Dr. Benjamin E. Mays: Teacher, Preacher, Mentor, Scholar, Author, Civil Rights Activist

In honor of Black History Month, the Greenwood County Democratic Party pays tribute to Dr. Benjamin E. Mays.   “Remembering Dr. Benjamin E. Mays’s Legacy” by Marian Wright Edelman (Founder and President of Children’s Defense Fund) “’It started here in … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Garrett McDaniel!

Congratulations to Garrett McDaniel on his dramatic win (92.04% of the vote) in the Democratic primary in the SC House District 14 special election! Mr. McDaniel has been serving as a Laurens County Councilman since 2015. Let’s get together and … Continue reading →

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The special election primaries for District 14 are tomorrow (Tuesday, 2/19)!

What:  Special Election (Primary), SC House District 14 (Laurens                                       and part of Greenwood County) Where: Your usual polling location When: Polls open 7 … Continue reading →

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Make Every Vote Count – A Call to Action!

  Please call or write SC State Senator Luke Rankin to ask for a subcommittee hearing for Senate bill 374: Help SC obtain a secure and accurate voting system!   Senator Luke Rankin: Office phone:  (803) 202-6610 email address:  LukeRankin@scsenate.org Mailing … Continue reading →

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URGENT! Change in venue for this Saturday’s breakfast meeting!

Hello Greenwood Democrats,   As most of you know we have had some crowding issues with our regular monthly meetings at the Inn on the Square. It was of particular concern to me with our upcoming meeting this Saturday because … Continue reading →

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Important Legislative Information- TAKE ACTION

Two positive developments from this last week are: 1) SC Election Commission Executive Director Marci Andino told a Senate judiciary subcommittee that all the voting systems available for the state to purchase have a paper trail (see the article on … Continue reading →

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From the Desk of the Chair

Greetings Greenwood County Democrats,   As we move closer to 2020, we must revisit the issue of Real ID. Some of you have already taken care of this. For those of you who have not and wish to become better … Continue reading →

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Monthly Meeting

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone in the New Year! Our first breakfast meeting of 2019 will be this Saturday, January 5th, at our usual time of 9 AM. We will be meeting at our old haunt of the Inn … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you and yours from the Greenwood County Democratic Party!

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Christmas Party

We will not have a Breakfast meeting in December, but we will get together for the holidays! Robert Headley Downs and his husband Ken have offered up their lovely home (112 Reynolds Ave – The 1889 Moore House) for our … Continue reading →

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