Candidates for OCDP Executive Committee

At the County Convention on March 6th at 6:00 p.m., Gignilliant Center, delegates will vote for the executive committee who will represent the Oconee County Democratic Party for the next 2 years.  Nominations will also be taken from the floor.  The slate of candidates are:

Paulette Keffas-Chassin  Chair   Gail Johnson 1st Vice Chair   Steve Sperry 2nd Vice Chair   Kathy Ehlert 3rd Vice Chair   Bruce Marshall Executive Committeeman   Derek Lampe Alternate   Jody Guy Gaulin Executive Committeewoman   Ruth May Alternate

Rev. W.C. Honeycutt running for Seneca City Council

Reverend Honeycutt is running in the Seneca City Council election on March 13.  There are 6 candidates running for 4 open seats.  OCDP will be making phone calls and placing campaign signs for Rev. Honeycutt.  If you are interested, please contact us at oconeescdems@gmail.com

Frank Powell of Foothills Sierra Club to speak at February Breakfast

Join OCDP at the February Breakfast, Saturday, February 17.  The coffee social starts at 9am and meeting at 9:30.  Frank will focus on the local level. Invariably, personal behavior has much to do with environmental footprint.  There are some reasonable things we can do to "make a difference".

Join us as we also have a brief party update and share news on the upcoming Democratic County Convention, March 6.

Seneca City Council Candidate Forum

On February 12, Oconee County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a candidate forum at Gignilliat Center, 621 N Townville St, Seneca, from 6 to 7:30 pm.  If you are a city resident, you can submit questions for the candidates.  For more information:  http://www.oconeechambersc.com/event-2822511?CalendarViewType=0&SelectedDate=2/12/2018

February 2018 Business Meeting

 

The OCDP Business meeting Monday night was an extension of our well-attended Precinct Organization last week.  Twenty-six people attended with over 15 precincts represented. Business discussed included the precinct meeting and plans for the March 6 County Convention, the State Convention, and the June 3 FUNdraiser.  We heard updates from the WC Honeycutt (Seneca city council) campaign, Mary Geren (3rd congressional) campaign, and Hosea Cleveland (3rd congressional).  OCDP Chair Paulette Keffas-Chassin also hinted there may be a couple more candidate announcements soon.  SC Democratic Chair, Trav Robertson, was in attendance.  The Blue Tsunami is rolling….

SCDP Statement on McMaster State of the State

"McMaster offers nothing of substance to confront the problems we face as South Carolinians."

Columbia, SC - The South Carolina Democratic Party released the following statement in response to Governor Henry McMaster's State of the State speech:

“The Governor talked entirely about problems that Republicans created, while taking away the money needed to fix them, and offered no real solutions to actually do anything about them,” said South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Trav Robertson. “This year’s State of the State was not about South Carolina, but about Henry’s political future."

Trump does not represent our values

Letter from Congressman Jim Clyburn

Recently, President Donald Trump used a derogatory and vulgar term to describe Haiti and African nations.

To be frank, Trump's remarks are the opposite of what this country stands for. It's an insult to millions of people around the world and to the immigrants from these countries who have made America their home.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and I plan to pursue a resolution to censure the President next week. Add your name to support passing an official censure and reject the hate and racism expressed by Trump.

Yesterday, President Trump tweeted that he did not make the vulgar comments that the media has widely reported. But Senator Dick Durbin, who attended the meeting where President Donald Trump made these comments, confirmed he used the slur not once, but several times during the discussion.

President Trump is our commander in chief, and this is the kind of conduct that would be unbecoming of an officer. If a general or some other line officer in the military were to say something like this, he would be censured. It should occur here with the commander in chief, at a minimum.

Add your name now to support censuring President Trump.

Thank you,

Jim Clyburn

January 2018 Breakfast Meeting

Join OCDP at our Breakfast Meeting on Saturday, January 20, at 9 am for breakfast.  We start with a coffee social at 9am, followed by a brief OCDP update and then our guest speaker.  This month's speaker is JOEL WARD from Seneca City Council.  Mr Ward is the longest running councilman in Seneca.  He is running for reelection in March.  Come and hear about Seneca from Mr Ward and be prepared to ask questions.