Kerry-South Carolina Visits

Sen. John Kerry

South Carolina Travel

6 visits, 9 days

2003
-Sen. Kerry visited SC on May 2-3, 2003. On May 2 in Columbia he spoke at ceremony hosted by the South Carolina Combat Veterans Group at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; did an economic event at Rosewoods Elementary School; attended 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 had breakfast with supporters at Clarion Town House; 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. Kerry visited SC on April 13-14, 2003. On April 13 he attended a social at the home of Angela and Steven Brown in Duncan (SW of Spartanburg). On April 14 he did a breakfast at Horne's Restaurant in Florence; a luncheon at Claflin University in Orangeburg; and a reception at the home of Sharon and Nigel Bowers in Charlestown.

-Sen. Kerry visited SC on February 2-3, 2003. On February 2 he had coffee with The State's Lee Bandy and attorney James Smith in Columbia; spoke to Democrats at a reception organized by Smith at Smith, Ellis & Stuckey, P.A., a law firm in Columbia; attended an oyster roast reception hosted by Robert Barber at Bowen's Island Restaurant in Charleston; and attended a private dinner and overnighted in Charleston.

2002 (Total for 2001-2002: 3 visits, 3 days)
[On October 2, 2002 Sen. Kerry did a live broadcast of "Hardball with Chris Matthews" (MSNBC) at The Citadel].

-On September 28, 2002 Sen. Kerry visited SC. He did a veterans event with the lieutenant governor nominee, state Sen. Phil Leventis, at Marion Square in Charleston, and he spoke at the DemFest rally featuring U.S. Senate candidate Alex Sanders and Gov. Jim Hodges held at Martin Luther King Jr. park in Columbia. (Sen. Edwards also spoke at this event).

-On May 3, 2002 in Columbia, SC, Sen. Kerry spoke at a program at the Vietnam Memorial, spoke at the Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, and appeared at a fish fry organized by Rep. Jim Clyburn in a Columbia parking garage. He overnighted at the Governor's Mansion. (Sen. Edwards also appeared at the fish fry and overnighted at the Mansion; he spoke to the party's convention on Saturday).

More South Carolina Activity Contributions by Citizen Soldier Fund
Kerry's Citizen Soldier Fund made direct contributions of at least $61,000 to South Carolina candidates and committees in the 2002 election cycle:^*

Period Covered	SC Contribs.	Total Contribs. ($) to Candidates and Committees (#) in the Quarter
Year End 2001-July 10-Dec. 31, 2001	--	no disbursements
February 2002 Monthly		(1 transfer)
March 2002 Monthly		$20,000 to 1
April 2002 Monthly		$21,000 to 17
3/19/02-Alex Sanders for U.S. Senate	$1,000
Nonfederal-1st Q 2002		$20,000 to 3
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May 2002 Monthly		$3,000 to 4
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June 2002 Monthly		$6,000 to 6
05/01/02-Friends of Jim Clyburn	$1,000
July 2002 Monthly		$5,429.15 to 7
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Nonfederal-2nd Q 2002		$47,500 to 11
South Carolina Democratic Party Rick Wade for Secretary of State	$12,000 $1,000
August 2002 Monthly		$25,000 to 12
07/01/02-Alex Sanders for U.S. Senate	$2,000
September 2002 Monthly		in-kind $2,139.43 to 1
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Nonfederal-3rd Q 2002		$210,560
Steve Benjamin for Attorney General Phil Leventis for Lt. Governor The Committee to Elect Rick Wade Inez Tenebaum for State Superintendent South Carolina Democratic Party-Admin. Acct	$2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $1,000 $27,000
October 2002 Monthly		$2,500 to 2 in-kind $2,531.83 to 1
09/12/02-Alex Sanders for U.S. Senate	$2,000
Pre-General (Oct. 1-Oct. 16, 2002)		no disbursements
--	--
Nonfederal Pre-General (Oct. 1-Oct. 16, 2002)
not yet available
Post-General (Oct. 17-Nov. 25, 2002)		$67,571 to 21
11/01/02-Alex Sanders for the U.S. Senate	$1,000
Nonfederal Post-General (Oct. 17-Nov. 25, 2002)		$630,052.95 to 41
South Carolina Democratic Party John Land for Senate Malloy for Senate Rick Wade for Secretary of State Steve Benjamin for Attorney General	$4,500 $1,000 $500 $500 $500
Total	$61,000*	$1,063,283.95*

* Missing Nonfederal Pre-General Report (Oct. 1-Oct. 16, 2002). Also, the total contributions figure does not include 3rd Q 2002 nonfederal disbursements totaling $69,000 to Citizen Soldier Fund-Iowa Account.