Jeb announces South Carolina Upstate leadership team
Following a successful trip to Greenville on Friday, October 2, Governor Jeb Bush named the first round of Upstate campaign leaders for his Presidential campaign.
This strong show of support comes on the heels of multiple other endorsements from local elected officials, both living South Carolina Medal of Honor recipients, gubernatorial appointees, former Republican Party leaders and businesspeople across the state.
“I’m
supporting Governor Bush because of his conservative record of
accomplishment. He cut taxes by $19 billion and reduced the size of
government – that’s the kind of fiscal
responsibility we need in Washington,” said Greenville County Co-Chair Lance
Byars.
“Our party needs an experienced leader with a record of results, not someone who just talks. Governor Bush can lead our country on critical issues like protecting life, cutting burdensome government regulations and growing our economy because he’s already done it as governor. Jeb Bush is the leader we need,” said Union County Chair Michael Fowler.
The following leaders will serve as key members in driving voter turnout for the primary election on February 20:
Cherokee County Chairwoman
Brenda Earls
President, Cherokee County Republican Women; former Cherokee County GOP State Executive committeewoman; General Manager and Partner, Black Horse Antiques
Greenville County Chairman
Dave Ellison
Chairman, S.C. Club for Growth; Business executive; Member, Furman Board of Trustees
Greenville County Co-Chairs
Benj Buck
Small business owner; conservative activist; Master of Divinity at Bob Jones University
Lance Byars
Former Scott Walker 2016 Campaign Organizer; RE Broker
Henry Horowitz
Co-founder and Managing Principal, MedProperties Holdings, LLC; Chairman, South Carolina Arts Commission
Aline Kilgore
Educator; Treasurer, Upstate Republican Women
Nate Leupp
First Vice-Chairman, Greenville County GOP; Music Production Manager
Derenda Ropp
Community activist, home educator; Derenda will assist with leading the Homeschoolers for Jeb Coalition
Felicity Ropp
Active in her homeschool co-op, Felicity will help lead our Students for Jeb Coalition in Greenville County
Spartanburg County Chairman
Major General Darwin Simpson, Army National Guard (ret.)
Airport Director, Spartanburg Downtown Airport
Spartanburg County Co-Chairs
Jimmy and Ann Hunt
Past Chairman of Industrial Timber, active in their community and in the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg
Spencer King
Attorney; former Spartanburg City Attorney, 1987-2006
Jim Shaw
Attorney; serves on the First Citizens Bank Advisory Board, member of the Spartanburg Rotary Club and past Elder, First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg
Blake Kirsch
Student; activist; Intern at the Carolina Pregnancy Center; Blake will help lead our Young Professionals for Jeb Coalition in Spartanburg County
Union County Co-Chairs
Michael Fowler
Chairman, Union County Republican Party
Tracy Fowler
Community activist and member of the Union County Republican Party
Regional Grassroots Co-Chairs
Rick Beltram
Business Leader; Former Chairman, Spartanburg County GOP; as a long-time active member of the SC GOP, Beltram and co-chair June Bond will serve as regional grassroots organizers, focused on building coalitions and phone banks to assist with the campaign’s Get-Out-the-Vote efforts.
June Bond
Community activist; Executive Director, Adoption Advocacy
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Other recent endorsements include:
The Honorable Cindy Bohn Coats
Chairwoman, Charleston County School District Board of Trustees
The Honorable Richard Cronin
Mayor, Isle of Palms; former President, Combustion Engineering's Power Plant Company
The Honorable Carroll Duncan
Dorchester County Councilwoman; former Dorchester GOP Chairwoman
The Honorable Henry Fishburne
Charleston City Councilman, 1999-2007; Charleston Airport Aviation Authority Board; Previously served on the boards of MUSC Children's Hospital, Hospice of Charleston and Charleston Charter School of Math and Science
The Honorable Linda Page
Mayor, Mt. Pleasant; Owner of Page’s Thieves Market and Page’s Okra Grill
The Honorable Mark Smith
Mt. Pleasant Town Councilman; Co-owner and operator of McAlister-Smith Funeral Homes and Palmetto Cremation Society; immediate past Chairman of the Board of the
Lowcountry Food Bank
The Honorable Doug Samples
Mayor, Surfside Beach
Major General James E. Livingston, USMC (ret.)
Medal of Honor recipient
Corporal Kyle Carpenter, USMC (ret.)
Medal of Honor recipient
“Our party needs an experienced leader with a record of results, not someone who just talks. Governor Bush can lead our country on critical issues like protecting life, cutting burdensome government regulations and growing our economy because he’s already done it as governor. Jeb Bush is the leader we need,” said Union County Chair Michael Fowler.
The following leaders will serve as key members in driving voter turnout for the primary election on February 20:
Cherokee County Chairwoman
Brenda Earls
President, Cherokee County Republican Women; former Cherokee County GOP State Executive committeewoman; General Manager and Partner, Black Horse Antiques
Greenville County Chairman
Dave Ellison
Chairman, S.C. Club for Growth; Business executive; Member, Furman Board of Trustees
Greenville County Co-Chairs
Benj Buck
Small business owner; conservative activist; Master of Divinity at Bob Jones University
Lance Byars
Former Scott Walker 2016 Campaign Organizer; RE Broker
Henry Horowitz
Co-founder and Managing Principal, MedProperties Holdings, LLC; Chairman, South Carolina Arts Commission
Aline Kilgore
Educator; Treasurer, Upstate Republican Women
Nate Leupp
First Vice-Chairman, Greenville County GOP; Music Production Manager
Derenda Ropp
Community activist, home educator; Derenda will assist with leading the Homeschoolers for Jeb Coalition
Felicity Ropp
Active in her homeschool co-op, Felicity will help lead our Students for Jeb Coalition in Greenville County
Spartanburg County Chairman
Major General Darwin Simpson, Army National Guard (ret.)
Airport Director, Spartanburg Downtown Airport
Spartanburg County Co-Chairs
Jimmy and Ann Hunt
Past Chairman of Industrial Timber, active in their community and in the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg
Spencer King
Attorney; former Spartanburg City Attorney, 1987-2006
Jim Shaw
Attorney; serves on the First Citizens Bank Advisory Board, member of the Spartanburg Rotary Club and past Elder, First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg
Blake Kirsch
Student; activist; Intern at the Carolina Pregnancy Center; Blake will help lead our Young Professionals for Jeb Coalition in Spartanburg County
Union County Co-Chairs
Michael Fowler
Chairman, Union County Republican Party
Tracy Fowler
Community activist and member of the Union County Republican Party
Regional Grassroots Co-Chairs
Rick Beltram
Business Leader; Former Chairman, Spartanburg County GOP; as a long-time active member of the SC GOP, Beltram and co-chair June Bond will serve as regional grassroots organizers, focused on building coalitions and phone banks to assist with the campaign’s Get-Out-the-Vote efforts.
June Bond
Community activist; Executive Director, Adoption Advocacy
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Other recent endorsements include:
The Honorable Cindy Bohn Coats
Chairwoman, Charleston County School District Board of Trustees
The Honorable Richard Cronin
Mayor, Isle of Palms; former President, Combustion Engineering's Power Plant Company
The Honorable Carroll Duncan
Dorchester County Councilwoman; former Dorchester GOP Chairwoman
The Honorable Henry Fishburne
Charleston City Councilman, 1999-2007; Charleston Airport Aviation Authority Board; Previously served on the boards of MUSC Children's Hospital, Hospice of Charleston and Charleston Charter School of Math and Science
The Honorable Linda Page
Mayor, Mt. Pleasant; Owner of Page’s Thieves Market and Page’s Okra Grill
The Honorable Mark Smith
Mt. Pleasant Town Councilman; Co-owner and operator of McAlister-Smith Funeral Homes and Palmetto Cremation Society; immediate past Chairman of the Board of the
Lowcountry Food Bank
The Honorable Doug Samples
Mayor, Surfside Beach
Major General James E. Livingston, USMC (ret.)
Medal of Honor recipient
Corporal Kyle Carpenter, USMC (ret.)
Medal of Honor recipient
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