Bios listed below of candidates who submitted information, in order of when it was received.
*Updated 11/14 | 8:12pm
STEVE DASBACH
COUNTY: Greenville
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 1980
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
19 total including: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
Greenville Co. Chair/Rep; National Chair, Jorgensen and Oliver presidential campaigns Campaign Manager
MELISSA COUTURE
COUNTY: Charleston
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2016
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2020
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
Charleston County Chair, Assistant Treasurer, Campaign Committee Chair, State Committee Rep.
CASEY CROWE
COUNTY: Lexington
YEAR JOINED THE LP: Nat’l: 2016, SC: 2019
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
Lexington County Chair, State Committee Chair, 2x Presidential Elector, Committees: IT, Social Media, Conventions, Rules, Campaigns, IT Director Reeves/Ethridge for SC Gov/Lt Gov, IT Director & Senior Staff for Oliver/Ter Maat Presidential campaign
KELSEY LYON
COUNTY: Greenville
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2019
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
National Convention Committee, State Convention Chair (3 conventions), Communications Director for Gubernatorial Race, Communications Director for Presidential Campaign, Digital Art Director Presidential Campaign
KASIE WHITENER
COUNTY: Richland
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2018
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2020, 2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
State Chair, Richland County Chair, Richland County Rep to state committee
SYLVIA ARROWWOOD
COUNTY: Berkeley
YEAR JOINED THE LP:
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
MATT BAXLEY
COUNTY: York
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2020
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
County Chair, State Event Coordinator
DOUG KNEBEL
COUNTY: Greenville
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2025
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
LNC At-Large Director, LNC Audit Committee, LNC Special Investigatory Committee (Angela McArdle), LNC Financial Standards Committee
JESSICA ETHRIDGE
COUNTY: Greenville
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2019
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2020, 2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
Former Secretary and Chair, Greenville County; Former 2nd Vice Chair SCLP; 2022 candidate for SC Lt Governor; Jorgensen/Cohen Campaign field team member
DOUGLAS MORTON
COUNTY: Greenville
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2017
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
JEFFREY LAITENAN
COUNTY: Horry
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2019
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2020, 2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
County Secretary, State Secretary
ELIZABETH "LIBBY" DASBACH
COUNTY: Greenville
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 1996
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
14 total including: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
Delegate or Alternate to 13 National Conventions
BRYAN COUTURE
COUNTY: Charleston
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 1998
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2020, 2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
Former chair Charleston county
BRIAN CORRIEA
COUNTY: Anderson
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2020
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
Currently hold the position of legislative affairs in the SCLP, County Chair of Anderson County, formerly belonged to the LP in Wisconsin, ran for office twice while living in Wisconsin (State Senate and State Representative)
JANIE MERGLER-WOLFF
COUNTY: Kershaw
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2018
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2018, 2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
Current chair of Kershaw county LP
NANCEY TREVANIAN TSAI, MD
COUNTY: Berkeley
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 1987
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2023, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
National Delegate. 2024; Berkeley County delegate
RANDALL WILLIAMS
COUNTY: York
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2021
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2024
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
County Secretary, State Secretary
PHILIP PURSER
COUNTY: Beaufort
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2013
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
County Delegate
MARTY PURSER
COUNTY: Beaufort
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2025
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
JO JORGENSEN
COUNTY: Greenville
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 1991
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2021, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
National Marketing Director, SCLP Vice-Chair, Greenville County Chair, 2020 Presidential Candidate, 1996 Vice Presidential Candidate
JONATHAN WOLFF
COUNTY: Kershaw
YEAR JOINED THE LP: 2023
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2024
STATE CONVENTIONS ATTENDED:
2023, 2024, 2025
POSITIONS HELD IN THE LP:
The following are also candidates, bios just have not been submitted for them.
Todd Weschler- Berkeley
Andrew Strait- Cherokee
Jeremiah Page- Cherokee
Michael Lee- Cherokee
Stephen Cimo- Chester
Jennifer Nicole Brecheisen- Chester
Derek Williams- Horry
Randy Oparowski- Horry
Thelma Draper- Horry
Cindy Steele- Horry
David Oparowski- Horry
Darren Atherton- Horry
Steve Hoffman- Horry
Michael Wingo- Horry
Charlie Whitener- Richland
Victor Kocher- Richland
Ethan Mathis- Richland
Jason Brenkus- Richland
Anna Herron- Richland
Andrew West- Richland
Danny Morales- Richland
Mike McFadden- Richland
Randall Williams- York