Newly elected Lexington County Republican Party (LCRP) leadership at a recent Party meeting. New leadership includes: Pamela Godwin, Chairwoman, retired General Lanneau Siegling as Executive Committeeman, retired businessman Mark Weber as 1st Vice Chairman, local businessmen Richard Gehling as 2nd Vice Chairman, Lexington businessman John Allen as 3rd Vice Chairman, and local writer and historian Leisha Huffstetler as State Credentialing Chairwoman. Photo provided by LCRP.

The Lexington County Republican Party (LCRP) recently released numerous actions the party has taken over the past two years. Chairwoman Pamela Godwin stated, “it is about time Republicans across our state and county were made aware of the range of actions from our body.” Godwin added, “These actions were planned strategically and approved by the Real America First members of the LCRP.”

Godwin said “despite opposition from the top, our executive committee (EC) body has passed an aggressive agenda which confirms and promotes the Republican Platform! We considered the newest issues we have faced in the current era, and will continue to do so. We are excited to be open about everything our party has accomplished recently, and over the past year, since becoming majority voting members in the EC body and leadership. Praise God we were finally able to take care of business and we are going to continue to do so!”

America First candidates in Lexington County, including Godwin, and others around the state, made unprecedented gains against what is known as the “establishment” or “RINO” faction of the Republican Party, many even designating them as the “Uniparty” because of their cooperation with the Democrat platform. This contention has become readily apparent at the SC Statehouse this year where the ‘America First’ members of the “Freedom Caucus” faced challenges within their own political party.

To date the Freedom Caucus have proven to be the most conservative and responsive House members. This year they have experienced exclusion from Statehouse Republican Caucus meetings, banishment from any House Republican meetings and any involvement within the Party Caucus. The Republican Caucus is supposedly for those who are elected Republicans serving in the House of Representatives, but RINO leadership in the House have excluded Freedom Caucus members unless and until they sign a “loyalty pledge” to support fellow House Republicans regardless their politics.

Godwin, through the Lexington County Republican Party she now chairs, shared a variety of accomplishments where they had made inroads for conservative citizens upholding traditional family values, pro-America policies, health freedom and more. Many of those accomplishments came with contention within the Party and showed the voting power of Lexington County citizens who comprise the overall Precinct Executive Committeemen, including Godwin said, “overriding the previous chairman, censuring elected officials like US Senator Lindsey Graham, and others when they didn’t vote as promised to their constituents”.

Godwin stated the Lexington Party also passed resolutions opposing what they described as “tyrannical government policies”. Her list included:

• Declaring an end to the state executive COVID-19 emergency and requiring parameters on how long the governor can declare emergencies without legislative approval. Days later, Gov. McMaster ended the state of emergency. -April 2021
• Passed a resolution ending Critical Race Theory in South Carolina Schools. -May 2021
• Passed a resolution cancelling fines and penalties for violating COVID-19 restrictions. -May 2021
• Passed a resolution protecting women’s sports in South Carolina from biological males. -May 2021
• Passed a resolution prohibiting transgender surgeries and puberty blockers for minors. -May 2021
• Censure of West Columbia Councilman Mike Green. -March 2022
• Censure and requested resignation of Sen. Lindsey Graham. -July 2022
• Refusal to accept the election results of the 2020 general election. -July 2022
• Censure of the SC House Republican Caucus for requiring a signature requirement from the SC House
• Freedom Caucus. This requirement made Freedom Caucus members abandon their conservative values and kicked them out of the governing House Republican Caucus. -February 2023
• Passed a Health Care Freedom Resolution opposing vaccine mandates. -May 2023

Godwin said “the committed Real America First members in our party have been well ahead of the curve on so many issues. Some of these were passed by the State Republican Party, some were put into action by our government and some have been ignored or blocked. We will continue to share our record, encourage activism and encourage original thoughts to improve our local government and party across the board.”

The LCRP meets on the first Monday of each month at 6:30pm at the Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce. Next meeting is June 5th at the Chamber.

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