Gov. Howard Dean 

South Carolina
On Jan. 21, 2003, Gov. Dean announced Rep. David Mack III as South Carolina chairman of Dean for America.  Rep. Mack, of Charleston, is chair-elect of the General Assembly's Black Caucus and is a health care consultant.

South Carolina Travel

12 visits, at least 16 days
2003
-Gov. Dean did a fundraiser at the home of Richland County Council member Kit Smith in Columbia, SC on the evening of June 10, 2003.
 

-Gov. Dean visited Columbia, SC on May 2-3, 2003.  On May 2 he attended the J-J Dinner at Seawell's Restaurant and Jim Clyburn's Fish Fry at the SC Municipal Association's parking garage.  On May 3 he attended the Democratic Women's Council Breakfast at Seawell's Restaurant; did the Meet and Greet at the State Fairgrounds; attended the SC DLC lunch; attended the Benedict Choir cookout; spoke at the Convention; and participated in the Democratic Presidential Debate at Drayton Hall, USC.
 

-Gov. Dean visited Charleston, SC on April 5, 2003.  He attended a fundraising reception sponsored by former Governor John West and other Democrats at the home of  Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Steele, and he attended an equality conference at Physician's Auditorium on the College of Charleston campus.
 

-Gov. Dean visited SC on March 19, 2003, doing fundraisers in Columbia and Beaufort.
 

-Gov. Dean visited Spartanburg, SC on the afternoon of February 13, 2003.  He had box lunch at Senior Citizens Bible Study at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church; did a meet and greet at the Beacon Inn Restaurant; toured Regenesis health facility site; and attended a reception hosted by Reps. Brenda Lee and David Mack at C.C. Woodson Center.
 

-Gov. Dean visited SC on January 27-28, 2003.  On January 27 he toured Benedict College and the new Business Development Center in Columbia; attended a luncheon at United House of Prayer in Columbia; attended a reception at Doubletree Guest Suites in Charleston; attended an Alliance for Full Acceptance meeting at the same location.  On the morning of January 28 he toured the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting station at Parris Island.
 

2002 (2001-2002 total: 6 visits, at least 8 days)
-Gov. Dean attended Renaissance Weekend in Charleston, SC on December 28-31, 2002.  Also, on December 28 in Charleston he attended receptions at the home of Diane Aghapour, chair of the Charleston County Democratic Committee, and at the home of Dr. Barbara Dilligard.  On December 29 he attended service and addressed the congregation at the Morris Brown Church.  [ed. not clear whether Dean stayed for all 4 days; 2 are certain]
 

-Gov. Dean visited Columbia, SC on November 19, 2002.  He met with the editorial board of the The State newspaper [see "'Howard Who' hopes to apply the 'Jimmy Who' approach in S.C." by Brad Warthen]; delivered an address at the University of South Carolina Law School; and met with Legislative Black Caucus in the Blatt Building.
 

-Gov. Dean visited SC on September 29-30, 2002.  Late in the evening of September 29 he met with small gathering of party officials and field staff at Democratic headquarters in Columbia.  On September 30, he put in a full day.  He began with a radio interview with WLGO; had breakfast with activists at the Clarion Hotel in Columbia; breakfasted with the South Carolina Medical Society at Shoney's in Orangeberg; appeared on the radio show hosted by David Mack on WVAY in Charleston; spoke to a class at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, in Charleston; and did a reception with activists in Charleston [depending on the schedule this happened at Manny's Restaurant on Highway 171 or Alice's Restaurant on King Street].
 

-Gov. Dean visited Charleston, SC on July 24-25, 2002.  On July 24 he did a lunch with South Carolina political operatives at the Renaissance Hotel Dining Room; did a call in radio show with Rep. David Mack; and did a reception with COBRA at St. Matthews Church.  On July 25 he had breakfast with Mayor Riley at Mills House; toured Children's Hospital at the Medical University of South Carolina; attended a reception for Alliance for Full Acceptance; and attended a reception at the home of Linda Ketner.
 

-On March 4, 2002, Gov. Dean was keynote speaker at Third Annual Governor's Summit on Growth (focus on transportation) in Columbia, SC.  He also attended a private coffee hosted Don Fowler.
 

2001
-Gov. Dean attended Renaissance Weekend in Charleston, SC at the end of December 2001.


More South Carolina Activity
-Dean met privately with Rep. Jim Clyburn in his Capitol Hill office on the afternoon of June 19, 2002.

-During the 2002 cycle, Dean's PAC, the Fund for a Healthy America, made one contribution to a South Carolina candidate/committee: $1,000 to the Alex Saunders for U.S. Senate campaign (7/20/02).  [The PAC made a total of $35,850 in contributions to candidates/committees].

Copyright © 2002, 2003  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.