South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd today issued the following statement on the death of Roger Milliken: “Words cannot describe South Carolina’s loss today, because there will never be another South Carolinian whose contributions to this state have been so impactful over so many decades,” Floyd said. “Mr. Milliken was a business leader, whose contribution to our state’s economic engine touched more South Carolinians’ lives during his time on this earth than any other has, and perhaps any other will. Mr. Milliken was a leader, not afraid to forge his own path. His support of the Republican Party –
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd today announced that she will not seek a second term as state Party Chairman. Floyd, 48, of Spartanburg, won the Chairmanship by acclamation in May of 2009. She will serve out the rest of her term, which ends in May of next year at the state convention. Floyd said that she has accomplished the goals she set forth during her original campaign for Chairmanship, and is now ready to pass the reins to the next Chairman. “We have accomplished some extraordinary things during the last two years, not the least of which are
Columbia, SC – October 15, 2010 – Facing flagging poll numbers just days before the election, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Vince Sheheen has desperately tried to reverse course after a favorable federal court decision and hide his position on the unpopular Obamacare. Well documented throughout his candidacy, Sheheen has been an enthusiastic supporter for costly federal mandates contained in ObamaCare. And he has been unsupportive of South Carolina’s constitutional challenge against Obamacare. These Sheheen supported ObamaCare unfunded mandates will cost South Carolina taxpayers over $20 million dollars on January 1st eventually increasing to $1 Billion. Now, after South Carolina scored a
Columbia, SC – August 18, 2010 – Vince Sheheen is holding his first public press event in months today. It’s a good thing, too – more and more unanswered questions pile up by the day about his liberal views and the votes he has taken as a career Columbia insider. Today is a perfect opportunity for Vince to start giving South Carolinians the answers he owes them: – Where does Sheheen stand on Obamacare? Specifically, what would he do as governor to either speed or impede the implementation of the law? Would he reverse current state policy of not participating
Kansas City, MO – August 6, 2010 – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd today announced that South Carolina will retain its unique status as the nation’s First in the South Republican Presidential Primary, with a new rule passed by the Republican National Committee. The date of the primary will likely be set in late February of 2012, after the Iowa and New Hampshire contests. All other states are encouraged by the new rule to have their contests in April, but can go in March so long as they award their delegates on a proportional basis. The new rule
Columbia, SC – June 24, 2010 – State Senator Vince Sheheen is not what he appears to be. While campaigning as a moderate, Sheheen’s Senate record shows him to be something very different – a “bleeding heart liberal” (The State, 1/11/08) as one Senate colleague dubbed him. In fact, Sheheen’s voting record has been anything but moderate on any number of issues – from illegal immigration, to taxes, to spending and growing government. Sheheen cast the lone “no” vote on a Senate subcommittee bill that would have made sure South Carolina’s government business was conducted only in English! (Associated Press,
Statement by SC GOP Chairman Karen Floyd on the S.C. Senate’s inability to break a Democratic filibuster on the Voter ID bill “The S.C. Senate had a wonderful opportunity to pass new Voter ID legislation this year. Such a reform would have gone a long way in preventing voter fraud and abuse. We were all hopeful the Senate could move it past the finish line,” Floyd said. “Unfortunately it was blocked by a Democratic Party filibuster. I join many other Republican activists across South Carolina in expressing deep disappointment that a Senate with a substantial Republican majority could not break the filibuster. Sadly, several Republican Senators simply
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd today issued the following statement on last night’s primary results: “Last night we witnessed the beginning of a Republican Renewal in South Carolina: one built around the conservative principles of economic freedom and individual liberty,” Floyd said. “Not only did the Republican Party field twice as many statewide and federal candidates as the Democratic Party, but we set a new record for total voter turnout in a state primary. Additionally, we turned out twice as many primary voters as the Democratic Party, which speaks volumes about our field of candidates, and about the
Greenville, SC _ June 2, 2010 – The Greenville County Republican Party and the South Carolina Republican Party have filed suit in U.S. District Court in Greenville, seeking to overturn laws that prevent political parties in this state from holding primaries in which only people registered for that party can vote. The suit will have no effect on the June 8th 2010 Primary Elections, as it seeks only to change the way future primaries are conducted. Currently, South Carolina law allows any registered voter to vote in any political party’s primaries, which denies political parties their 1st Amendment right of
RNC takes first step toward protecting state’s unique primary status. Tuesday, May 11 – Washington, D.C. – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd today announced that a special committee of the Republican National Committee has recommended preserving the state’s First in the South Republican Presidential Primary status. Today, the RNC’s Temporary Delegate Selection Committee issued a recommendation to carve out South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. The formal vote on those recommendations will be held later this year, but today’s action virtually ensures that South Carolina’s unique First in the South status will be preserved through the 2012 presidential election. Since South Carolina’s First in
