South Carolina

SC Democratic delegation endorses Kamala Harris, but who are these delegates set to vote?

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, pictured here at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s presidential primary election watch party, shared support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the nomination.
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, pictured here at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s presidential primary election watch party, shared support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the nomination. Joshua Boucher jboucher@thestate.com

With less than a month until the Democratic National Convention, President Joe Biden’s announcement Sunday that he will not seek reelection in the 2024 presidential race highlights one question: who will be the Democratic Party’s nominee?

While the president voiced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris to take the nomination at the Democratic National Convention next month, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison made clear that Harris will need to formally secure the nomination from convention delegates.

“In the coming days, the party will undertake a transparent and orderly process to move forward. This process will be governed by established rules and procedures of the party,” Harrison said in a statement. “Our delegates are prepared to take seriously their responsibility in swiftly delivering a candidate to the American people.”

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, a high-ranking member of the United States House of Representatives and the only South Carolina Democrat in Congress, shared his support for Harris as the party nominee yesterday.

“I echo the good judgment (Biden) demonstrated in selecting Vice President Harris to lead the nation alongside him, and I am proud to follow his lead in support of her candidacy to succeed him as the Democratic Party’s 2024 nominee for President,” said Clyburn in a statement.

Likewise, The South Carolina Democratic Party released a statement announcing that the delegation met virtually and voted to endorse Harris for the 2024 Democratic Presidential nomination.

“We must move forward in unity for the sake of democracy; by selecting President Biden in February, South Carolina Democrats also selected the Vice President for her ability to lead,” said South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain in a statement. “Vice President Harris has been fully vetted, and she has earned our unwavering support.”

The party will send 55 delegates and five alternates to the convention in Chicago from Aug. 19 to Aug. 22. Here are the elected leaders, organizers and community members that will be voting on behalf of South Carolinians at the convention this year.

Representatives and senators:

Elected official delegates

  • Richland County Democratic Party executive committeeman Marcurius Byrd

At-large delegates

  • Advertising professional and former state director for the campaigns of Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton, Alycia Albergottie

  • U.S. Air Force Veteran and South Carolina Senate candidate Angela Geter

  • South Carolina Women for Biden Harris administrator Lisa Izzo

  • Entrepreneurship professional and assistant professor Bre Spaulding

  • Florence County Democratic Party alternate executive committeewoman Mattie Thomas

  • Political strategist and former state director for Barrack Obama’s campaign Trav Robertson Jr.

Congressional District 1

  • Veteran and former Beaufort County Democratic Party Chair Blaine Lotz

Congressional District 2

  • Retired union ironworker and political coordinator of Ironworkers Local 846 in South Carolina James Horch

Congressional District 3

  • Retired quality director and former South Carolina House of Representatives candidate Jody Gaulin

Congressional District 4

  • U.S. House of Representatives candidate and Spartanburg County Democratic Party Chair Kathryn Harvey

Congressional District 5

  • York County Democratic Party Chair and certified community health worker Nikita Jackson

  • Veteran and Sumter County resident Lenore Waterman-Jackson

Congressional District 6

  • United States Trade Advisory Committee appointee and former South Carolina State Sen. Marlon Kimpson

  • Clarendon County auditor and Clarendon County Democratic Party Chair Patricia Pringle

  • Political advisor and former South Carolina advisor to President Biden’s 2024 primary campaign Brady Quirk-Garvan

  • South Carolina Democratic Party Council of Black Democrats Chair Margaret Sumpter

  • Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans appointee Bernice Scott

Congressional District 7

  • Lawyer and South Carolina 4th Circuit Solicitor candidate Monty Bell

  • Horry County Democratic Party chair emeritus and activist Sally Howard

Alternates

  • Saluda resident Carlton Whidby

The complete list of delegates representing South Carolina at the 2024 Democratic National Convention can be accessed on the South Carolina Democratic Party’s website.

This story was originally published July 23, 2024 at 6:00 AM.

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Maria Elena Scott
The Sun News
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Maria Elena Scott writes about trending topics and what you need to know in the Grand Strand. She studied journalism at the University of Houston and covered Cleveland news before coming to the Palmetto State.
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