Alex Sanders | |
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President of the College of Charleston | |
In office 1992–2001 | |
Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals | |
In office 1983–1992 | |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 7th district [1] | |
In office 1977–1983 | |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Richland County [2] | |
In office 1967–1975 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander Mullings Sanders,Jr. September 29,1939 Columbia,South Carolina,U.S. |
Spouse | Zoe Dutrow Sanders [3] |
Alma mater | University of South Carolina (BA,LLB) University of Virginia (LLM) |
Occupation | judge,lawyer,politician,academic administrator |
Alexander Mullings Sanders,Jr. (born September 29,1939) is an American politician and professor from the state of South Carolina.
Sanders was born in and grew up in Columbia,South Carolina [4] and attended AC Moore Elementary School,Hand Middle School,and Dreher High School. He received degrees from the University of South Carolina and the University of Virginia.
Sanders served as a State Senator from 1977 to 1983. [5] [6] He was the chief judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals from 1983 until 1992. [7]
In 2002,Sanders was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant after the retirement of Strom Thurmond. He was defeated by the Republican candidate,U.S. Representative Lindsey Graham. [8] [9]
Sanders was the 19th President of the College of Charleston (1992–2001).
Sanders was a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics during the fall 2003 semester. [10] [11]
As one of five founders,Sanders was the President of the Charleston School of Law from its founding in 2002 until 2013. [12]
Sanders taugh courses in the Political Science Department at the College of Charleston through 2020. [13] [14]
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