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Oconee County Democratic Party chairwoman Paulette Keffas-Chassin won the 2018 Chair’s Award at the S.C. Democratic Party annual convention Saturday. Oconee Democrats won the 2018 County Party of the Year Award. (Special to The Journal
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Thursday, April 26, 2018
State party honors Oconee Democrats
COLUMBIA — The Oconee County Democratic Party won the 2018 County Party of the Year Award at the S.C. Democratic Party annual convention Saturday, while chairwoman Paulette Keffas-Chassin received the 2018 Chair’s Award. Keffas-Chassin said winning party of the year out of 46 counties caught local Democrats by surprise.“Oconee Democrats worked very hard and will continue to do so,” she said. “We have increased membership, fundraising and activism. Every few days we have someone walking into our headquarters saying they want to be involved.” Keffas-Chassin said state chairman Trav Robertson Jr. told state Democrats a year ago he was going to recognize each county as chair.“(Robertson) has been very aware of what we’ve been doing and the large amount of people who attended our convention in March, our precinct reorganization meetings and our voter registration drives,” Keffas-Chassin said. More than 110 people attended the Oconee County Democratic Party Convention in March. Oconee Democrats re-elected Keffas-Chassin for a second term as chair at the county convention. Robertson recognized Keffas-Chassin with the Chair’s Award Saturday. Keffas-Chassin said the award overwhelmed her with emotion. “Here we are the most northern, western conservative county,” she said. “The Oconee Democratic Party is making progress. It’s great to be recognized by the state chair.” Keffas-Chassin said 2018 is the year Democrats can “make inroads” in the state in the gubernatorial and state and U.S. congressional races. Third congressional District Democratic candidates Hosea Cleveland and Mary Geren also attended the convention, according to a news release.
