Anderson County Democratic Party

Our annual BBQ summer meeting

We will be joined by The Honorable James E. Clyburn, House Majority Whip as our headline speaker.

Also addressing the BBQ will be former South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Joe Erwin, of Greenville.

4:00 - 5:00 PM - Organizing meeting for the 3rd Congressional District and Jane Dyer's candidacy for Congress.
5:00 - 8:00 PM - BBQ, Music, and Speeches from Candidates and guests.

Plenty of candidates, food, drink, and Democrats to meet!

Bring your appetite and your friends to the 3rd annual Anderson County Democratic Party Barbecue which will begin at 5:00 p.m. at Anderson Farmers’ Market. Ron Gilreath will provide his world famous barbecue plus fixins’, as he has done the past two years. Barbecue plates will be $10. Plates for children under 12 will be $5 and desserts will be $1. Members are asked to bring desserts packaged in individual servings. Barack Obama memorabilia such as shirts and bumper stickers can be purchased. One Hundred Dollar Club buttons will be available for those who have contributed $100.

There will be blue grass music by David Snyder’s Last Road Band. We will hear from candidates and other distinguished guests. This is our major fund-raising event each year. All proceeds beyond expenses will be used to keep our headquarters open on Main Street and to help our candidates in the fall election.

MEET THE CANDIDATES

SC Senate District 4
Roger Odachowski / Leonardo Ortiz

SC House District 8
Thomas Dobbins / Charles Griffin

Thursday, May29, 2008
7:00PM
Tri-County Technical College Anderson Campus
511 Michelin Blvd Anderson, SC

For more information
e-mail: league@clemsonarea.sc.1wvnet.org

Sponsored by The League of Women Voters of
the Clemson Area ( http://clemsonarea.sc.1wvnet.org)

As filing ended today at noon, 10 Democrats from Anderson County have stepped forward to let their fates be decided by the voters.

Clerk of Court Cathy M. Phillips has won re-election to her position as no Republican or Democratic opponent has filed against her. Congratulations Cathy!

Following is a list of all Democratic candidates running in Anderson County:

United States Congress - SC Congressional District 3

Name: Jane B. Dyer
Website: Jane Dyer for Congress: www.janedyerforcongress.com
Home Phone: (864) 855-8050
Address: 106 Farm Terrace Ct, Easley, SC 29642
Email: jandjdyer@hotmail.com

Anderson County Clerk of Court

Name: Cathy M. Phillips
Home Phone: (864) 352-3567
Address: 6601 Highway 187 S, Starr, SC 29684

South Carolina Senate - District 3

Name: Dr. Marshall Meadors III
Home Phone: (864) 226-5759
Address: 110 Midlake Heights Dr, Anderson, SC 29626

South Carolina Senate - District 4

Name: Capt. Leonardo Ortiz
Website: Ortiz for Senate: www.ortizforsenate.org
Home Phone: (864) 202-8634
Address: 4324 Belton Hwy, Anderson, SC 29621
Email: info@ortizforsenate.org

Name: Roger Odachowski
Website: Odachowski for Senate: www.odachowskiforsenate.com
Home Phone: (864) 847-5278
Address: 117 Royal Dr, Williamston, SC 29697
Email: info@odachowskiforsenate.com

South Carolina House - District 7

Name: G. Richard Kelly
Home Phone: (864) 369-2251
Address: 2 Robinson St, Honea Path, SC 29654

South Carolina House - District 8

Name: Charlie R Griffin Jr
Home Phone: (864) 844-5860
Address: 1535 Country Mdws, Anderson, SC 29626

Name: Thomas R. Dobbins
Home Phone: (864) 287-4510
Address: 102 Brooks Dr, Townville, SC 29689

Anderson County Council - District 2

Name: Councilwoman Gracie S. Floyd
Home Phone: (864) 226-3491
Address: 1201 Ramona Dr, Belton, SC 29627

Anderson County Council - District 4

Name: W. Carlton Bridges
Home Phone: (864) 287-4583
Address: 5225 Highway 187, Anderson, SC 29625
Email: WCbridge@dukeenergy.com

Democrats seeking to file as candidates for the November election can do so during the following period:

Candidates for Clerk of Court, Sheriff, Coroner, Auditor, Treasurer, County Council, State House (Districts 6,7,8,9,10,11), or State Senate (Districts 3 and 4) must file at the Anderson County Democratic Party Headquarters, 115 N. Main Street.

The filing period spans from:

12 p.m. Sunday, March 16 to 12 p.m. Sunday March 30.

The ACDP's official filing hours during that period are:

12:00 - 2:00 pm, March 16th - March 21th
12:00 - 2:00 pm, March 24th - March 27th
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. March 28th - March 30th.

Candidates may also call the Headquarters at (864) 332-0595 or Chairman Stuart Sprague at (864) 314-5640 for more information or to schedule an appointment at another time.

HELP take our country back, one neighborhood at a time!

Join the Anderson County Democratic Party this weekend for precinct organizational meetings:

WHERE: Anderson County Library
300 N. McDuffie Street

WHEN: Saturday, February 23
at 10:00 am

Did you know that more people voted in the South Carolina Democratic Primary than in the Republican race this year? By building our party from the grassroots level now, we’ll be in a better position to compete in future. Please come to the precinct meetings and help turn South Carolina “blue” in November.

Your help and your voice are NEEDED to revitalize our party and take back our country from the Republicans. We can do it—if we all work together.

Can’t make it?

We hold monthly meetings at 9:00 AM on the first Saturday of each month at Golden Corral (3546 Clemson Blvd). We also have a Headquarters at 115 North Main Street that is staffed with volunteers from 11 am – 5 pm Monday through Friday.

Bonnie and Bill Ledbetter have now been producing their amazing newsletter for a full year now! Check our newsletter archive to get the latest and see all the old issues.

Be sure to send the Ledbetters a note thanking them for this significant contribution to our party.

The Anderson Democratic Party invites all local Democrats to attend our results watch party tonight. Whoever wins the primary will be a superior candidate to any of the Republican choices!

Where: Mattie's
Downtown Anderson's newest restaurant
121 North Main, Anderson (two doors down from Democratic HQ)

When: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Come meet and mingle with the Anderson Democrats and root on your favorite candidate!

The polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Saturday, January 26.

Due to polling place consolidation in Anderson, we urge all Democratic voters to check their polling location before the day of the election. A complete list is available on the SC Election Commission's website: Anderson Polling Locations. Polling locations are also attached to the bottom of this news post.

Check out the rest of their website for more information: http://www.scvotes.org/

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden will join the Anderson County Democrats for their monthly breakfast at 8:00 am Saturday, November 3 at the Golden Corral 3546 Clemson Blvd., Anderson.

NOTE: This is a change from the usual 9:00 am breakfast. Everyone from Anderson and surrounding counties is invited to attend.

For more information, call the ACDP headquarters at 864-332-0595.