Upstate Conservatives

05/31/2026

Upstate Conservatives was present at the Freedom Fest at Joey Hudson’s Farm. There was a massive presence of Candiates up and down the Republican Primary ballot. Great food and thank you to the organizers.

05/27/2026

Upstate Conservatives was at SCGOP’s last Governor’s debate before the election. Each candidate came with a different vision of South Carolina and background to accomplish it.

Check out Fox Carolina for the full video.

05/23/2026

Cody Simpson will be at the Beacon Drive In on Thursday June 4th at 5:15 PM with a start time of 5:30 PM. Make plans to attend and share with your FB friends.

Cody Simpson for SC Commissioner of Agriculture

05/20/2026

Yesterday we had SC State House and County Council Chair forum. With a packed house of over 50 people, each person had the opportunity to listen to 3 candidates running for County Council Chair.

1. Ann Angermeier
2. William Crawford
3. David Whitener

And a SC State House Candidate.

1. Charlianne Nestlen

WSPA News 7 was present and published a highlight video.

Special thank you to our forum guests including

1. Pastor Mike Hamlet
2. Gena Hammett
3. Officer Robert Cheeks

Take an opportunity to look through the pictures below.

05/20/2026

Thank you WSPA 7News for coming to the forum.

Topics ranged from county growth and infrastructure to one of the biggest issues for many residents: data centers. DETAILS ⬇️

05/19/2026

Below is the event program for Tuesday May 19th 5:30 PM at the Spartanburg Library Barrett
Room!!!

Special guests include:

Senior Pastor Mark Hamlet of First North Spartanburg Baptist Church

Gena Hammett who is a soprano singer

Captain Robert Cheeks Spartanburg Sheriff’s Office

Gena Hammett
Robert Cheeks

05/19/2026

I want to give a special thank you to these individuals that were willing to donate money to make this event happen. Give each one a special thank you for their generosity. Listed below:

1. Ann Angermeier
2. Rick Beltram
3. Travis Moore
4. Charlianne Nestlen
5. William Timmons
6. David Whitener

Ann Angermeier
Travis Moore
Charlianne Wyatt Nestlen
Rep. William Timmons

05/12/2026

‼️‼️‼️Upstate Conservatives event coming up next week. See the below announcement for additional details.

Gena Hammett will sing the National Anthem. She sang at the White House during the George H. W. Bush administration. She is a former Praise Team member and soloist at First Baptist Spartanburg.

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05/10/2026

South Carolina may be heading to a new Congressional map—and the debate is heating up.

The top picture is the newly proposed map and the bottom is the current.

The redistricting ruling came from the US Supreme Court decision that happened recently in Louisiana. I have copied the 92 page document below for your review. I will provide my summary of the ruling below for you.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf

Louisiana vs Callais (2026) ruled that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does NOT require states to draw districts based on race. Thereby race cannot be used as a factor in drawing unless there is a very strong and data driven fact that intentional discrimination is involved.

It gets significantly more in the legal weeds than this but this is a working understanding. This is where our lawyer friends can chime in 🙂

Now, the controversy for SC is what to do with Jim Clyburn’s 6th Congressional District? There are two arguments that have valid reasons that are debatable. I will lay both of them below for your review.

1. One side says we should do everything in our power to get Clyburn out by the re-drawing process. Since his district is heavily race favored it is now in potential violation of the Supreme Court ruling. They say with District 6 split up into other districts this will give the Republicans the edge to have a clean slate.

2. Another side states we should proceed with caution breaking up District 6 because quite simply “Clyburn’s voters got to go somewhere.” With a scenario of the Democrats picking up another Congressional seat or two.

The Republican Caucus FB page has a graphic that has the proposed map pictured above with Republicans in double digit leads in the new proposed districts.

In my opinion, the GOP needs to make sure the latest voter data and trends are considered carefully with consistent district lines. If carelessness is the leading factor then the unfortunate result will be a loss and not a win for the South Carolina Republicans.

Keep your mind open, let this be a data driven decision for our Legislators as they carefully consider redrawing our districts.

Feel free to comment what your view is on this issue.