WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday kicks off a three-day swing through South Carolina and Georgia. The Democratic Party presidential candidate is scheduled to make stops in Charleston, North Charleston, Columbia, Orangeburg, Beaufort and Savannah. Sanders will discuss a wide range of issues, including criminal justice reform, his college affordability plan, immigration reform, income and wealth inequality and getting big money out of politics.
Here is the itinerary:
Friday, November 20
7 p.m. Charleston Democratic Presidential Town Hall Hosted by state Senator Marlon Kimpson, Burke High School, 244 President Street, Charleston, SC
Information for the public: Doors open at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.
Saturday, November 21
11:50 a.m. South Carolina Democratic Party Blue Jamboree, Jenkins Institute For Children, 3923 Azalea Drive, North Charleston, SC
Information for the public: Doors open at 11 a.m. Tickets can be purchased here.
Press interested in attending this event should register here.
2:35 p.m. 20/20 Leaders of America Candidates Justice Forum, John Hurst Gymnatorium, Allen University, Pine Street, Columbia, SC
Information for the public can be found here.
4 p.m. Primary Filing and Rally with Bernie Sanders, South Carolina Democratic Party HQ, 915 Lady Street #111, Columbia, SC
Information for the public: this event is free and open to the public. A ticket is not required but an RSVP is strongly encouraged.
7 p.m. Orangeburg Town Hall, Kirkland W. Green Student Center, South Caroline State University, 300 College St. NE, Orangeburg, SC
Information for the public: Doors open at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.
Sunday, November 22
3 p.m. Beaufort Town Hall, Darrah Hall, Penn Center, 16 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena, SC
Information for the public: Doors open at 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.
6 p.m. Savannah Town Hall, Savannah Station, 601 Cohen Street, Savannah, GA
Information for the public: Doors open at 5 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.
Bernie Sanders, Sanders Campaign Press Release - Sanders to Visit South Carolina, Georgia Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/314930