South Carolina – Statewide Political Parties, Organizations

SC Political Parties

• Constitution Party
• Democratic Party
  –  South Carolina House Democratic Caucus
  –  South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus
  
• Green Party
• Libertarian Party
• Reform Party
• Republican Party
  –  South Carolina House Republican Caucus
  –  South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus
  

SC Statewide Political Organizations

• ABATE of South Carolina - motorcyclists' rights
• American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina - ACLU - SC headquarters in Charleston
  
  
• Bubba's No Fool - opposes development of massive nuclear waste dump in South Carolina
  
  
• Carolina Peace Resource Center
• Center for a Better South - nonpartisan think tank for progressive ideas and policies for the American South - based in Charleston
  
• Christian Exodus - attempting to move thousands of Christians to SC to "reestablish constitutionally limited government founded upon Christian principles."
• Citizens for Sound Conservation - advocates development and economic growth - favors incentives over government regulations to protect the environment
  
• Collaborative for Community Trust - facilitates participation of diverse and marginalized groups in public policymaking, specifically in the area of human rights
  
• Conservation Voters of South Carolina - political arm of the environmental conservation community
  
  
• GoodByeMinimallyAdequate.com - learn more about the June 2008 court appeal for South Carolina schools and sign the petition for a Constitutional change
  
• GrassRoots South Carolina - concealed weapon supporters
• Gun Owners of South Carolina - NRA state association
  
  
• League of Women Voters of South Carolina - nonpartisan voter education
  
  
• Palmetto Family Council - opposes gay marriage
• Palmetto Libertarians' Second Amendment Caucus - gun rights
  
  
• Reform SC - for restructuring state government and education
• Reform SCDOT - for better SC transportation policies
• RISE SC - seeks to support and improve public education in SC at the policy-making level
  
  
• South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee - political research
• South Carolina Christian Action Council
• South Carolina Club for Growth - fiscally conservative
• South Carolina College Republicans
  –  College of Charleston Chapter
  
• South Carolina Democratic Leadership Council
• South Carolina Equal Justice Alliance - death penalty awareness, education
  
• South Carolina Equality Coalition - supports equal rights for gay people
• South Carolina Fair Share - nonpartisan - improve well-being of SC residents
  
• South Carolina FairTax - advocates of eliminating income taxes and having a national sales tax
• South Carolina Federation of Republican Women
• South Carolina Federation of Young Republicans
  –  Upstate Young Republicans
  
• South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement
• South Carolina Log Cabin Republicans - works to improve the Republican party's stance on gay and lesbian civil rights
  
• South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
• South Carolina New Democrats
  –  Fight Howard Rich Campaign - blog opposes the out-of-state network pushing for school vouchers in South Carolina - learn which candidates have accepted money from Howard Rich
  
• South Carolina Policy Council - consistently conservative
• South Carolina Progressive Network - ProNet - voting reform
• South Carolina Reproductive Health Political Action Committee
  
• South Carolina Voters for Clean Elections - wants to reduce the influence money has on state politics and public policy
  
• South Carolinians for Responsible Government - proponents of school vouchers and limited government
• South Carolinians for Truth - seek to reform SC’s campaign finance laws so that advocacy groups must follow laws of disclosure when mentioning an elected official or candidate
  
• Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics - SC ranks last in the US for women elected to public office - SCElectsWomen.com website features profiles of current women candidates in our state
  
• Stop Taxing Our Property

National Political Parties

• Constitution Party - formerly the US Taxpayers Party
• Democratic National Committee
  –  Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• Green Party
• Libertarian Party
• Natural Law Party
• Reform Party
• Republican National Committee
  –  House Republican Conference