Gerald Malloy

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Gerald Malloy
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Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 29th district
In office
November 5, 2002 –November 14, 2024
Children4
Alma mater University of South Carolina (BS, JD)
Profession Attorney

Gerald Malloy (born October 26, 1961) is a former member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 29th District (Chesterfield, Darlington, Lee, and Marlboro Counties) from 2002 to 2024. [1] [2] Malloy is a Democrat.

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Political career

Malloy represented the 29th District for 22 years. He served on many committees during his tenure in the Senate, including the SC Commission on Indigent Defense [3] and the Robert Smalls Monument Commission. [4] Malloy was a close friend of Senator Clementa C. Pinckney, who was slain in the Charleston Church shooting. Malloy was also the attorney for the Pinckney family. [5] [6]

S.C. Senate

2002 election

Following the death of Senator Edward Eli Saleeby, a special election was held to fill his seat. There were eight people in the initial candidate pool, including Saleeby's son, Edward Saleeby Jr. [7] [8] Malloy would go on to win the seat. [9]

2016 election

Malloy was uncontested in 2016. [10]

2020 election

In 2020, Malloy faced Republican farmer JD Chaplin. [11] Malloy defeated Chaplin, receiving roughly 54% of the vote. [12] [13] In November 2020, Malloy announced that he would run for Senate Minority Leader. [14] He lost to Brad Hutto. [15]

2024 election and recount

In 2024, Malloy saw a repeat challenge from Chaplin. On general election day, Chaplin held a lead of 287 votes, a less than 1% difference which drew an automatic recount by law. [16] With the recount completed, Malloy was defeated by Chaplin. [17] [18] [19] [20]

Protest and concession

On Tuesday, November 19, Malloy filed a protest with the South Carolina Election Commission regarding the recount of the Senate District 29 race. The focus was on irregularities in the Lee County results. Malloy's legal team includes the son of state senator Brad Hutto, former US Attorney Bill Nettles, and Malloy's son Donovan. [21] Opponent JD Chaplin and South Carolina Republican Party chair Drew McKissick responded with statements calling Malloy an 'election denier'. [22] [23] [24] Malloy asked for a new election if irregularities could not be remedied. [25]

The protest hearing was scheduled for December 3, 2024. Any appeal of the decision would have to be heard by the South Carolina Senate for a final decision, according to South Carolina law. [26]

On Monday, December 2, the day before the scheduled hearing, Malloy conceded to Chaplin and withdrew his protest. Malloy stated in the withdrawal document that analysis was not possible because the state Election Commission would not make vote data available to his expert witness, Duncan Buell, a retired University of South Carolina computer science professor. [27] [28] [29]

Awards and honors

Selected list:

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References

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  2. ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ↑ "South Carolina Commission of Indigent Defense". sccid.sc.gov. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  4. ↑ Frazier, Herb (2024-08-23). "S.C. forms Smalls Monument Commission". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  5. ↑ "Lawsuit by family of victims of South Carolina church shooting reinstated to look at faulty background checks". PBS News. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  6. ↑ Stevens, Matthew (2015-09-05). "Columbia artist to paint Pinckney's Statehouse portrait". WACH. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  7. ↑ "Eight candidates file for Saleeby's seat". www.wistv.com. 2002-08-06. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  8. ↑ "Malloy, Saleeby, Jr. likely face Senate District 29 runoff Oct. 1". WISTV. 2002-09-18. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  9. ↑ "South Carolina During the 2000s - The 115th General Assembly (2003-2004)".
  10. ↑ "South Carolina 29th District State Senate Results: Gerald Malloy Wins". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  11. ↑ Leible, Tim (2020-05-13). "Election 2020 -- Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 29". The Sumter Item. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  12. ↑ "South Carolina State Senate - District 29 Election Results | Detroit Free Press". www.freep.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  13. ↑ Staff REPORTS (2020-11-03). "S.C. Sen. Gerald Malloy wins reelection". SCNow. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  14. ↑ "Gerald Malloy to seek Senate minority leader post | Local News | scnow.com".
  15. ↑ "South Carolina Senate elects Hutto as new minority leader | Raleigh News & Observer". Archived from the original on 2020-11-28.
  16. ↑ "One SC Senate race remains headed for recount". South Carolina Public Radio. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  17. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  18. ↑ Holdman, Jessica (2024-11-15). "Democrat state Sen. Gerald Malloy loses in recount solidifying SC Senate GOP supermajority • SC Daily Gazette". SC Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  19. ↑ "Following recount, Chaplin unseats Malloy in State Senate District 29". South Carolina Public Radio. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  20. ↑ Rowles, Courtney (2024-11-15). "Mandatory recount results released for SC Senate District 29 race". WPDE. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  21. ↑ Holdman, Jessica (2024-11-22). "Date set for SC senator's challenge of his defeat, after his losing margin shrank • SC Daily Gazette". SC Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
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  24. ↑ "Defeated South Carolina Senator Files Election Protest - FITSNews". 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  25. ↑ Malloy, Gerald (November 19, 2024). "Election Protest" (PDF). Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  26. ↑ O'Toole, Jack (2024-11-24). "Week in review: 'Crank' likely to stay in S.C. public high school libraries". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  27. ↑ Senator Malloy's Notice of Withdrawal. December 2, 2024.https://mcusercontent.com/9abbf747d3e3f17ee2ba75fa0/files/d5902da9-591a-7a40-40bd-1fa787493dce/Malloy_Withdrawal_of_Election_Protest_12.2.2024.pdf
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  31. ↑ "NACDL - News Release ~ 08/12/2016". NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
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