About PCF

Our Mission

The Palmetto Conservative Fund (PCF) has been established to find and financially assist conservative candidates in South Carolina state and local elections.  The aim is to put the conservative values of South Carolina back into elected offices to ensure the freedoms afforded under the United States and South Carolina Constitutions remain firmly supported by those elected offices.

Our Focus

One major issue in local politics is those qualified conservatives who desire to run for politics have financial limitations, many times causing a barrier for to run for office.  PCF has ONE main benefit for qualified candidates…to provide various amounts of funding for their respective positions.  The three political positions PCF will focus on in the first 2-5 years are the Greenville County School Board, Greenville County Council and City Councils in Travelers Rest, Simpsonville, Greer and Taylors.  Each candidate will be formally “qualified” by the PCF Board. 


The qualification will include completion of a questionnaire focused on their political knowledge and/or their passion and desire to make appropriate changes in their elected position.  Additionally, this will include interviews.  There will be more weight given to candidates most likely to win their race.  The financial contribution will generally be from $2k-$5k, with potential exceptions made for certain races depending on the amount of available PCF dollars.

 

Since PCF is financially investing in candidates, each one chosen will be provided with campaign guidelines and suggestions pertaining to their position.  The outline of suggestions/guidelines will be proven as effective by prior winning candidates.  This will provide the best opportunity for success in their race

Our Team

Ross Jones, Co-Founder

James Hoard, Co-Founder

Jeff Magg, Treasurer

  • Co-Founder

    Mr. Ross Jones, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was born and raised in Greenville South Carolina. Founder of The Upstate Jefferson 100 and politically active for 2.5 years, Ross has developed solid relationships with many members of state, local and county elected officials. Now a father and grandfather, he has a deep-seated passion for constitutional freedoms protecting his children and grandchildren as well as generations to come. Ross is the Regional Manager for a national electrical testing agency and intends to spend his non-working time at home, improving his community for both short and long term.

  • Co-Founder

    Mr. Hoard has been a resident of Greenville County since 2007, having moved here from southern New Hampshire. He immediately immersed himself in the local political scene and has been an avid watcher and activist for conservative values in all areas of local politics. He owns his own independent steel detailing firm, “Detailing Company No 7 LLC”, and has been working independently since 2016. Prior to that, he was employed by a local steel company from 2007-2015 in Taylors, SC. He then spent one year in Murfreesboro, TN. He returned to Greenville County in 2016. Before moving to Greenville County, Mr. Hoard served 4 years on the Planning Board of his former town, Town of Rindge, having been elected in his first campaign and subsequently re-elected. James has a passion to elect conservatives to our local and state offices and will fight to keep liberties and freedoms for “We the People”.

  • Treasurer

    Mr. Magg has an extensive successful background in finance, mortgage lending and insurance over the past 35 years. He is currently a partner in two insurance agencies, one focusing on providing Medicare Insurance for seniors and the other providing military grade life insurance for First Responders throughout the country. His agencies have generated over $7 million in annual revenues. Mr. Magg has been deeply involved in local politics in Greenville County over the past 2.5 years. He has particular focus in assisting conservative candidates for school board and related issues. He has voiced concerns at the South Carolina Education Committee along with other venues, repeatedly promoting conservative values.