Sen.
John Edwards
South Carolina Travel
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-Elizabeth Edwards appeared at a meeting of the Democratic Women of Greenville County at the City Club in Greenville, SC on July 14, 2003.
-Sen. Edwards visited SC on June 8, 2003
as part of a series of events honoring his 50th birthday. Edwards
and his parents visited Utica to see the small house they lived in around
the time he was born; and he spoke at a barbeque in honor of his birthday
at the Recreation Center in Seneca.
-Sen. Edwards visited SC on May 2-3, 2003.
On May 2 he stopped in at the J-J Dinner at Seawell's Restaurant and attended
Jim Clyburn's Fish Fry at the SC Municipal Association parking garage.
On May 3 he made a retail campaign stop at the Farmers Market in Columbia;
did the Meet and Greet at the State Fairgrounds; spoke at the Convention;
and participated in the Democratic Presidential Debate at Drayton Hall,
USC.
-Sen. Edwards visited SC on April 11-12,
2003.
On April 11 arrived in Charleston did one event,
then had to fly back to Washington so as not to miss votes in the Senate.
(Source: John Wagner) A planned tour of the
First Missionary Baptist Church Elder Center and Children's Daycare Center
in Summerville; meeting with students, faculty and community members at
South Carolina State University in Orangeburg; kick-off event for "USC
for Edwards" and speech to USC students at USC Law School in Columbia;
and meeting with activists and community leaders at Ramada Inn in Sumter
were all cancelled. He returned and met with Horry County
Democrats at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle
Beach.
On April 12 he attended a breakfast with area
activists and community leaders at the Bennettsville Chamber of Commerce
Gardens in Bennettsville; attended a breakfast with area activists and
community leaders at the home of Jay Hodge in Cheraw; and delivered the
luncheon speech at the "Bridging the Gap" Democratic retreat at Francis
Marion University in Florence.
-Sen. Edwards visited Charleston, SC on February
8, 2003. He took part in an education roundtable at the College
of Charleston and participated in a Carolina Conversation with John Edwards
organized by the South Carolina Democratic Leadership Council at William
Aiken House.
-Sen. Edwards visited Columbia, SC on January
20, 2003. He delivered a speech to mark the Martin Luther King
Jr. holiday at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, then attended a reception at
the home of attorney John Moylan.
2002 (Total for 2001-2002: 3 visits,
5 days)
-Sen. Edwards visited Columbia, SC on September
28-29, 2002. On September 28 he met with mayors attending the
South Carolina Conference of Black Mayors meeting at the Clarion Hotel.
Later he spoke at the DemFest rally featuring U.S. Senate candidate Alex
Sanders, Gov. Jim Hodges, and other Democratic candidates, held in the
activities center at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. (Sen. Kerry
also spoke at this event). On September 29 he made visits to two
black churches.
-Sen. Edwards visited SC on May 12, 2002.
He spoke to a group of Democrats in Greenville. He had planned to
attend the Galivants Ferry Stump Meeting, a tradition-laden Democratic
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on May 13, but a vote came up in the Senate.
-Sen. Edwards visited SC on May 3-4, 2002. On May 3 he appeared at a fish fry organized by Rep. Jim Clyburn in a Columbia parking garage and overnighted at the Governor's Mansion. On May 4 he delivered the keynote address at the South Carolina Democratic Convention. (Sen. Kerry also appeared at the fish fry and overnighted at the Mansion; he spoke to the J-J Dinner on Friday night).