Eugene Platt Nominated In Special Congressional Election

Eugene Platt Acceptance Speech

Meeting in convention in Mt. Pleasant yesterday, the South Carolina Green Party chose James Island Public Service District Commissioner Eugene Platt as its nominee for the South Carolina First Congressional District seat. Platt will face off against the winners of the Republican and Democratic primaries in the general election. This was the first contest with more than one candidate seeking the SCGP nomination for any office, and Platt is the only candidate of any third party who will be running in this general election. Platt is also the only Green currently holding an elective office in South Carolina.

Here is the link to his campaign website.

http://voteplatt.com/

Announcement of SC Green Party Special Convention, 3/9/2013

The South Carolina Green Party will hold a special convention for the purpose of nominating our candidate for the May 7 special election for the US House of Representatives District 1.  The convention will be at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Mount Pleasant Regional Library, 1133 Mathis Ferry Road in Mt Pleasant, SC 29464. 

(Accommodations available at the Masters Inn, 300 Wingo Way, Mt Pleasant, $58.) 

Following the convention there will be a business meeting of the South Carolina Green Party Steering Committee.

Results of the 2012 South Carolina Green Party Convention

The results of yesterday’s convention:

South Carolina Green Party Convention 2012

Presidential delegate count, of 8 delegates to GPUS National Convention:
Jill Stein: 6
Roseanne Barr: 2

Nominated for other offices:
Fourth Congressional District: Jeff Sumerel
Sixth Congressional District: Nammu Muhammed

State Senate District 20: Scott West
State Senate Seat 41 (special election): Sue Edward

State House Seat 24: Joseph Martin
State House Seat 114: Larry Carter Center

James Island Public Service District (non-partisan): Eugene Platt.

Congratulations to all the candidates and especially many thanks to Dr. Stein and Farheen Hakeem, who represented the Roseanne Barr campaign, for personally appearing at the convention. Video of the speakers is being edited and will be posted to the South Carolina Green Party website and facebook page shortly.

Livestreaming the 2012 South Carolina Green Party Convention

Livestreaming the 2012 South Carolina Green Party Convention

Watch the afternoon speeches and nominations for the South Carolina Green Party. Jill Stein and Fareen Hakeem, representing the Rosanne Barr campaign, will be seeking the endorsement of 8 delegates from the SCGP.

Livestreaming should begin at 1:00 PM.

Livestreaming the 2012 South Carolina Green Par…, posted with vodpod

Find the convention agenda after the jump:

Attend our State Convention, April 28, 11:00-4:00

The State Convention for the South Carolina Green Party will be held on April 28th from 11:00-4:00 at 2930 Devine Street (Al-Amir Restaurant) in Columbia. Accommodations for delegates are available at the Riverside Inn, $55, 111 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, South Carolina.

South Carolina Green Party Convention 2012

The first part of the convention, from 11:00-12:00, will be for internal party business, including Steering Committee elections.  Sue Edward, Scott West, and Joseph Martin will be seeking election to the Steering Committee.  After lunch, nominations for November 2012 candidates will begin at 1:00.  A detailed agenda will be posted on April 25th.

Presidential candidate Jill Stein will be speaking at the convention, as well as Fareen Hakim, a representative of the Rosanne Barr campaign. Delegates to the state convention will be electing 8 delegates to represent the party at the national Green Party convention.

At the congressional level, Jeff Sumerel is seeking the party’s nomination for District 4, and Nammu Muhammed is seeking our nomination for District 6

At the state level, Scott West will be asking for the nomination in State Senate District 20, Joseph Martin for State House District 24, Walid Hakim for State House District 88, and Larry Carter Center for State House District 114.

Exciting times! Join us!