2018

APRIL 20-21, 2018 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

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DEM WEEKEND 2 SCDP LEADERSHIP

SC DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFICERS

Trav Robertson, Jr., Chair Councilwoman Lessie Price, 1st Vice Chair Anthony Thompson, Jr., 2nd Vice Chair Scott Thorpe, 3rd Vice Chair Melissa Watson, Secretary Joyce Rose-Harris, Deputy Secretary Kathy Hensley, Treasurer Mickey Suber, Deputy Treasurer Jaime Harrison, DNC Associate Chair and Senior Counselor Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, DNC Member Carol Fowler, DNC Member Clay Middleton, DNC Member Dr. Don Fowler, former DNC Chair and current DNC Member

SC DEMOCRATIC ELECTED LEADERS

United States Representative Jim Clyburn, Assistant Minority Leader South Carolina Senator Nikki Setzler, Senate Democratic Leader South Carolina Representative Todd Rutherford, House Minority Leader South Carolina Representative John King, Chair, Legislative Black Caucus

SC DEMOCRATIC PARTY STAFF

Philip Chambers, Chief of Staff Will Blanton, Development Director Ann Smith, Administrative Coordinator

DEM WEEKEND 3 WELCOME FROM THE SCDP OFFICERS

Fellow Democrats,

We’re heading into a campaign season that can change the future of every South Carolinian. We have candidates for State House, Congress, and our Constitutional offices that can chart a different course for our state. They’ll expand Medicaid, eliminate the culture of corruption, and grow the economy. With one more Democratic vote in the State House last week, we could have created 3,000 jobs through solar energy. This election is our opportunity to make that a reality.

We know the Republican legacy in this state. They’ve been in power for twenty years now and have demonstrated the type of leaders they are.

South Carolina has the highest utility prices in the country thanks to Republican laws like the Base Load Review Act of 2007. They led us directly into the V.C. Summer scandal we’re having to deal with today. Democrats have been leading the effort to fix the mess, but all of South Carolina has already paid dearly for the mistakes of the Republican majorities.

When it comes to healthcare, Republicans have abandoned our rural hospitals and driven up the cost for every South Carolinian by allowing our tax dollars to fund healthcare in other states. Response times in critical situations have skyrocketed as closures have become commonplace. Even large systems have been struggling and spending more each year covering under and uninsured patients. The stroke of a Democratic Governor’s pen could change that reality.

Finally, there is nothing more pervasive than the Republican culture of corruption. Just in the last few weeks, we’ve seen its influence when Congressman Ralph Norman pulled out a loaded gun during a meeting with constituents in a public setting. The Republican Solicitor and Attorney General made it clear they didn’t think it was worth doing anything about. The law Congressman Norman broke is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

It’s one set of rules for them, and another for the rest of us. Don’t let anyone tell you that being a Democrat in South Carolina isn’t important or that we can’t win. We’ve got work to do electing our candidates to reverse this Republican legacy that we’ve been living with for far too long. We’re so thrilled that you’re joining us for the 2018 Dem Weekend and looking ahead to the hard work between now and November!

Sincerely,

Trav Robertson Lessie Price Anthony Thompson Scott Thorpe Chairman 1st Vice Chair 2nd Vice Chair 3rd Vice Chair

DEM WEEKEND 4 WEEKEND AGENDA

FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH

CHAIR’S RECEPTION (Tickets Required) 5:30 PM - USC Alumni Center, 900 Senate St.

BLUE PALMETTO DINNER (Tickets Required) 7:00 PM - USC Alumni Center, 900 Senate St.

JIM CLYBURN’S WORLD FAMOUS FISH FRY 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM - Coble Plaza, 209 Gervais St., adjacent to Edventure Children’s Museum

SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST

VENDOR TABLES 7:00 AM - Setup for vendor tables

BREAKFAST (Tickets Required) Hosted by SC Democratic Women’s Council and SCDP Black Women’s Caucus

DELEGATE CHECK IN AND CREDENTIALING 8:00 AM - Columbia Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St.

SCDP ANNUAL CONVENTION 9:00 AM - Exhibit Hall, Columbia Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St.

CONVENTION LUNCH (Tickets Required) 12:00 PM - Pre-sold box lunches available in the Lexington Room

DEM WEEKEND 5 WELCOME FROM CONGRESSMAN JIM CLYBURN

My Fellow Democrats,

I am pleased and honored to welcome you to the South Carolina Democrats 2018 “Blue Palmetto Dinner” and “State Convention.” I hope as you transition from the Dinner to the Convention you will honor us with your presence at “Jim Clyburn’s World Famous Fish Fry.”

Some of you may recall that when I welcomed you last year I wrote, “in the U.S. House of Representatives, there would be no better start to taking back the majority in the United States House of Representatives than a victory in South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District in June.” We did not get the victory we sought, but we came within 2700 votes.

We lost that Special Election by only 3% in a Congressional District that Trump won by 18%. Democrats in the 5th District made up 15 points in eight months, a much better result than many expected and any of the experts predicted. We now have six months to make up the additional 4 points needed to be victorious in November. I am confident we will make it happen.

All of us can be proud that the “precinct-by-precinct turnout model” we developed for that “Special Election” last June was used for the Alabama Senate Special last November and Jaime Harrison, Antjuan Seawright and Kendall Corley went down there to help them implement it. That model is being developed for use in other “Red” and “Purple” states.

I also said in last year’s letter that, “Being a South Carolina Democrat has not been as easy in recent years as it was two decades ago.” But very little is easier today than 20 years ago. We are living in very challenging times, “times that try men’s souls.” But we are not “Summer Soldiers” or “Sunshine Patriots.” We are hard fighting Democrats and very loyal patriots; the kind of soldiers and patriots that will fight fiercely to reclaim the governorship and several Constitutional offices, increase the number of Democrats in legislative and local offices, and expand Democratic membership in our Congressional Delegation.

So I thank each and every one of you for keeping the faith and continuing the fight. Voters are beginning to see that Republicans have no plans to improve their lives and little interest in developing any. We must take this opportunity to demonstrate our capacity and commitment South Carolinians fulfill their dreams and aspirations.

I look forward to taking on this challenge with all of you as we work together to give real meaning to our nation’s motto, “E Pluribus Unum,” (out of many one).

With best regards, I remain Sincerely,

James E. Clyburn

DEM WEEKEND 6 About Alison Lundergan Grimes Kentucky Secretary of State

Alison Lundergan Grimes is the youngest Secretary of State in the nation. Named a “rising star of the Democratic Party,” she is one of the only remaining statewide elected female Democrats in the South. Alison champions the ideal that’s at her core: every person deserves a fair shake and an equal chance.

Hailed as a “Southern steel magnolia,” she took the nation by storm when, at 35 years old, she challenged now-U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Despite $70 million spent against her, she kept the race neck-and-neck to the very end.

As Secretary of State, Alison has worked tirelessly to break down barriers to the ballot box. She implemented online voter registration, and has ushered in new laws that protect the voting rights of domestic violence victims and absentee voters. She is an advocate for the restoration of voting rights for Kentucky’s non-violent felons.

Alison has been recognized nationally as a leading voice in the fight to protect voting rights. She took on the Sham Voter Fraud Commission, telling President Trump “there’s not enough bourbon in Kentucky” to turn over voters’ personal information.

Alison has used her tenure as Secretary to drive citizen engagement. Currently, she is leading an effort to legalize medical cannabis to aid thousands of Kentuckians – especially veterans – who seek an alternative to addicting opioids. Alison also fights to end hunger in Kentucky, and launched a massive statewide food drive last year.

Before beginning her career in public service, Alison provided free legal help to domestic violence victims, and helped businesses create jobs and foster economic growth as a successful business attorney.

Alison received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. Alison obtained her law degree from American University, Washington College of Law, in Washington, DC. Alison lives with her husband, Andrew, in Lexington, Kentucky.

DEM WEEKEND 7 About U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan Ohio

Tim Ryan is a champion for working families in Ohio’s 13th District. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002, he is currently serving in his eighth term.

Tim’s primary focus is on improving the economy and quality-of- life in Ohio. He works closely with local officials and community leaders to enhance economic competitiveness and help attract high-quality, high-paying jobs.

Tim is a dynamic leader known for challenging both parties to rebuild the middle class. He is a champion of efforts to make college more affordable, revitalize America’s cities and improve the health and well being of American families and children. Tim’s vision for a stronger economy and his work on these and other issues has garnered national attention.

He is the author of A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit and The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm.

Congressman Ryan is a member of House Appropriations Committee that controls the expenditure of funds by the federal government.

Tim serves as co-chairman of the Congressional Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus and is a member of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic. Through these partnerships, Tim has introduced, cosponsored, and championed bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis.

Ryan serves as co-chairman of the Congressional Manufacturing Caucus and is a leading voice fighting to strengthen America’s manufacturing base and reform U.S. trade policies. The Caucus examines and promotes policies to help American manufacturers find trained, educated workers, to lead the world in developing new industrial technologies, to operate on a level playing field with foreign competitors, and to obtain the capital they need to thrive. Ryan is the leading advocate in the House to impose sanctions on unfair currency manipulation by foreign countries.

Before his election to Congress, Ryan served in the Ohio State Senate, as President of the Trumbull County Young Democrats and as Chairman of the Earning by Learning program in Warren, Ohio. He began his career in politics as a Congressional aide in 1995.

Ryan has a law degree from the University Of New Hampshire School Of Law (formerly the Franklin Pierce Law Center). He studied abroad as part of the Dickinson School of Law’s International Law Program. He received a BA in Political Science from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Born July 16, 1973 in Niles, Ohio, Tim Ryan currently resides in Howland with his wife Andrea and three children.

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The Chair’s Reception will begin at 5:30, parking is available in the garage on Park St.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

NATIONAL ANTHEM WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SCDP Chair Trav Robertson, Jr. SCDP 1st Vice Chair Councilwoman Lessie Price

Food is available at the stations located throughout the room. Please feel free to help yourself after the welcome.

INVOCATION

GREETINGS SC Legislative Black Caucus SC House Democratic Caucus SC Senate Democratic Caucus

REMARKS Honorable John Delaney

CLYBURN SPRATT AWARD PRESENTATION SCDP Officers

INTRODUCTION DNC Associate Chairman Jaime Harrison

REMARKS Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes

REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION Congressman Jim Clyburn

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Congressman Tim Ryan

CLOSING REMARKS SCDP Chair Trav Robertson, Jr.

DEM WEEKEND 11 About State Senator Nina Turner Ohio

Offering a powerful narrative of overcoming adversity, Senator Nina Turner is a gifted orator who puts political and social trends in unparalleled perspective. She’s committed to the uplift of progressive ideals and values, avocation she views as bigger than political affiliation.

Most recently a national surrogate for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders during the turbulent 2016 Democratic presidential primary, Nina Turner is an insightful advocate and agent for social change. Today, she serves as president of Our Revolution, an organization created by Senator Sanders to revitalize American democracy, empower progressive leaders and elevate political consciousness.

When she served in the Ohio Senate, Senator Turner was known as a fierce advocate, garnering recognition and praise by elected leaders from across the political spectrum. She maintained an uncanny ability to both unify opposing viewpoints and challenge political leaders to live up to their highest selves.

Her political experience as an elected member of the Cleveland City Council and a strategic leader of the Ohio Democratic Party afford her a unique understanding of government processes, and how to overcome partisan perspectives. Outside of the political arena, Senator Turner has decades of experience as a college professor and motivational speaker. She routinely travels across the country to inspire action and instill hope in crowds of more than 20,000. A champion for progressive causes such as labor, women’s reproductive health, voting rights, and the eradication of wealth and income inequality, Senator Turner forms deep connections with people from all walks of life. It’s for these reasons, and many more, that she was tapped to serve as the Democratic nominee for Ohio’s Secretary of State race in 2014.

Senator Turner is recognized as a voice of truth, even when speaking the truth is unpopular. In 2011, The Nation magazine named her “Most Valuable State Senator,” and The Root, listed her as one of the top 100 most influential African-Americans in the U.S. in 2014. Cleveland’s Inside Business Magazine recognized her as one of the Top 25 most powerful people in Northeast Ohio for 2015.

In addition to her leadership at Our Revolution, Senator Turner also serves as a Founding Fellow of the Sanders Institute, a group of leaders dedicated to transforming our democracy through the research, education, outreach and the advancement of bold, progressive ideas and values. She has appeared on numerous national television and radio shows such as Meet The Press, The Bill Maher Show, Comedy Central’s The President’s Show, Democracy Now, Rickey Smiley Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, The Bill Press Show, and Thom Hartmann Radio Show. Turner is also a political commentator on CNN, appearing frequently on The State of the Union with Jake Tapper and CNN Tonight with Don Lemon.

DEM WEEKEND 12 About U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley Oregon

Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley has dedicated his life to public service. His entire career, from running non- profits to the U.S. Senate, has been animated by a simple philosophy: that each of us has a responsibility to make the community, the nation, and the planet a better place

As the son of a sawmill worker and first in his family to go to college, Jeff’s always been focused on giving working Americans a chance to get ahead. He’s taken on payday lenders, banned predatory mortgages, and led the effort after the 2008 crisis to block banks from gambling with taxpayer-insured deposits.

Jeff is a champion for equal rights. He introduced the Equality Act, landmark legislation that would extend full non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans in the workplace, housing, public accommodations and more. He has been an outspoken defender of Planned Parenthood, championed equal pay legislation, and wrote a provision ensuring that breastfeeding moms get the privacy and time to pump at work.

Jeff is a leading climate champion. In 2015, Jeff introduced the Keep It in the Ground Act to end new oil, gas and coal leases on federal lands and waters. In 2017, Jeff introduced the visionary 100 by ‘50 Act, which lays out a roadmap of to transition the country to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050.

A champion for ordinary Americans, Jeff fights every day to repair our broken democracy that skews the playing field for the privileged and powerful. He’s been a leading critic of Citizens United and voter suppression efforts. In April 2017, Jeff spoke for nearly 15-1/2 hours on the Senate floor in opposition to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to fill a stolen Supreme Court seat.

Jeff and his wife, Mary, a nurse, have two children, Jonathan and Brynne, and an Airedale terrier, Sadie.

DEM WEEKEND 13 SCDP ANNUAL CONVENTION COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN CONVENTION CENTER

1101 Lincoln St., Columbia, SC April 21 9:00 AM

SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S COUNCIL & SCDP BLACK WOMEN’S CAUCUS BREAKFAST Begins at 7:45 AM

CREDENTIALING Begins outside the Exhibit Hall at 8:00 AM

CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME Trav Robertson, Jr., Chair 9:00 AM

ASSIGNING ALTERNATES County Chairs will start assigning Alternates at 9:15 AM

REMARKS Congressman Jim Clyburn

INTRODUCTION OF CANDIDATES FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE

REMARKS United States Senator Jeff Merkley

REPORT OF THE RULES AND CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORT OF THE PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

LUNCH Pre-sold box lunches available in the Lexington Room at 12:00 PM SCDP Caucuses will be meeting in the Exhibit Hall for their business meetings starting at 12:15

INTRODUCTION OF CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS Continue Debate on Resolutions, if needed

IN MEMORIAM

REMARKS former Senator Nina Turner

DEM WEEKEND 14 DEM WEEKEND 15 PROUD TO BE A SPONSOR OF THE 2018 SOUTH CAROLINA DEM CONVENTION WEEKEND

DEM WEEKEND 16 “The best Democratic campaign of 2017” Politico

“One district we know a Democrat can win is the Fifth” VICE

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DEM WEEKEND 20 DEM WEEKEND 21 Leave No One Behind

E ducation, Economy, Equali ty

During his 28 years in the US Army, Sean Carrigan represented leadership and change. Now, in a time of chaos and uncertainty, Sean will represent that leadership and change once again as your congressman. Sean will fight for policies that benefit the middle and working class, as well as minorities, women, and the LGBTQ community.

Gun Safety Universal background checks, mandatory waiting periods to buy guns, and banning bump stocks and assault weapons.

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DEM WEEKEND 23 DEM WEEKEND 24 C.A. Harler Trophies and Engraving

An award is a show of appreciation, a sign of character, and a mark of excellence. Make it one you are proud to give and one we are honored to make.

Owners: Victoria and Allen Bailey Chairman of Sumter Democratic Party

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DEM WEEKEND 25 CONVENTION COMMITTEES

Many thanks to the members of our Rules and Credentials Committee and Platform and Resolutions Committee for their tireless work to make this convention a success. These members serve both this year and next.

RULES AND CREDENTIALS PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS

Mel Hart, Co-Chair Pamela Brandon, Co-Chair Carol Fowler, Co-Chair Stewart Weinberg, Co-Chair Goldie Randle John Lamprecht Harry T. Brown Joey Opperman Wallace Hicks Roosevelt Bryant Liana Orr Terri Jowers Jimmy Mackey Pamela Brandon Rob Daniels Melissa Watson Wilbert Jamison Jeremiah Truax Anne Landires Stewart Weinberg Beth Wicker Diane Broome Masters James T. Darby, Jr. Nettie Archie Sherman Mitchell Jim Barber Linda M. Hayes Diane Georgia Gloria Butler Catherine Turner Alva Lewis Sonny McRae Mattie Thomas Ethel Campbell Henry Lear Terrence Culbreath Josh Blackwood Diane Swanson Stefan Varner Anita F. Williams Phyllis Lloyd Harris Kimberly Witherspoon Clifford Mustante Pat Lutz Kathryn Hensley Diane Anderson Rudolph Bryant Phyllis Lloyd Harris Harriet Rucker Keith Grey Bruce Marshall David Stewart Liz Sakarcam La’Christy Moore Monier Abusaft Harold Betty Cornelius Davis Jr. Jody Gaulin William Christopher Richard Byrd Laura Washington Catherine Bruce Darelene Mansfield Norman Carter Mickey Gist Jeanie Brown-Burrows Dr. John Holder

DEM WEEKEND 26 SPONSOR LIST

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GOLD SPONSORS Chandler Law Firm The Electrical Cooperatives of South Carolina Cavanaugh & Thickens Law Firm

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DEM WEEKEND 27 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE SCDP

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