FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE South Carolina Republican Party IRS harassed South Carolina group, SCGOP Chair calls for independent counsel Columbia, S.C.- In the past 24 hours, a South Carolina Tea Party group has come forward after being targeted by the IRS for nearly three years. In September 2012, the IRS sent Laurens County Tea Party founder Dianne Belsom “a letter requesting extensive information about the group’s activities, including its Web site, Facebook page and other online accounts.” The Laurens County Tea Party initially requested tax-exempt status in July 2010. The group has still not received an answer. (Source: http://www.viralread.com/2013/05/14/irs-tax-harassment-scandal-tea-party-south-carolina/) S.C. Republican
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly today issued a statement on the Ethics Reform proposal passed this week by the S.C. House of Representatives and sent to the S.C. Senate: “Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed the most sweeping changes to South Carolina’s ethics laws in 20 years and today the Republican leadership in the Senate made it very clear that they intend to pass the bill before the end of session. South Carolina is on the verge of becoming one of the most ethical and transparent states in the nation,
The 2013 State Convention will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013. For more information please visit http://2013.sc.gop The 2013 Silver Elephant will be held on Friday, May 3, 2013. For more information please visit http://cruz2013.eventbrite.com
Today we saw, for the first time, Senator Vince Sheheen chime in on the conversation that Governor Haley, the rest of the General Assembly, the press, and the state of South Carolina as a whole have been having for months. In truth, we appreciate Senator Sheheen’s belated involvement in this process, as we both hope and expect it means that he, as the self-desired leader of the Democratic Party, will be able to deliver to votes of his Senate Democratic colleagues on the final passage of an ethics reform bill this year – something that is far more important to
We are honored to host U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (Texas) as the keynote speaker at our annual Silver Elephant dinner. With a theme devoted to honoring Sen. Jim DeMint, we’ll once again gather at the State Fairgrounds to fellowship and reflect on our party. The 7:00 PM dinner on Friday, May 3, 2013 will celebrate our Republican Party in South Carolina, and past speakers have included Ronald Regan, Newt Gingrich, George W. Bush and Marco Rubio. The Silver Elephant Celebration has a tradition of bringing the brightest starts in the GOP to our state and we feel that Sen. Ted
Tonight voters in the 1st Congressional District chose former Governor Mark Sanford as their Republican candidate to continue the fight for conservative principles in Congress. Chad Connelly, Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, issued the following statement: “I want to congratulate Mark Sanford on winning today’s 1st Congressional District runoff. I am proud of both Governor Sanford and Curtis Bostic for conducting themselves with such dignity during the process. Our voters recognize the importance of keeping a Republican in this seat, and are united in sending Mark Sanford to Congress.” “Voters in the 1st District are smart–they know that
“I was proud to ask Governor O’Malley to join the SCDP for the annual Issues Conference … [His is] the kind of leadership we are lacking in South Carolina’s statehouse” –Sen. Vince Sheheen VINCE SHEHEEN WANTS MARTIN O’MALLEY’S “LEADERSHIP” IN SOUTH CAROLINA. BUT O’MALLEY’S BUDGET “FIX”? RAISE TAXES. LEGALIZE GAMBLING. O’MALLEY CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO LEGALIZE GAMBLING. “If the General Assembly passes his plan to close the shortfall by raising taxes and legalizing slot-machine gambling … If the session ends in stalemate, it will be a major embarrassment for the governor, who is summoning lawmakers to Annapolis
VINCE SHEHEEN SAYS “GOVERNOR O’MALLEY HAS GOTTEN RESULTS” … … BUT WHAT KIND OF RESULTS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? UNEMPLOYMENT MORE THAN DOUBLED IN O’MALLEY’S FIRST TERM MARYLAND’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 3.6% WHEN O’MALLEY WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE IN JANUARY 2007 – IT HAD MORE THAN DOUBLED BY START OF HIS SECOND TERM. The unemployment rate had more than doubled to 7.4% when he was sworn into his second term in January 2011. (Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor And Statistics, 3/19/2013) UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, MARYLAND REACHED ITS HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN 27 YEARS. “The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, which measures residential employment
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly issued the following statement congratulating Mark Sanford and Curtis Bostic for making the 1st Congressional District Republican runoff to be held on April 2, 2013. “Mark Sanford and Curtis Bostic both understand that to get our country back on track, we must get our fiscal house in order. South Carolina would be well served by having either man in Congress. I also want to thank and congratulate the fourteen other Republicans who sought to serve their state and nation by running for the seat. I look forward to working with all of them
“I was proud to ask Governor O’Malley to join the SCDP for the annual Issues Conference … [His is] the kind of leadership we are lacking in South Carolina’s statehouse” –Sen. Vince Sheheen MARTIN O’MALLEY IS A CLASSIC TAX-AND-SPEND LIBERAL WHOSE TENURE AS GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND HAS BEEN DEFINED BY TAX HIKES. MARTIN O’MALLEY HAS RAISED TAXES OR FEES 24 TIMES DURING HIS TIME AS GOVERNOR. “The political group Change Maryland notes that he has raised taxes or fees 24 times as governor.” (Stephen Moore, “Oh My, O’Malley,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/5/2012) THESE HIKES HIT HIS PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES TO THE TUNE
