David Vaughan | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 27th district | |
Assumed office December 6, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Garry R. Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenville,South Carolina,U.S. | January 21,1965
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of South Carolina (BS) |
David Vaughan is an American businessman and politician who is serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 27th district. He is a Republican.
David Vaughan was born in Greenville,South Carolina. In 1987,he graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree. [1]
In 1996,Vaughan became a business owner by constructing self-storage units around the Greenville area. [2]
Vaughan won the June 2022 Republican primary with 52% of the vote,and won the general election unopposed. [3] He succeeded Garry R. Smith,who had held the office since 2003 and did not seek reelection. [4] Vaughan assumed office on December 6,2022. [5]
Vaughn serves on the House Education and Public Works Committee. [6]
In 2023,Vaughan was briefly among the Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023,which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty; [7] [8] he later withdrew his sponsorship,telling NBC News he had "signed on that bill in Error". [9]
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