Tune in to Episode 101 with Representatives Gilda Cobb Hunter and Rita Allison. Wes was out of town, so Joel filled in while he was away and joins Phil to chat politics live from the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics 4th Annual Leading Women Dinner.

Gilda Cobb Hunter is the Democratic Representative serving District 66. She currently serves on the Ways and Means Committee. She has served in the South Carolina House since 1992.

Rita Allison is the Republican Representative serving District 36. She currently serves on the Ways and Means and Operations and Management Committees. She served on the Spartanburg County School Board from 1986 – 1992. She served in the South Carolina House from 1993 – 2002 and from 2009 to currently.

This week, State Representative Richard Quinn joins Phil Bailey and Wesley Donehue at the Capital City Club as guests for Leadership Columbia. Topics included removing the legislative exemption for Freedom of Information requests and Governor Haley’s performance thus far. Be on the look out for the special edition of Pub Politics in honor of our 100th Episode!

Tune-in to Pub Politics Episode 97: Representative Bakari Sellers from Senor O’Malley’s the Irish Pub Taco Shack in Five Points. Wes is out of town this week, so in his place, we have Joel Sawyer joining Phil to chat hot political issues with Representative Sellers.

Bakari Sellers is the Democratic Representative from District 90. He currently serves on the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives. He is an attorney with the Strom Law Firm. He has been named to Time Magazine’s 40 Under 40 List and he is one the youngest serving members in the South Carolina House of Representatives. You can connect with him on facebook and twitter.

Joel Sawyer is stepping in to guest host for Wes this week. He currently works at Donehue Direct as Senior Vice President. Prior to that he served as the Executive Director of the South Carolina GOP and prior to that he was Press Secretary for former Governor Mark Sanford.

Update: Session ran late, so Senator Tom Davis was kind enough to fill-in at the last minute.

If you didn’t see last week’s show, Episode 96: Representative Joe Neal and Dr. Helmut Albrecht, catch it now.

We’re drinking for a good cause this week. Tune-in to Pub Politics Episode 96: Representative Joe Neal and Dr. Helmut Albrecht live from Kelly’s Deli and Pub. This week in addition to chatting politics, we’re raising money for AIDS Benefit Foundation of South Carolina (ABFSC).

The battle is back on. The Republicans won the charity challenge back in December and now it’s time for round two. Click here to donate money to ABFSC and remember to tell us you’re political persuasion. We’ll also have a collection bucket at Kelly’s. And if you give $25 or more, you’ll get a ticket to ABFSC’s Dessert Finale this weekend. That’s a sweet deal!

Joe Neal is the Democratic Representative serving District 70. He currently serves on the Rules and Ways and Means Committees. He is currently Minister/Vice President at New Horizons Systems, Inc. Since serving in the South Carolina House of Representatives beginning in 1993, he has been a champion of HIV/AIDS legislation.

Dr. Helmut Albrecht is currently the Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the USC School of Medicine. The Division serves as the lead agency for the Immunology Center for the care of patients infected with HIV, through a federally funded Ryan White Title II grant. Additionally, Dr. Albrecht is the Heyward Gibbes Distinguished Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine. He has frequently updated the South Carolina Legislature about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in our state and championed for legislation concerning HIVS/AIDS. He serves on many boards including ABFSC.

If you didn’t see last week’s show, Episode 95: Congressman Joe Wilson and State Senator Phil Shoopman, catch it now.

Tune-in to Pub Politics Episode 95: Congressman Joe Wilson and State Senator Phil Shoopman live from Pearlz Oyster Bar in the Vista.

Joe Wilson is the Republican member of the House representing South Carolina’s Second District. He was elected to the House in 2001 in a special election due to the death of his predecessor Representative Floyd Spence. He was reelected in the 2002 election and has served since. Immediately prior to serving in the House, Representative Wilson was a member of the South Carolina Senate where he served from 1984-2001.

Representative Wilson currently serves on three standing committees in the House – House Armed Services Committee, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and House Committee on Education and Workforce – and several subcommittees.

You can learn more about Congressman Wilson on his website. You can also connect with him on facebook and YouTube and follow his tweets @CongJoeWilson.

If you didn’t see last week’s show, Episode 94: Senator John Land and Columbia City Council Candidate Robert Bolchoz, catch it now.

Tune-in to Pub Politics Episode 94: Senator John Land and Columbia City Council Candidate Robert Bolchoz. Listen as Wes and Phil chat politics with Senator Land, who’s just announced his retirement and Robert Bolchoz who’s running for Columbia’s At-Large seat.

Robert Bolchoz is a candidate for the Columbia City Council At-Large Seat. The election is on April 3rd. He is currently a practicing attorney. He is an Order of the Palmetto recipient and he previously served as the Chief Deputy Attorney General. You can learn more about his campaign on his website, connect with him on facebook and follow his tweets @RobertBolchoz.

John Land is the Democratic Senator representing District 36. He currently serves on the Ethics, Finance, Fish, Game, and Forestry, Interstate Cooperation, Rules, and Transportation Committees. He has served in the South Carolina Senate since 1977. Prior to that he served in the House of Representatives from 1975 – 1976. Senator Land recently announced that he will not seek reelection after this term. You can follow his tweets @SenJohnLand.

Tune-in Pub Politics Episode 93: Senator Phil Shoopman and Columbia City Council District 3 Candidate Daniel Coble.

Daniel Coble is a candidate for the City Council District 3 seat currently held by Belinda Gergel. Coble is a third year law student at the University of South Carolina and the son of former mayor Bob Coble. You can learn more about him on his website, connect with him on facebook and follow his tweets @Daniel_Coble.

Phil Shoopman is the Republican Senator representing District 5. He currently serves on the Corrections and Penology, General, Judiciary, Medical Affairs, and Rules Committees. He served in the SC House of Representatives from 2007-2008 and has been a senator since 2009. You can learn more about Senator Shoopman on his website and follow his tweets @philshoopman.

Tune in to Pub Politics Episode 92: Senator John Scott and Christine Johnson from SC Equality where Wes and Phil will talk politics with Christine Johnson and State Senator John Scott.

Christine Johnson is the Executive Director of South Carolina Equality. Their mission is to secure equal civil and human rights for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender South Carolinians and their families. Christine is also a former state senator in Utah. You can connect with SC Equality on facebook and follow their tweets @SCEquality.

John Scott is the Democratic State Senator representing District 19 Richland County. He currently serves on the Corrections and Penology, General, Judiciary, and Medical Affairs committees. Senator Scott is also the founder/owner and Broker-in-Charge of J.L. Scott Realty, LLC. You can learn more about Senator Scott on his website.

On this episode, Wesley Donehue and Phil Bailey talk with South Carolina State Senator Shane Massey about the creation of the Department of Administration (DOA) and the elimination of the Budget and Control Board. For the second segment, Bryan Cox, founder of the South Carolina Free Market Society, discussed bringing casinos to our state. As always, thank you to our guest and to Taqueria Fever for allowing us to host our show there.