We will have a social hour and candidate speeches from those running for YDSC office on Friday. Elections will be held via electronic ballot this year.
We will have our business portion, awards ceremony, breakout sessions/training, we will hear from candidates seeking office in South Carolina and we will have election announcements on Saturday.
Please see below for important updates about: Registering for Convention, Sponsorship, Chapter Chartering process, filing to run for a position on the Executive Board how to submit amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws.
This Convention is the time to re-energize the Young Democrats of South Carolina and work towards our 2020 Vision. Convention news, including programming, will always be updated here.
The Young Democrats of South Carolina will hold our 2020 State Convention on Friday, July 24, 2020 through Saturday July 25, 2020 via Zoom due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2020 YDSC State Convention Digital Booklet
YDSC Executive Board Elections
Candidates List
President
Jeni Atchley, Lowcountry Young Democrats
First Vice President
Charles Fricke, Young Democrats of the Central Midlands
Second Vice President
Kevin Eckert, Sumter-Clarendon Young Democrats
Ebony Clemmons, Lowcountry Young Democrats
Secretary
Lucas Cumbee, Lowcountry Young Democrats
Shadae Boakye-Yiadom, Young Democrats of Greenville County
Treasurer
Micah Jenkins, Young Democrats of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens County
Ebony Clemmons, Lowcountry Young Democrats
National Committee Members (pick 2)
Phillip Ford, Orangeburg Calhoun Young Democrats
Cody Burke, Young Democrats of Greenville County
Breanna Spaulding, Young Democrats of the Central Midlands
Samantha Fons, Young Democrats of Greenville County
In order to vote in the 2020 YDSC Elections, you must meet two requirements:
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Be in a approved chapter membership roster
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Be registered for the 2020 Convention
Convention Schedule of Events
Friday, July 24, 2020
7:00 PM Welcoming Remarks
7:10 PM Call for Nominations & Candidate Speeches
9:10 PM YDSC Virtual Social Begins
Special Presentation from the YDSC Caucuses
Caucus Cocktails!
10:00 PM YDSC Election Ballot Opens via Electronic Ballot
Saturday, July 24, 2020
9:00 AM Welcome and Call to Order
Invocation by Bishop John H. Wright, Jr.
9:05 AM Business Meeting of the 2020 YDSC Annual Convention
Appointment of Convention Officers
Executive Board, Chapter Chair, & Caucus Chair Reports
Acceptance of the Officer Reports
Session on Constitutional and Bylaw Amendments
11:30 AM Awards Ceremony & Luncheon *will be live streamed*
12:25 PM Convention Resumes on closed Zoom Link
Remarks from guest speakers
Candidates include: Majority Whip Clyburn, Jaime
Harrison, Kim Nelson, Adair Boroughs, Melissa Watson,
Scott Thorpe, Moe Brown, Melissa N. Watson (Emerge), SC
Democratic Women, College Democrats, High School
Democrats of SC
2:25 PM Breakout Sessions/Training/Panels
2:30 PM 1A-How to Use Basecamp to Mobilize Your Chapter
2A-SC Voter Protection Unit Panel with the SC
Voter Protection Unit
Shaundra Young Scott, Director
Eli Valentin, Deputy Director
Ryan Robidoux, Voter Protection Hotline Manger
Philisea Matthews, Voter Protection Organizer
Moderator: Lauren Brown, Lowcountry Young Democrats
Treasurer and SCDP Communications Director
3:20 PM 1B - Chapter Building and Growth
Isaac Wilson, Member of Young Democrats of Florence County, candidate for SC House District 63 and Past YDA
Southeast Region Deputy Director
Ra Shad Frazier-Gaines, YDSC National Committee
Member, Co-Founder Amplify Action, and Founder of the
Black Caucus of the Young Democrats of America
2B - Campaigning During COVID-19
Rep. Krystle Matthews SC House 117
Kim Nelson candidate for SC-04
Heather Bauer Dughaish fmr. Candidate for SC House 75
Sam Skardon SC State Senate 41
Moe Brown candidate for SC-05
Moderator: Bre Spaulding, Chair Young Democrats of the
Central Midlands
4:05 PM C- Black Lives Matter Panel
Moderator: Jazz Johnson, Former SC Deputy Field Director
at Bernie Sanders for President 2020, Former State
Coordinator at Black Voters Matter
Malalah Waller, Vice Chair of the Orangeburg Calhoun
Young Democrats, graduate and Adjunct Professor at
HBCU, Claflin University, Co-owner of Political firm in
Orangeburg, SC
Chelsea Johnson, McCormick County School District
Elementary Teacher, M.ED Candidate, Educational
Leadership, Rural Area Black Lives Matter Activist
Sydney Kesler, Community Organizer with EDF Action
Charleston, Co-Creator of the Black Liberation Fund in Charleston, SC
Dr. Jermaine Johnson- YDSC Black Caucus Chair, Vice Chair
of the Young Democrats of the Central Midlands and
Candidate for SC House 80
Brandon Upson- Founder and Executive Director at
Amplify Action, a nonprofit organization that cultivates
the civic and political engagement of Black and African
American men in the Southeastern region.
5:00 PM Election Results Announced *will be live streamed*
Acceptance Speeches and Swearing in of officers
Closing Remarks
Our convention would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. Our goal is to raise $5,000 in 2020 to continue to grow YDSC's membership and ensure we win elections in 2020 and beyond.
2020 VISIONARY
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Donate $20.20 for 2020
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Name will be printed in the Digital Convention Program
PATRON: $100 AND LESS
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Name will be printed in the Digital Convention Program
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Name will be announced during the Convention as a 2020 Sponsor
FRIEND: $101-$249
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Name will be printed in the Digital Convention Program
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Name will be announced during the Convention as a 2020 Sponsor
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1 Complimentary Convention Registration
SILVER SPONSOR: $250-$499
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¼ Page Advertisement in Digital Convention Program
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Name will be announced during the Convention as a 2020 Sponsor
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2 Complimentary Convention Registrations
GOLD SPONSOR: $500-$749
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½ Page Advertisement in the Digital Convention Program
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Name will be announced during the Convention as a 2020 Sponsor
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2 Complimentary Convention Registrations
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Recognition from the microphone during the Convention
PLATINUM SPONSOR: $750-$999
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½ Page Advertisement in the Digital Convention Program
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4 Complimentary Convention Registrations
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Name will be announced during the Convention as a 2020 Sponsor
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Speaking privileges during the Welcome Address on Saturday
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Name and logo will receive premium placement on YDSC website
PALMETTO (LUNCHEON/AWARDS) SPONSOR: $1,000-$1,499
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Full page Advertisement in Digital Convention Booklet
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Name will be announced during the Convention as a 2020 Sponsor
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Speaking privileges at the Luncheon (Awards Ceremony)
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Name and logo placement on all Awards Ceremony materials
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Name and logo will receive premium placement on YDSC website
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Thank you recognition on all YDSC social media outlets and from local chapters throughout the state
CRESCENT (CONVENTION) SPONSOR: $1,500 AND ABOVE
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5 Registrations to the Convention
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Full Page (back cover) Advertisement in Digital Convention Booklet
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Logo Placement on Banner
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Name and logo placed on all Digital Convention Material
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Name will be announced during the Convention as a 2020 Sponsor
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Premium placement of name and logo on YDSC website
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Speaking privileges during the business meeting
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Thank you recognition on all YDSC social media outlets and from local chapters throughout the state