A Brief History of Our Origin

The OCC is a grassroots private group of Conservatives here in Oconee County, South Carolina, that organized in April of 2021. The Facebook Group grew from a few people to over 2700 people in less than three weeks. Since our origination, we have helped Conservatives in Oconee County have a voice in county governance as a group instead of just as fractured individuals. We are essentially the "Freedom Caucus" wing of the Oconee County Republican Party (OCRP). Unlike the OCRP, which must remain a "neutral party" for all Republicans, the OCC is a 501(c)(4) Non-profit Political Action Committee, approved both by the IRS and the SC Secretary of State, which can advocate for true Conservative values and candidates.

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OCC Specific Accomplishments

• In early 2021, stopped two zoning ordinances - one for additional building and design standards on all county major highway corridors, and another for sign standards on lake-related highway corridors. Both would have further burdened small businesses and impacted property rights only in order to improve aesthetics.


• In late 2022, stopped a zoning ordinance for buffering and screening for new businesses that would have been enacted simply for aesthetics.


• Instrumental in getting a Conservative elected for D3 County Councilman in 2023.


• Instrumental in getting two Conservatives elected for Walhalla City Council in 2022.


• In the 2021 Oconee County Republican Party Reorganization, was instrumental in boosting county wide participation by organizing 28 of 31 county precincts, which was up from previous reorganizations where only 17 of 31 precincts had been organized.


• In late 2021 and 2022, challenged CRT-related involuntary indoctrination of the teaching staff at a local elementary school through litigation of the SDOC.


• In late 2022 and to present, challenged the SC Republican Party Establishment and Oconee County Republican Party Establishment over the rules and bylaws associated with "loyalty oaths" that the SC Freedom Caucus is similarly challenging the SC Republican Caucus on.


• Working with other Grass Roots Conservative Movements in Greenville County, Horry County, Pickens County, and Anderson County, among others, to reform the SCGOP and move it back to the right and give it back to the people rather than the Establishment.


• Instrumental in promoting the SC House Bill #1 in 2023 to stop Fentanyl distribution by invoking harsher penalties to distributors whose actions result in Fentanyl-related deaths.


• Instrumental in promoting a measure that recognizes Oconee County as a "right to life" county.


• In late 2022 meeting, challenged the SC House D1 Representative to "vote more Conservative" on house measures and so far in 2023, he has!


• On 6-11-24, the OCC endorsed four strong Conservative Republican Candidates who ran against the UniParty - ALL FOUR WON!