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SCWP Convention Press Release

On Saturday, March 16th, 2024, the South Carolina Workers Party held its annual convention. With 50 members in attendance, our county delegates voted overwhelmingly to run five candidates in the November General Election.

Three of those candidates have filed to run for their district seats in the General Assembly. Since our candidates will not know who will win in the Democratic or Republican parties, all three have filed for both the Senate and House seats that represent them. After the June 5th partisan primary elections, they will decide which seat to pursue in November.

These candidates have filed with the State Election Commission:

Kiral Mace, Senate District 16 & House District 026. Kiral is a labor activist, social justice advocate, and York County native.

Harold Geddings, Senate District 26 & House District 093. Harold is a lifelong South Carolina resident and activist for labor, women’s rights, and environmental issues.

Gary Votour, Senate District 22 & House District 076. Gary is a health care advocate and social justice activist, and ran for Governor in 2022.

In addition to these candidates, our delegates voted to extend our ballot line to Presidential Candidate Claudia De La Cruz and Vice-Presidential Candidate Karina Garcia. They are running nationwide as candidates of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL).

You can find more information about Claudia and Karina at www.votesocialist2024.com.

Claudia is a mother, educator, and theologian born in the South Bronx. She has spent her life organizing for justice for working people. She addressed our convention in person, answering questions from our delegates about her campaign.

Karina is a Chicana organizer, mother and educator who has been fighting for the rights of immigrant workers, women, and the whole working class her entire life.

The SC Workers Party believes all South Carolinians have a right to equal access to health care, to earn a living wage, to form Unions to bargain collectively, and to be free of discrimination based on sex, race, or sexual identity. It’s time we have leadership in SC that believes in these rights with all their heart.

You can learn more about our political platform at www.scworkersparty.org.

Questions by the press and requests for interviews should be directed to: Harold Geddings, SCWP Co-Chair, at presidentgeddings2028@gmail.com or

Gary Votour, SCWP Treasurer, at garyvotour@gmail.com.

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South Carolina Workers Party

Columbia, SC – On Sunday March 26th the Labor party met for a convention and voted to separate from the National Labor Party. We have completely separated from the Labor Party and changed our name to the South Carolina Workers Party.

The SCWP is very excited to be alongside the working class of South Carolina to build up support for workers to make a real change in this state where it is needed.

Our entire platform and electoral direction is completely different from the previous one and we can not wait to share details with the people of SC in the coming weeks. Just know that the SCWP is devoted to helping the people of South Carolina in all aspects.

Though our name is the Workers Party it is our sincere belief that everyone is entitled to the title of worker; whether you are a stay at home parent, a student, a prisoner, or a retiree.

Our newly elected officers are as follows: Harold Geddings III and Lee Goff both serve as co-chairs. Jacklyn Sobotowicz is the vice chair. Donna Dewitt and Kiral Mace both serve as co-secretaries. Gary Votour is the treasurer.

We are looking forward to serving the people of South Carolina in the coming years. Please reach out to us at SCWorkersPartySecretary@gmail.com if you would like any additional information.