Bios listed below of candidates who submitted information, in order of when it was received.
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
The following are also candidates, bios just have not been submitted for them.
Brian Corriea – Anderson
Philip Purser- Beaufort
Marty Purser- Beaufort
Todd Weschler- Berkeley
Nancy Tsai- Berkeley
Bryan Couture- Charleston
Andrew Strait- Cherokee
Jeremiah Page- Cherokee
Michael Lee- Cherokee
Stephen Cimo- Chester
Jennifer Nicole Brecheisen- Chester
Elizabeth Dasbach- Greenville
Jo Jorgensen- Greenville
Derek Williams- Horry
Randy Oparowski- Horry
Thelma Draper- Horry
Cindy Steele- Horry
David Oparowski- Horry
Steve Witt- Horry
Darren Atherton- Horry
Steve Hoffman- Horry
Michael Wingo- Horry
Jon Wolf- Kershaw
Janie Wolf- Kershaw
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
Matthew Baxley- York