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S.C. county elects its first black GOP chairman
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| Last Edited | kal Apr 17, 2007 02:32am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, April 17, 2007 08:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A bank executive has become the first black chairman of the York County Republican Party, one of just a few blacks to ever hold such a position in South Carolina.
Despite making history, Glenn McCall said race was not an issue.
"People feel that just because I'm African-American, I should be a Democrat," McCall, 52, said Monday, two days after being elected without opposition during the county party convention. "I feel I need to stand on my own convictions and values."
McCall, currently the only black GOP chairman statewide, said the party's platform on issues such as abortion and gay marriage resonate with him. He said his faith drives his politics.
His two-year term as chairman will include South Carolina's early presidential primary and 2008 election.
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