Columbia election a change for historic shift with more women running for office
COLUMBIA — The faces that filled the squares in a recent virtual forum for Columbia’s upcoming City Council election told the story of a political movement. The six women who have announced plans to run for city office were part of a S.C. Democratic Women’s Council June 28 event called… Read More
Emerge South Carolina holds first boot camp training
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — Emerge South Carolina, the state’s candidate training program for Democratic women, announced graduates from its April 2020 Boot Camp training. Seventeen women completed the Emerge South Carolina Boot Camp training over the weekend. This is the first boot camp Emerge held. The class was made up… Read More
Party energy rising as Democratic primary looms
In front of the Azalea Square Cinema last week, we were approached by an upbeat young volunteer armed with a clipboard, who urged us to register to vote. We reassured him that we were already registered, and then shared our own experiences in voter registration drives at local high schools. Read More
SC Group Pushing For More Women In Office: Says 2020 To ‘Mark A New Era’
In a state where very few women hold legislative offices, a new candidate training group is trying to change things in South Carolina. Emerge South… Read More
EMERGE SC LAUNCHES SCHOLARSHIP HONORING THE LEGACY OF HON. LIZ PATTERSON
All Democrats in South Carolina, especially those of us in the 4th Congressional District, owe a huge debt of thanks to the life and legacy of the Hon. Liz Patterson. Liz was not only the first –and is still the only—woman elected to Congress from South Carolina in her own… Read More
GOP Rep. Finlay draws two Democratic challengers for the first time
A pair of Columbia Democrats are planning to unseat veteran Republican state Rep. Kirkman Finlay in next year’s election, possibly setting up the first Democratic primary for that seat in decades. Rhodes Bailey, the chief litigator in the Richland County Public Defender’s Office, and Heather Bauer, the co-owner of a… Read More
Ashley Peele believes that North Charleston’s leader should reflect its varied culture
North Charleston mayoral candidate Ashley Peele is one of three people who have filed to unseat longtime incumbent Mayor Keith Summey in this year’s election on Nov. 5. If elected, Peele would be the first woman and the first openly gay mayor of North Charleston. That new perspective is something… Read More
Emerge SC graduates 14 future leaders
Applications open for Class of 2020 The Emerge class of 2019 graduated 14 future elected leaders in June, including four from Greenville County. The class went through a six-month, 70-hour program geared to help Democratic women who want to run for public office. The program inspires, educates, and supports its… Read More
For 2020 field, South Carolina race pales next to Iowa frenzy
The 2020 Democratic presidential field swarmed Iowa to help a Cedar Falls school board member win a state Senate special election last week. But the state Senate special election in South Carolina on Tuesday? Not so much. A few candidates have offered support to Democrat Tina Belge, but there’s been… Read More
Neal is a candidate for Gray Court Town Council
Shaterica Neal, a 2008 graduate of Laurens District 55 High School and a 2013 graduate of Claflin University, is running for a seat on Gray Court Town Council. “We have the chance to add a new voice to Gray Court’s Town Council,” Neal said. “If elected, I will… Read More