Alan Clemmons
Alan Clemmons (Republican Party) was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 107. He assumed office in 2002. He left office on July 17, 2020.
Clemmons (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 107. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2020.
Clemmons resigned from the legislature and withdrew his candidacy for re-election on July 17, 2020.[1]
Clemmons was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from South Carolina. He was one of 50 delegates from South Carolina bound to support Donald Trump on the first ballot.[2][3] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Biography
Clemmons earned his B.S. from Coastal Carolina University in 1982. He went on to receive his J.D. from Hamline University School of Law in 1989. Clemmons has worked as Organizer/Director of Tidelands Bancshares, Incorporated since 2003. He works as a Title Insurance Agent and Real Estate Attorney.
Clemmons was also an Ex Officio Member of the Myrtle Beach Planning Commission from 1996 to 1998. During this time he also served on the Horry County Planning Commission. Clemmons was a candidate for the South Carolina State Senate in 2000 but was not elected.
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alan Clemmons (R)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107
Incumbent Alan Clemmons defeated Case Brittain in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alan Clemmons | 59.1 | 3,272 | |
| Case Brittain | 40.9 | 2,264 | ||
| Total votes: 5,536 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107
Incumbent Alan Clemmons won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alan Clemmons (R) | 97.5 | 10,617 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 273 | ||
| Total votes: 10,890 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107
Incumbent Alan Clemmons advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 on June 12, 2018.
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2016
Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.
Incumbent Alan Clemmons ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 general election.[4][5]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 107 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 100.00% | 13,048 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,048 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Alan Clemmons ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 Republican primary.[6][7]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 107 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Republican | ||
2014
Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent Alan Clemmons ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]
2012
Clemmons ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12, as well as the general election on November 6.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | 99.1% | 10,827 | ||
| Other | Write-Ins | 0.9% | 96 | |
| Total Votes | 10,923 | |||
2010
Clemmons ran unopposed in the June 8 Republican primary for District 107 of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Clemmons won, after running unopposed, in the general election on November 2.[13]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 107 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| 7,076 | 99.26% | |||
| Write-In | 53 | 0.74% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Clemmons won re-election, after running unopposed, to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 9,975 votes, representing District 107.
Clemmons raised $101,047 for his campaign.[14]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 107 (2008) | ||||
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| 9,975 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alan Clemmons did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Clemmons was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Rules, Chair |
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Clemmons served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Rules, Chair |
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Clemmons served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Rules, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Clemmons served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Rules, Vice Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Clemmons served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Rules |
Sponsored legislation
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Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Alan Clemmons endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election.[15]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Clemmons was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from South Carolina.
Delegate rules
In South Carolina, national delegates were selected at congressional district conventions and the South Carolina Republican State Convention. State party rules allocated each congressional district's three delegates to the presidential candidate who received the most votes in that district. At-large delegates were allocated to the winner of the statewide primary. All delegates were bound for the first ballot at the Republican National Convention.
South Carolina primary results
| South Carolina Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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32.5% | 240,882 | 50 | |
| Marco Rubio | 22.5% | 166,565 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 22.3% | 165,417 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 7.8% | 58,056 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 56,410 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 7.2% | 53,551 | 0 | |
| Totals | 740,881 | 50 | ||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Delegate allocation
South Carolina had 50 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). South Carolina's district-level delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the vote in a given congressional district was allocated all three of that district's delegates.[16][17]
Of the remaining 29 delegates, 26 served at large. South Carolina's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the greatest number of votes statewide received all 26 of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were pledged to support the candidate who won the South Carolina primary.[16][17]
Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 25. The state Senate reconvened September to September 3. Both chambers reconvened September 15 to September 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 21.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 11.
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2016
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In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.
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2015
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In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6.
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2013
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In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20.
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2012
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In 2012, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 7.
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2011
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In 2011, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 2. On June 2, 2011, Governor Nikki Haley (R) attempted to call the legislature into an "emergency" special session to begin on June 7 to create the new South Carolina Department of Administration. A lawsuit was filed by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell (R), in which he contended that Haley's call for a special session was unconstitutional, and that it violated the state Constitution's requirement of separation of powers among the governor, legislature and courts.[18] On June 6, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled 3-2 against Governor Haley, stating that her order violated the Legislature's ability to set its calendar and agenda. The legislature met in a special redistricting session from June 14 - July 1.[19] The legislature re-convened July 26.[20]
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The Palmetto Liberty PAC Scorecard
The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, a conservative, pro-limited government think tank in South Carolina, releases its scorecard for South Carolina representatives and senators once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how he or she voted in the two-year legislative term prior to the election on specific issues that the Palametto Liberty PAC thinks are anti-limited government. "Most of the votes shown on the score card are votes that we lost. Now we can identify the Legislators that caused us to lose these votes. These Legislators are the ones who need to be replaced if we are to achieve the vision of having the most free state in the nation."[21]
2012
Alan D. Clemmons received a score of 33% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 9th out of all 124 South Carolina House of Representatives members.[22] His score was followed by representatives Dan Hamilton (33%), Dwight Loftis (33%), and Ralph W. Norman (33%).[23]
Personal
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Clemmons and his wife, Laura Ann, have two children. From 1997 to 2000, Clemmons was Chairman of the Horry County Republican Party. He was Vice Chair of the Horry County Republican Party from 1995 to 1997. He also served as a delegate at the Republican Party National Convention in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Myrtle Beach Rep. Alan Clemmons resigns from his SC House seat. Here’s what we know." July 17,2020
- ↑ South Carolina Republican Party, "2016 National Convention Delegate/Alternate Election Results," May 7, 2016
- ↑ The Post and Courier, "No single candidate may end up with all of South Carolina’s delegates," February 19, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Race 4 2012, "Perry Unveils Endorsements From 21 SC State Legislators," September 21, 2011
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ The State, "High court rules against Haley," June 6, 2011
- ↑ The Sun News, "S.C. House to have special session in June," May 6, 2011
- ↑ The Island Packet, "S.C. Senate OKs new congressional districted anchored in Beaufort County," June 29, 2011
- ↑ The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "Voting Records," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 2002–2020 |
Succeeded by Case Brittain (R) |