Earlier in the day, I had received notice from a Republican source telling me that Dan Ross had died. Unfortunately, he was state GOP chairman — apparently, the very prototype of a GOP chairman — before I came back to S.C. to work, so I didn’t fully realize the role he had played in Palmetto State politics.
A release from Henry McMaster set me straight:
STATEMENT BY SC ATTORNEY GENERAL HENRY MCMASTER ON PASSING OF FORMER SCGOP CHAIRMAN DAN ROSS
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina’s preeminent place in presidential politics was guaranteed by Dan Ross, whose leadership and vision resulted in the first GOP presidential primary in state history (1980). He is the undisputed father of the “First in the South” South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary.
Over the past fifty years, Dan worked tirelessly to build a two party system of state government, seeking nothing but good government in return.
Determined visionaries like Dan come along rarely and we will miss him.###
When you think back on how our state was in the spotlight back in January, that’s quite a legacy…
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