FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2022 Media contact: Claire Brady claire@scgop.com Cunningham is no problem–none (Columbia, S.C.) – Democrat Joe Cunningham won his party’s nomination for Governor. See below for South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement below: “Joe Cunningham won the Democrat primary for Governor. What do we have to say to that? In a presidential year, Jaime Harrison and the Democrat machine spent more than $130 million in South Carolina to still lose by double digits. Not to mention that was the same cycle he lost his seat by more than he won. Cunningham is no problem. The
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2022 Media contact: Claire Brady claire@scgop.com Congratulations to Attorney General Alan Wilson (Columbia, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson won the Republican primary. See below for South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement below: “We’re proud, and not surprised, Attorney General Alan Wilson won the Republican primary. And thanks to the lack of Democrat engagement and support, no Democrat candidate filed against him. So congratulations Attorney General Alan Wilson on your reelection! He is a stalwart defender of the rule of law and makes our Party and state proud.” ###
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2022 Media contact: Claire Brady claire@scgop.com Voters will reelect Gov. McMaster for four more years (Columbia, S.C.) – South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster won the Republican primary. See below for South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement below: “We’re proud, and not surprised, that Governor McMaster won the Republican nomination. He’s a proven leader committed to defending the Constitution, the unborn, and the taxpayer. We can’t wait to see who wins the circus of the Democrat Governor’s primary, but we’re confident South Carolina voters will reelect Governor McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Evette for four
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2022 Media contact: Claire Brady claire@scgop.com Kamala Harris Headlines Democrats’ “Pain at the Pump Convention” (Columbia, S.C.) – Vice President Kamala Harris is coming to South Carolina this evening for the South Carolina Democrat’s “Pain at the Pump Convention.” See below for South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement: “We hope Kamala Harris gets a good look at the $5.00 gas prices on her way to the dinner tonight. Fortunately for her, she didn’t have to buy the gas it took her to get here. South Carolinians have less money in their pockets because
Media contact: Claire Brady claire@scgop.com Republican majority delivers historic election integrity reform (Columbia, S.C.) – Today the General Assembly saved the common sense election integrity legislation, sending it to the Governor’s desk. See below for South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement: “Election integrity legislation was the number one item on our legislative agenda, and after working for two sessions to get this done, we’re incredibly glad to see it cross the finish line. “South Carolina didn’t have the problems other states had in 2020, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t room for improvement in our election laws. This
Media contact: Claire Brady claire@scgop.com Congratulations Speaker Murrell Smith (Columbia, S.C.) — See below for South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick’s statement on the S.C. House’s Speaker of the House election: “Congratulations to newly elected Speaker of the South Carolina House, Murrell Smith! The Speaker position is an honor that comes with great responsibility. We believe he’ll do an excellent job of maintaining the honor that comes with the role. We look forwarding to working together in the next legislative session and beyond.” ###
Media contact: Claire Brady claire@scgop.com State Senate Poisoned H.4919 (Columbia, S.C.) — See below for South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick’s statement on the state of H.4919: “Over the last year, we’ve worked hand in glove with legislators to draft the strongest election integrity bill in state history only to watch the state senate fumble it on the goal line. It’s insane. I’m extremely disappointed that our state senate leadership pushed a poison pill amendment that they knew ahead of time was unacceptable and non-negotiable to the House and the Governor. “This is NOT why South Carolina Republicans worked hard
Media contact: Claire Brady claire@scgop.com At the close of the 2022 candidate filing period, the Red Wave is a tsunami (Columbia, S.C.) – At noon the 2022 candidate filing period closed with a record number of Republican candidates to be on the midterm ballot. See below for South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement: “South Carolina Republicans had our winningest election cycle in 2020, and we saw that success continue in local elections in 2021. Now in 2022, it’s clear the Red Wave is about to become a tsunami, with a record-breaking 484 Republican candidates filed for office
South Carolina Speaker of the House retiring: We’ll miss his leadership (Columbia, S.C.) – South Carolina Speaker of the House, Jay Lucas, announced he is not running for reelection. See below for South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement: “We want to sincerely thank Speaker Lucas for his years of service and commitment to our conservative causes,” said SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick. “Over the years, we’ve worked together on building our Party, securing the integrity of our elections, and strengthening the Republican cause across our state. We’ll miss his leadership, but wish him well in his retirement.” ###
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Speaking at Saturday’s Trump Rally (Columbia, S.C.) – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick is set to speak at the upcoming Saturday March 12 Trump Rally in Florence. See below for his full statement: “The Red Wave is rising every day, and it’s my job as state party chairman to make sure its momentum continues to grow. I’m excited to have the privilege to speak at the rally and share the success our Party’s seen in South Carolina. In 2020, we elected more Republicans across our state than in over 140 years. Headed into
