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YCDP TV 49: Candidate DeShawn Blanding for Commissioner of Agriculture

DeShawn Blanding’s [https://yorkscdems.org/candidates-state-offices#blanding]‍ ‍life trajectory has been headed for this - running for Commissioner of Agriculture - since high school, when he was elected President of his chapter of the Future Farmers of America. In this episode he tells us about his extensive career advocating for farmers and agriculture… and for everyone who has a connection to food, such as people who like to eat… while holding positions in and out of government. Ag Comm is more administrative than political. They don’t set policy (that’s done in the legislature), but they can be a strong advocate. They can’t control grocery prices. DeShawn told us he would favor the office being non-partisan, but at present it is partisan and subject to Republican straight-ticket voting.

YCDP TV 48: Candidate Tiffany Boozer for Comptroller General

When you meet Tiffany Boozer, your first impression is probably not math whiz. Once you get past her name, you find she is young, energetic, outgoing, dare we say ‘spunky’? And she has a passion for… auditing ✏. Didn’t see that coming. If you’ve ever struggled to balance your checkbook (kids, ask your parents), that’s a challenge she would jump at. And as it turns out, she gets to help balance the checkbook for the entire state of South Carolina. Tiffany is an auditor in the Comptroller General [/candidates-state-offices#block-d2970e4e14f9f43313a1]’s office in Columbia, and now she’s running as a Democrat for the top job in that office. She is a CPA, and her platform is competency — she wants to run a professional shop, as a professional. And not as a politician. She would prefer the office be appointed, not elected, or at least be a non-partisan office if it has to be on the ballot. But it’s not (yet), so she’s running as a Democrat. Turns out the current Comptroller is also a Democrat (didn’t see that coming, either). He was appointed by Governor McMaster to clean up the mess after the previous Comptroller let errors creep into the state’s books over a decade, to the tune of over a Billion dollars (so he quit). it wasn’t stolen, it wasn’t ‘missing’… it was bad accounting. But the current Comptroller doesn’t want to run, and he convinced Tiffany to go for it. She does have a Primary opponent, Bruce Cole, so for the moment her sights are set on the June 9 Primary. And by the way, we mention in the episode that we couldn’t find a website for Mr. Cole [https://coleforsc.com/]. Well, Google couldn’t find it, but the Horry County Democrats did, and we found it through them. We enjoyed getting to know Tiffany, and we think you will, too.

YCDP TV 47: Candidate Rustin Terry for SC House from Dist. 48

Let’s get to know Rustin Terry Rustin is running for the South Carolina House from District 48, the Lake Wylie area of York County. Rustin has no Primary competition, so he and incumbent Republican Brandon Guffey head straight to the General Election in November. Rustin joins YCDP TV host Gary Pearce for this in-depth conversation. He has a web page in the works, but meanwhile reach him at this Facebook page [https://facebook.com/rustinterryforsc].

YCDP TV 46: Candidate Andrew Clough for US House from SC5

Andrew Clough is running for Congress in the South Carolina 5th District in the 2026 Democratic Primary. His Primary opponent is Mallory Dittmer. The winner of that Primary will face Republican Wes Climer and Worker Party candidate Andy Kaplan in the November 3 General Election to take the seat being vacated by Ralph Norman, who is running for Governor. YCDP TV is inviting Democratic Candidates from across the election to come chat with host Gary Pearce, and this is our leadoff interview. All the interviews will be collected in this YouTube Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUShjTwuIsuutyHLCH3I7U-W2IDQ6EYMX]. Check out all of our election information on our web site: Meet the Candidates Voting in York County York County Political Maps

YCDP TV 45: No Kings 3 – Fort Mill-Tega Cay-Rock Hill

The third nationwide NO KINGS protest brought out York County progressives for two events on March 28. In the morning it was between Fort Mill and Tega Cay at Hwy 160 and 460. In the afternoon the familiar spot along Dave Lyle Blvd in Rock Hill. Here's a quick review, and a message from two candidates: Mallory Dittmer (running for US House from SC 5) and Pete Martinez (running for SC House District 47).