South Carolina Democrats will head to Chicago in the coming days for the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
Sixty-five delegates and five alternates will attend the convention Aug. 19-22. Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have already accepted the party’s nomination for president and vice president in the November election and were certified in a virtual nominating process.
Harris garnered support from 99% of participating delegates. According to DNC data, all 65 South Carolina delegates voted for the vice president.
South Carolina’s Jamie Harrison will be in the convention spotlight as the DNC chair. This is the first time Harrison, who lives in Columbia and was elected in 2021, will have full charge of the convention.
Elected officials such as U.S. Rep. James Clyburn an South Carolina State Sen. Margie Bright Matthews will attend the convention, along with party leaders including South Carolina Democratic Party chair Christale Spain and Greenville County Democratic Party Chairman Amanda McDougald Scott.
Clyburn attends the convention as an automatic delegate, which is decided by who is among the state’s Democratic members of Congress or members of the Democratic National Committee. Clyburn, the lone Democrat in South Carolina’s Washington delegation, was a top ally for President Joe Biden. It was Clyburn’s endorsement that propelled Biden to the nomination in 2020.
Clyburn never joined other Democrats’ calls for Biden to drop out of the race but endorsed Harris hours after Biden announced his exit. “I echo the good judgment he demonstrated in selecting Vice President Harris to lead this nation alongside him, and I am proud to follow his lead in support of her candidacy to succeed him as the Democratic Party’s 2024 nominee for President,” he said in a statement.
What to expect at this year’s DNC
Kathryn Harvey, chairwoman of the Spartanburg County Democratic Party and candidate for the 4th Congressional District said the convention is an “exciting and historic” time. A first-time delegate, Harvey was not sure what to expect during the roll call but said all 65 ballots cast for Harris were a “testament to how energized people are.”
Harvey said several events were planned throughout the convention, such as Southern state events for fellow Democrats to meet.
“I’m excited to be with my peers and some leadership and really have a moment to propel this movement forward,” Harvey said.
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Being held in Chicago for the first time since 1996 when former President Bill Clinton was nominated for his second term, the city is expecting more than 50,000 attendees from across the nation.
The parties host separate conventions every four years where their nominees officially accept the nomination. The Republican National Convention took place in July where former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, accepted the nomination.
Here’s the full list of South Carolina’s delegates and alternates:
Congressional District 1: State Sen. Margie Bright Matthews (Colleton County) Former Beaufort County Democratic Party Chair Blaine Lotz 2nd vice chair Berkeley County Democratic Party Sean McCawley 2nd vice chair South Carolina Democratic Party Mayra Rivera-Vazquez Charleston County Democratic Party Chair Sam Skardon South Carolina Democratic Women’s Council President Melissa Watson Congressional District 2: State Rep. Heather Bauer (Richland County) State Rep. William Clyburn (Aiken County) Executive committeeman, Aiken Democratic Party James Horch Richland County Democratic Party chair Valerie Moore Congressional District 3 McCormick County Democratic Party chair Cherry Brown Former Oconee County Democratic Party chair Jody Gaulin Congressional District 4 Spartanburg County Democratic chair Kathryn Harvey Greenville County Democratic chair Amanda McDougald ScottCongressional District 5 Former Rock Hill City Council member Nikita Jackson State Rep. Rich King (York County) State Rep. Annie King (Fairfield County) Lenore Waterman-Jackson Congressional District 6 3rd vice chair of SCDP Michelle Brandt Former state Sen. Marlon Kimpson Clarendon County auditor Patricia Pringle Former Richland County councilwoman Bernice Scott Charleston County auditor Peter Tecklenburg Congressional District 7State Executive committee member and Horry County Democratic Party Cedric Blain-Spain Party and elected leadersRichland County Treasurer Kendra Dove Executive committeeman Richland County Democratic Party Marcurius Byrd 3rd vice chair of Marion County Democratic Party Jaheem McLaurin 2nd vice chair of York County Democratic Party Ryan Stephens State Rep. Ivory Thigpen (Richland County) At-large delegates Former state Rep. Jerry Govan Jr. (Orangeburg County) Chair of the Young Democratic South Carolina Progressive Caucus Austin Jackson Florence City councilmember Chaquez McCall Former SCDP chair Trav Robertson Jr. Alternates: Laurens County council member Diane Anderson Automatic delegates:U.S. Rep James Clyburn (D-SC 6th District)DNC chair Jaime Harrison State chair Christale Spain State first vice chair Colleen Condon DNC member Clay Middleton DNC member Carol Fowler DNC member-at-large Kaye Koonce President High School Democrats of America Annika Krovi Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Savannah Moss covers politics for the Greenville News. Reach her at smoss@gannett.com or follow her on X @Savmoss.
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