Ennis M. Fant Sr. | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 23rd district | |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Preceded by | Sara Beatty Shelton |
Succeeded by | Ralph Anderson (politician) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Ennis Maurice Fant Sr., (born 1943) is an American politician.
Fant currently serves on Greenville County Council representing District 25,and is Senior Pastor of Pleasantville Missionary Baptist Church in Powdersville,South Carolina.
Fant served as a Democratic member for the 23rd district in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991. [1] Fant lost his seat as a result of Operation Lost Trust. [2]
In 2012,Fant filed to run for South Carolina Senate District 7,when Ralph Anderson was considering stepping down. [3]
In 2024,Fant was challenged by Lisa Sweeney,Patrick Prince,and activist Derrick Quarles,who had previously run for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25. Fant narrowly defeated Quarles in a runoff on June 25. [4]
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