Chad Connelly was elected as the State Chairman from South Carolina in May of 2011. He is the Founder and President of The Foundation for American Restoration and the author of “Freedom Tide.” He is a motivational speaker, a deacon and Sunday school teacher, a board member of the Palmetto Family Council and the SC Citizens for Live, and a Dixie Minors League Baseball Coach.

Mr. Connelly served as Chairman of the Newberry County Republican Party, a senior advisor for Jeff Duncan for Congress, and a member of the SC GOP Platform Committee. He currently resides in Prosperity, SC with his wife, Dana, and their four children