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The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte,North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL),as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The team is headquartered in Bank of America Stadium in Uptown Charlotte;which also serves as the team's home field. The Panthers are supported throughout the Carolinas;although the team has played its home games in Charlotte since 1996,it played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson,South Carolina,during its first season in 1995.
South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north,the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast,and Georgia to the southwest across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina,it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. South Carolina is the 40th-largest and 23rd-most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,124,712 according to the 2020 census. In 2019,its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 137,300 in 2020;while its largest city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,277. The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson,SC Combined Statistical Area is the most populous metro area in the state,with a 2020 population of 1,487,610.
Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region,it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census,making Charlotte the 15th-most populous city in the United States,the seventh-most populous city in the South,and the second-most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville,Florida. The city is the cultural,economic,and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area,whose 2020 population of 2,660,329 ranked 22nd in the United States. Metrolina is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2020 population of 2,822,352.
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte,North Carolina,the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I. ACC football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The ACC sponsors competition in twenty-seven sports with many of its member institutions held in high regard nationally. Current members of the conference are:Boston College,Clemson,Duke,Florida State,Georgia Tech,Louisville,Miami,North Carolina,NC State,Notre Dame,Pittsburgh,Syracuse,Virginia,Virginia Tech,and Wake Forest.
Conway is a city and the county seat of Horry County,South Carolina,United States. The population was 24,849 at the 2020 census,up from 17,103 in the 2010 census,making it the 18th-most populous city in the state. The city is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University.
James Enos Clyburn is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He previously served as House Majority Whip between 2007 and 2011 and between 2019 and 2023. Clyburn also served as House assistant Democratic leader from 2011 to 2019 and again from 2023 until he stepped down in 2024.
The University of South Carolina is a public research university in Columbia,South Carolina. It is the flagship of the University of South Carolina System and the largest university in the state by enrollment. Its main campus is on over 359 acres (145 ha) in downtown Columbia,close to the South Carolina State House. The university is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities with Highest Research Activity". It houses the largest collection of Robert Burns and Scottish literature materials outside Scotland and the world's largest Ernest Hemingway collection.
Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district includes much of the state's share of the East Coast,from Charleston to Hilton Head Island.
Henry Dargan McMaster is an American politician and attorney serving as the 117th governor of South Carolina since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 50th Attorney General of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011 and the 91st lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 2015 to 2017 under Governor Nikki Haley.
Ralph Warren Norman Jr. is an American real estate developer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2017. His district includes most of the South Carolina side of the Charlotte metropolitan area,along with outer portions of the Upstate and Midlands. A member of the Republican Party,Norman served as the South Carolina state representative for the 48th district from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2017.
There are currently seven United States congressional districts in South Carolina. There have been as few as four and as many as nine congressional districts in South Carolina. The 9th district and the 8th district were lost after the 1840 census. The 5th district and the 6th district were also briefly lost after the Civil War,but both had been regained by the 1880 census. Because of the state population growth in the 2010 census,South Carolina regained its 7th district,which had remained unused since the Civil War.
Nimarata Nikki Haley is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018. A Republican,Haley is the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet. She was a candidate in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. Upon winning the Washington,D.C. primary on March 3,2024,Haley became the first woman to prevail in a Republican Party presidential primary.
Conference Carolinas,formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) or the Carolinas Conference,is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) primarily at the Division II level. It is also considered as one of the seven Division I conferences for men's volleyball. Originally formed in 1930,the league reached its modern incarnation in 1994. Member institutions are located in the southeastern United States in the states of Georgia,North Carolina,South Carolina,and Tennessee. The Conference Carolinas membership currently consists of 14 small colleges or universities,12 private and two public.
James Todd Rutherford is an American politician and Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 74th District since 1999. He is the Minority Leader of the House.
John L. Scott Jr. was an American politician who served as a member of the South Carolina Legislature from 1991 until his death. Scott was a small business owner in Columbia,South Carolina.
Timothy Eugene Scott is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a Charleston city councilor,a state representative,and a U.S. Representative. He also worked in financial services before entering politics.
Jadeveon Davarus Clowney is an American football linebacker who last played for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of South Carolina,where he won the Ted Hendricks Award,and was selected first overall by the Houston Texans in the 2014 NFL draft. Clowney was a member of the Texans for five seasons,earning three consecutive Pro Bowl selections during his final years with the team. Following his departure from Houston,he played with the Seattle Seahawks,Tennessee Titans,Cleveland Browns,and Baltimore Ravens.
William M. Chumley is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 35th District,serving since 2011. He is a member of the Republican party.
Adam M. Morgan is an American politician,attorney,composer,filmmaker and president of Majesty Music.
Kambrell Houston Garvin is an American injury attorney and politician from South Carolina. He serves as a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing House District 77,Richland County,Columbia,SC. He was first elected in 2018.
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- ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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