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About Me:

Jay Parmley is the Executive Director of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Parmley initially joined the staff of the South Carolina Democratic Party as part of former DNC Chairman Governor Howard Dean’s 50 state strategy. From 2005-2008, Parmley worked for the Democratic National Committee, first in Mississippi and then in South Carolina. In 2001, at the age of 30, Parmley was the elected as the fulltime Chairman of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. He served two terms and did not seek reelection in 2005. At the time of his election he was the nation’s youngest chairman of a State Democratic Party. He is a past president of the Young Democrats of America, serving from 1999-2001. Parmley was appointed by Governor Dean as an At-Large member of the Democratic National Committee in 2005, and is a member of the DNC Budget and Finance Committee.