Greenville County Republican Party
Greenville County Republican Party | |
|---|---|
| File:GCRP LOGO.png | |
| Chairperson | Jeff Davis[1] |
| State Executive Committeeman | Mike Voaden |
| 1st Vice Chair | Yvonne Julian[2] |
| Headquarters | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Student wing | Greenville County College Republicans Greenville County High School Republicans |
| Youth wing | Greenville County Young Republicans |
| Ideology | Conservatism Fiscal conservatism Social conservatism Trumpism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | |
| greenvillegop | |
The Greenville County Republican Party (GCRP) is the local organization governing the Republican Party in Greenville County, South Carolina. The GCRP is South Carolina's largest county[3] GOP organization. The GCRP is led by an elected group of all volunteer county party officers.[4] The county party organization is headquartered in Greenville.[5] Although the GCRP is the states largest local county organization representing approximately 11% of the entire state and as such a driving force in the state party, the GCRP has become significant as of late due to several irregularities in their leadership elections and the ongoing differences with the state party organization.[6] This rift has spilled over and impact campaigns at all levels and symbolic of the nation debate within the Republican Party.[7]
2021 ReOrg Fraud Investigation[edit]
As part of the bi-annual Republican Party Reorganization process, irregularities in the leadership selection process were uncovered.[8] A comprehensive independent committee was formed and an investigation ensued.[9] After the investigative report was issues, the then current leadership resigned.[10]
New leadership was subsequently elected.[11]
GCRP Chairman Barred from State Meetings[edit]
On December 11, 2021, Chairman Jeff Davis was the first ever county party chairman to be barred from attending the South Carolina Republican Party (SCGOP) quarterly executive committee meetings for stating publicly that another member, former SCGOP Chairman Chad Connelly, was under investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division(SLED) for embezzling funds from a state operated children's scholarship program.[12] Davis was ceremoniously escorted from the meeting by three police officers.[13] A few days later SLED confirmed a primary investigation was opened on Mr. Connelly over 21 months earlier in March 2020.[14]
Trump Hair Logo Controversy[edit]
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To further demonstrate the rift between the more establishment style of conservatism and the populist politics embraced by Trump and his supporters, the GCRP modified their party logo to include a representation of the President Trump's famous combover.[15] This was the first ever know incorporation of the Trump combover on an official Republican Party logo.[16]
Greenville County Republican Party Chairmen[edit]
- Knox White
- Lisa Stephens
- Stephen Brown (1995-1997)
- Jill Kintigh
- Warren Mowrey
- Wendy Nanny
- Ed Foulke
- Samuel Harms (2007-2009)
- Patrick Haddon (2009-2011)
- Betty Poe (2011-2013)
- Chad Groover (2013-2017)
- Nate Leupp (2017-2021)
- Ronald Jefferson Davis, Jr. (2021–2023) - America FIRST
- Yvonne Julian-Hargrove (2023-present) - America FIRST
Elected Officials[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Republicans hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats.
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Senior U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham
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Junior U.S. Senator Tim Scott
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U.S. House of Representatives (Greenville County Only)[edit]
Republicans hold six of the state's seven U.S. House of Representatives seats. Two seats overlap Greenville County.
| District | Member | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Jeff Duncan | .jpg) |
| 4th | William Timmons | .jpg) |
Statewide offices[edit]
- Governor: Henry McMaster
- Lieutenant Governor: Pamela Evette
- Secretary of State: Mark Hammond
- Attorney General: Alan Wilson
- Comptroller General: Richard Eckstrom
- Treasurer: Curtis Loftis
- Superintendent of Education: Ellen Weaver
- Commissioner of Agriculture: Hugh Weathers
SC State House & State Senate[edit]
The South Carolina Republican Party controls all statewide offices and holds large majorities in the South Carolina Senate and the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Greenville County Council[edit]
The Greenville County Council is represented by 10 Republicans and 2 Democrats.[17]
See also[edit]
- Republican National Committee
- South Carolina Republican Party
- South Carolina Democratic Party
- List of governors of South Carolina
- United States congressional delegations from South Carolina
- List of United States senators from South Carolina
- List of United States representatives from South Carolina
References[edit]
- ↑ "Members of mySCGOP.com elected to leadership roles for Greenville County GOP". Greenville News. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Members of mySCGOP.com elected to leadership roles for Greenville County GOP". Greenville News. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "South Carolina Counties by Population". South Carolina Counties by Population. South Carolina Demographics by Cubit. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Greenville County Republican Party". Greenville County Republican Party. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Greenville County Republican Party". Greenville County Republican Party. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Establishment vs. insurgent: Greenville GOP faces rival Republican group". The Post & Courier. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Amid rift between Greenville and SC GOP, incumbent Timmons braces for packed primary". The Post & Courier Newspaper. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Trump Faction of Greenville County Republican Party Demand Leadership Change". Greenville News. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "2021 Greenville County Republican Party ReOrg Fraud Investigation" (PDF). 2021 Reorganization And Convention Reveiw [sic] Special Committee. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Greenville GOP leadership abruptly resigns in overthrow launched by 'true MAGA supporters'". The Post & Courier.
- ↑ "Members of mySCGOP.com elected to leadership roles for Greenville County GOP". Greenville News. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Greenville County GOP Chair Jeff Davis barred from state GOP meetings". The Greenville News. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ↑ "South Carolina 'Republican' Schism: Upstate Party Leader Banned From SCGOP Events". FITSNews. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Greenville County GOP Chair Jeff Davis barred from state GOP meetings". The Greenville News. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ↑ "GOP Group's New Logo Features Elephant With Trump's Famous Combover". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Greenville GOP adds Trump's signature hair to party logo". The Post & Courier. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Greenville County Council". Greenville County. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links[edit]
- Greenville County Republican Party
- South Carolina Republican Party
- South Carolina College Republicans Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Republican Party of South Carolina Records at the University of South Carolina's South Carolina Political Collections
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