Chairman Karen Floyd
Karen Floyd
Chairman
Karen Floyd was
elected State Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party on May 16, 2009,
by acclimation. She is the first woman in the
history of the South Carolina Republican Party to be elected to this
position.
Karen is the founder and CEO of the Palladian Group, a global marketing,
development, and technology firm.
In 2006, Karen was the
Republican nominee for South Carolina Superintendent of Education, winning a
five-man Republican primary, only to lose the general election by the smallest
margin in the state’s history. She is a former Chairman of Spartanburg
County Council, former vice-president for Flagstar Corporation, former
prosecutor, and a former Chief Magistrate, the youngest to serve at the
time. In 2003, Karen was awarded the Order of the Palmetto.
Karen grew up in Irmo, South
Carolina. While attending Irmo
High School, she held the number one ranking in the state for women’s cross-country
running. Karen still relies on the
strong work ethic, perseverance, and dedication she learned from the hours and
hours of cross country training years ago.
Karen and her husband Gordon live
in Spartanburg where they are members of the First Presbyterian Church. Karen
is a commissioned Stephen Minister and a founding
donor and supporter of the Carolina Pregnancy Center. Karen and Gordon have teenage twins, Chris and Ernie.
In her free time, Karen enjoys reading, running, and duck hunting.
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