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REPUBLICAN PARTY

THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE

53rd ANNUAL SILVER ELEPHANT

PRE-RECEPTION SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY

THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE

53rd ANNUAL SILVER ELEPHANT

GUEST SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY

THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE

53rd ANNUAL SILVER ELEPHANT

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THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE

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53RD ANNUAL SILVER ELEPHANT DINNER • 2020

FTS-SC-RepParty-2020-SilverElephantProgram.indd 1 9/8/20 9:50 AM never WELCOME CHAIRMAN DREW MCKISSICK

Welcome to the 2020 Silver Elephant Gala!

For 53 years, South Carolina Republicans have gathered together each year to forget... celebrate our party’s conservative principles, as well as the donors and activists who help promote those principles in our government.

While our Party has enjoyed increasing success in the years since our Elephant Club was formed, we always have to remember that no victories are ever perma- nent. They are dependent on our continuing to be faithful to do the fundamen- tals: communicating a clear conservative message that is relevant to voters, identifying and organizing fellow Republicans, and raising the money to make it all possible.

As we gather this evening on the anniversary of the tragic terrorists attacks on our homeland in 2001, we’re reminded about what’s at stake in our elections this year - the protection of our families, our homes, our property, our borders and our fundamental values.

This year’s election offers us an incredible opportunity to continue to expand our Party. Since the election of President Trump, our Party has seen more donors and activists recruited in unbelievable and unexpected numbers - and we have made tremendous inroads in areas where we previously had little support.

Your commitment will make the continued growth and expansion of our Party a reality!

Let me offer a personal “thank you” to all of our county party officers, volunteers and activists, elected officials, state REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 party staff and the donors who help finance our efforts. Thank you for the generous donations of your time and your treasure to our cause. You make our success possible and this evening is dedicated to you! “I want you all to know that America today, America today is on bended knee, in Thank you for the incredible opportunity of serving as your State Chairman. prayer for the people whose lives were lost here, for the workers who work here, God Bless! for the families who mourn. The nation stands with the good people of New York City and New Jersey and Connecticut as we mourn the loss of thousands of our citizens... DREW MCKISSICK Chairman, South Carolina Republican Party I can hear you! I can hear you! The rest of the world hears you! And the people -- and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!” President George W. Bush September 14, 2001 at Ground Zero, New York, New York

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COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN CONVENTION CENTER • COLUMBIA, SC 2011 – 2013 ......

WELCOME 2009 – 2011...... Karen FLOYD INVOCATION 2002 – 2009 ...... Katon DAWSON PRESENTATION OF COLORS 1993 – 2002 ...... Henry MCMASTER

NATIONAL ANTHEM 1990 – 1993...... Barry WYNN

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1987 – 1989 ...... Van D. HIPP, Jr.

REPUBLICAN CREED 1980 – 1986 ...... Dr. George G. GRAHAM DINNER 1976 – 1980 ...... Daniel I. ROSS, Jr. REMARKS 1974 – 1976 ...... Jesse L. COOKSEY — U.S. SENATOR 1971 – 1974 ...... C. Kenneth POWELL — CHAIRMAN DREW MCKISSICK 1968 – 1971 ...... Raymond A. HARRIS KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1965 – 1968 ...... Harry S. DENT, Sr. — SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS 1963 – 1965 ...... J. Drake EDENS, Jr. BENEDICTION 1961 – 1963 ...... Robert F. CHAPMAN REPUBLICAN CREED 1958 – 1961 ...... Greg SHOREY I DO NOT CHOOSE TO BE A COMMON MAN. It is my right to be uncommon. If I can seek opportunity, not security, I want to take the calculated risk to dream and build, to fail and to succeed. I REFUSE TO BARTER INCENTIVE 1938 – 1952 ...... J. Bates GERALD FOR DOLE. I prefer the challenges of life to guaranteed security, the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I WILL 1932 – 1936 ...... D.A. GARDNER c. NOT TRADE FREEDOM FOR BENEFICENCE, nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master, SAVE MY GOD. IT IS MY HERITAGE TO STAND ERECT, PROUD AND UNAFRAID. 1925 – 1931 ...... “Tie-Less” Joe TOLBERT c. To think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations; to face the whole world boldly and say, I AM A FREE AMERICAN.

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SINCE 1980, ALMOST EVERY REPUBLICAN The headlines say it all. RUNS THROUGH SOUTH CAROLINA! THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE In 1980, South Carolina propelled NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT HAS WON THE Ronald Reagan to the White House. SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL A year earlier, then-SCGOP Chairman Dan Ross and Lee Atwater orhestrated PREFERENCE PRIMARY. moving up the South Carolina primary to offset the influence of the South Carolina primaries have unique characteristics and demographics which are Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire more reflective of the national Republican electorate at large, and therefore a much primary in selecting the party’s stronger indicator than any of the other earlier primaries or caucuses. nominee. We take our primaries very seriously—We Pick Presidents! Their work gave South Carolinians a front row seat to American history. Following relatively tame primaries in 1988, 1992, and 1996, the Palmetto State’s 2000 primary was one for the ages. Texas Governor George W. Bush lost in New Hampshire to Senator John McCain, setting up a bruising few weeks with non-stop, 24 hour media attention on the Palmetto State. A whopping 573,101 South Carolina Republicans voted in our presidential primary. Governor Bush won 53% of the vote and cemented his claim on the GOP nomination. Headed into 2008, Senator McCain again appeared the underdog in South Carolina. But his campaign kicked into gear prior to the Palmetto State primary and his comeback win provided a shot of momentum in the primary. In 2012, a new record of 603,770 voters turned out in horrible weather to deliver victory to former Speaker , breaking South Carolina’s “nominee streak.” Speaker Gingrich’s surprising victory was sparked by two dramatic South Carolina presidential debates in the week before the primary. In 2016, New York real estate mogul crushed the largest field in South Carolina presidential primary history, winning all but two counties and validating his campaign for president in the eyes of political watchers. The 2016 primary set another new record for presidential primary turnout - 740,881. Thanks to the leadership of our Republican National Committee members, South Carolina’s “First in the South” Republican primary is secure for years to come! THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE HOUSE WHITE THE TO ROAD THE CAROLINA! SOUTH THROUGH RUNS 6 7

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SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS served as the White House press secretary from 2017-2019; she was the third woman and first mother to ever hold the position. The daughter of former Arkansas Governor , Sanders has worked in leadership roles for U.S senators, governors, and presidential campaigns.

Sarah has been recognized in TIME Magazine’s “40 under 40” as one of the best political operatives of her generation. She is a contributor, advises major companies, and serves on the Fulbright board as an appointee of President Donald J. Trump. Sarah lives in Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband Bryan, their children Scarlett, Huck, and George, and their golden retriever Traveler.

A trusted confidante of President Trump, Sanders advised him on everything from press and communications strategy to personnel and policy. She was at the President’s side for two and a half years, battling with the media, working with lawmakers and CEOs, and accompanying the President on every international trip, including dozens of meetings with foreign leaders—all while unfailingly exhibiting grace under pressure. Upon her departure from the administration, President Trump described Sarah as “irreplaceable,” a “warrior” and “very special person with extraordinary talents, who has done an incredible job.”

In SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, Sarah describes what it was like on the front lines and inside the White House, discussing her faith, the challenges of being a working mother at the highest level of American politics, her relationship with the press, and her unique role in the historic fight raging between the Trump administration and its critics for the future of our country.

Sarah’s frank, revealing, and engaging memoir offer a truly unique perspective on the most important issues and events of the era, and unprecedented access to both public and behind-the-scenes conversations within the Trump White House. Now available for purchase

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DREW MCKISSICK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HOPE WALKER BAILEY VINCETT FRED DAVIS Chairman HOPE WALKER Executive Director Communications Assistant Upstate District Director CINDY COSTA AUXILLARY ORGANIZATION LEADERS VIKTORIA MCKENNA MARK KNOOP SEAN WISE Republican National Committeewoman Operations Director Victory State Director Piedmont/Fifth District Director DONNA GOTTSCHALL GLENN MCCALL CLAIRE ROBINSON MARK BONNOITT HANNAH HARVEY SC Federation of Republican Women, President Republican National Committeeman Communications Director Victory Data Director / District CINDY RISHER SARAH JANE WALKER SHARON THOMSON LEIGHTON GRAY SMITH Director 1st Vice Chairman South Carolina Young Republicans, Chairman Comptroller 1st Congressional District Director AUSTIN MIX LEON WINN EMMA SCOTT ADRIENNE LOWRY DAVID SPURLOCK Beaufort District Director 2nd Vice Chairman South Carolina College Republicans, Chairman Member Services 2nd Congressional District Director TYLER GRIFFIN PATTON BYARS 3rd Vice Chairman South Carolina Teenage Republicans, Chairman PEGGY BANGLE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS 1st Congressional District Chairman ALEX STROMAN J.J. DARBY CRAIG CALDWELL MATT MOORE J. SAM DANIELS 2nd Congressional District Chairman JOEL SAWYER TREY WALKER SUSAN AIKEN 3rd Congressional District Chairman RYAN MEERSTEIN ROBERT ADAMS NATE LEUPP JAY W. RAGLEY MIKE BURTON 4th Congressional District Chairman HOGAN GIDLEY TONY DENNY SHERY SMITH SCOTT MALYERCK WARREN TOMPKINS 5th Congressional District Chairman LUKE BYARS GAY SUBER MOYE GRAHAM ED MATRICARDI WAYNE ADAMS 6th Congressional District Chairman JERRY ROVNER 7th Congressional District Chairman SANDRA BRYAN Reading Secretary LADONNA RYGGS KEEP AMERICA GREAT! Recording Secretary VOTE NOVEMBER 3, 2020

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SPONSORS CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE DONORS TUSK SOCIETY CAPITAL CLUB GOLD David Arnold Harry Hardin Clay Schile Bo Aughtry Phil Hodson Susan Sebastian Blue Cross Blue Shield of S.C. The Boeing Company John Baker Martin Hollenbeck Brenda Stewart Dan Adams Bowers Law Office, LLC Hilda and Bob Barnwell Marion Hope William Stork The Capital Corporation Charter Communications Rocky Barrett Michael Iwanski Roger Strickland Dominion Energy Mike Baur Bruce Jarzmik Eddie Taylor Jane and Rex Huggins Bruce Bingham Katie Jennings Dino Teppara MECA Property Management, LLC Robert Black Robert Johnson Doran Vaught Collum’s Lumber Products Gregory Brandon The Honorable John Kuhn Donna and Lenoard Walker Congressman and Mrs. Ralph Norman Susan Bridges David Larsen Mike Whitehurst Craig Caldwell Mickey Lindler Eaddy Roe Willard

John Carter Ida and John Martin Kelly Willenberg CAPITAL CLUB SILVER CAPITAL CLUB BRONZE Sandy Chiong and RJ May Scott Willis

AFLAC MG Suber and Associates, LLC Jerry Ellig Alan Morgan Timothy Wise Carolinas Credit Union League Jean and Milton Moore JD Chaplin Michael Mulé Karen and Tim Wyld Van D. Hipp, Jr. Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough The Honorable Alan Joe Mullaney Bruce Young The Electric Cooperatives of SC Sig Sauer Clemmons Jack Murray Gerald Zordan Enterprise Rent-A-Car Joe Taylor Michele Combs The Honorable Verd Odom Mullikin Law Firm Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman Dana and Chad Connelly Randy Page Team Graham Attorney General Alan Wilson Cindy Costa Susan Palace Congressman and Mrs. Joe Wilson Commissioner and Mrs. Hugh Weathers Ed Currie The Honorable Brown Congressman and Mrs. Jeff Duncan Patterson Congressman and Mrs. Tom Rice Clarence Davis Larry Paul Andre Marie and Robert Perrin Congressman and Mrs. William Timmons Ryan Dohrn Terri Petitt Terry Dunning The Honorable Craig Plank Stacey Faile Kimber and Randy Potts *Donor list current at time of printing. Wiley Forte Richard Quagliaroli Eddie Freeman Kathy Queen Eric Gann William Richard Dennis Getter The Honorable Mike Rose Robert Gibbons The Honorable Bob Royall Joe Griffin Tom Schaefer

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GOLD ELEPHANT CLUB DONORS GOLD ELEPHANT CLUB DONORS Brian Adams Elizabeth Hughes Datta Constance Jones Sean Pumphrey Susan Aiken Gary Delaney Roy Jones Allan Quinn The Honorable Thomas Alexander Annie Dempsey Faye and John Kassing Mary Rebolini The Honorable Rita Allison Max Dorsey Cole Kazmarski Sheila Reiland Charm Altman Doug Doster Timothy Killian Grace Rentiers Angie Altman-Robbins Dave Duffy Peggy and Ben Kinlaw Ashby Rhame Jon Ambrose Benjamin Dunn Jane Kizer The Honorable Rex Rice Michael August Seth Dunworth Joanne and Marc Knapp Cindy and Al Risher Sharon and David Axson The Honorable Richard Eckstrom Rhonda Knight Brian Rogers Peggy Bangle Jordan Elia Kathryn Konefal Susan and Jerry Rovner Charlene Barnard The Honorable Jason Elliott Pam Laird K.T. Ruthven Keith Barron Ronald Elliott John Lastinger The Honorable Katrina Shealy Kathy and William Beard David Ellison Tim Leadbetter Chris Smith Julie Bell Phippip Embree Joey Lemmons The Honorable Garry Smith The Honorable Lin Bennett Eric Erickson The Honorable Randy Ligon Ronald Smith The Honorable Bart Blackwell The Honorable Raye Felder David Little The Honorable Murrell Smith Janis and David Blocker Charles Firmbach The Honorable and Mrs. Josiah Magnuson Nancy Dunn and Curtis Smith Andrew Boucher Caryl Gayle Seth Malek Stanley Smith Kevin Bowden Holly Gatling The Honorable Taft Matney Tony Spain Austin Bowers The Honorable Doug Gilliam Glenn McCall Harrison Spear James Bowers The Honorable Stephen Goldfinch Davis McClam Christopher Staubes Joe Bowers Philip Good William McDaniel Susan Swanson The Honorable Phillip Bowers Sonja Young Gorman Sandy McGarry Richard Sweatt Ransey Bowers James Gowdy Gretchen Meyers The Honorable Scott Talley Russell Brazell Moye Graham Tracy and Ed Mitman Rick Tate Randy Bright Jean and Buck Griffin Travis Moore Thomas Teetor Cameron Brown The Honorable Larry Grooms William Motley Dr. Vic Terrana Rodney Buncum Elizabeth Guillen Mike Neese Jane Page Thompson Jo Ann and Denny Burroughs The Honorable Mark Hammond The Honorable Brandon Newton Richard Tucker Teresa Byrd Anne Hancock Michael Noonan Mary Ann Taylor Janice Caldwell Rebecca Hines The Honorable Shannon Tyler The Honorable Al Cannon Silvia Holliday Carroll O’Neal Peggy Upchurch Jerry Carter John Hoover Bill Oden John Vassar The Honorable Micah Caskey Bob Huddleston Robin Osborne Gil Walker Nancy Chestnutt Jason Hultgren Stacey Owens Karen Walto Jeffrey Cila Kenneth Humphrey Beverly Owensby Michael Warren Ellen and Charles Cook Jimmy Hunt James Pearman Rob Watts Ellen Cooke Benji Inabinet Tracy Pelt The Honorable Carter Weaver Racine Cooper Ralph Johnson Dolphus Pinckney Allen Wilkerson Cheryl Cuthrell David Jones Marlene and Glenn Posey Robert Williams Tibi Czentye Gerard Jones Jenny Praser Elaine Wood

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SILVER ELEPHANT CLUB DONORS SILVER ELEPHANT CLUB DONORS Mason Alexander The Honorable Charlie Condon Matthew Fowler Bimbo Jones Cyndi Mosteller Pam Shumway Robert Alley Bill Conley Chuck Freas L. Jones Jane Mundell Kizzi Smalls Karol Anderson Tom Connor Ronald Fulmer Emily Jordan Patricia Murray Frankie Smith Nancy Anderson The Honorable Scott Cooper Jennifer Gable Faye and John Kassing Brenda Neal Shery Smith Linda Armfield Jim Corbett Daniel Gamble Dr. Barbara Nielsen Nicole Smyth John Atkinson George Cousar Linda Garner Lori Kirkham Charles O’Neal Patricia Stabile Gary Bailey Victoria Cowart Freddie Gault John Klecker Renee Orander James Steedley Kenneth Baker Jim Crawford Kizzi Gibson Lee Knick Elizabeth Orser The Honorable Jerry Strawbridge Tiffany Barlow Shirley Crawford Mark Glenn John Krajc Robert Owen Deb Streetman Brenda Bedenbaugh David Crawford Marvin Gootee Scott Krueger Chester Palmer Elaine Stubley-Stovall Lori Bell Rebecca Crichton Donna Gottschall Clifford Leonard Mary Pennington Maraide Sullivan Ralph Bell Diana Cutrell Gene Grace Sylvia Lockaby Dreama Perdue Tom Swatzel Virginia Berry Gene D’Agostino Sumter Graham The Honorable Steven Long The Honorable Tommy Pope Cheryl Taylor Britt Blackwell Wendy Damron George Grant Cheryl Love Paul Prince Mary Ann Taylor Barry Blake Kathy and Bobby Davis The Honorable Mike Green Allison Love Mary Propes Larry Thomas Kristen Blanchard Charles Davis Tyler Griffin Randy Martin Beverly Ray-Dowey Kevin Thomas Silvia Bloch David Dean Tyson Grinstead Edith Mayer Scott Reagan Henry Trimble Reese Boyd Fred Dent, Jr. Paula Hall Jada McAbee Robin Reed Christine Turner Elisabeth Boyle Don Dinklel James Haney Sam McConnell James Reinhardt The Honorable Ross Turner Terry Bradford The Honorable Dennis DiSabato Terry Hardesty Janice McCord Mary Louise Resch Jim Ulmer The Honorable Jeff Bradley Deb Dollarhide Dr. Mark Hartley The Honorable John McCravy Fred Roberts Rita Vacca Bob Brookshire Harold Donnelly Kevin Hennelly Gerri McDaniel Marie Rosborough Jim Vaughn Mark Brower David Dority Tim Higgins Bob McKenna Sarah Rose Blanca Vrostros Cameron Brown David Drummond Bill Hills Drew McKissick Emily Rudolph Kevin Wager S. Deane Brown Mark Dunlaw The Honorable Bill Hixon John McLean Larry Russell Butch Wallace Gloria Bruce Clementina Edwards Robin Holley Bessie Meeks Kimber Santorella Phyllis Weir Sandra Bryan James Edwards Jim Hosmer Antonio Mendiola Jeffrey Schaffer The Honorable David Wilkins Sylvia Burch Marge Elmore Kathryn Houser Mary Mills Monica Schmitz Amy Williams Thomas Caffrey Debbie Epling Susie Hudson Phil Minard Charles Schuster Kathleen Wilson Mary Anne Cannady Margaret Eschbach The Honorable Chip Huggins Dianne Mitchell Richard Scurry Marge Wilson The Honorable Beth Carrigg Jane Farley The Honorable Jay Jackson Julia Mitchell Alice Seabrook S. Wilson, Jr. John Carter Amy Fling Barbara Jeffcoat Tracy and Ed Mitman Amy Shaffer Tina Winchip Art Caswell The Honorable Dr. Joe Flowers Dr. Christina Jeffrey Chuck Moates Randall Shealey The Honorable Chris Wooten Nancy Chestnutt Karen Floyd Terry Jenkins Edward Moore, Jr. Rick Shealy Sherri Zedd Janette Chipas The Honorable Cal Forrest Kim Jernigan Cindy Moorer Terry Sheppard Linda Collins The Honorable Mike Forrester Ralph Johnson Erin Mosley Greg Shorey

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ACS, TROY GWIN WHITE HOUSE PROGRAM DESIGN BY FIRST TUESDAY STRATEGIES SUN PRINTING, JACOB COOK CONNELLY-ANNE RAGLEY SAM HOLLAND DESIREE WATSON LISA WIDENER SCGOP STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SCGOP DONORS SCGOP INTERNS SCGOP VOLUNTEERS

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” In Memory of Mary Jean Baxley — RONALD REAGAN — May 19, 1945 - July 11, 2020

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