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 has also served as House assistant Democratic leader since 2023,having previously held the position from 2011 to 2019. Clyburn additionally served as House Majority Whip between 2007 and 2011 and between 2019 and 2023.
South Carolina's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in northern South Carolina bordering North Carolina. The district includes all of Cherokee,Chester,Fairfield,Kershaw,Lancaster,Lee,Union and York counties and parts of Newberry,Spartanburg and Sumter counties. Outside the rapidly growing cities of Rock Hill,Fort Mill,and Lake Wylie the district is mostly rural and agricultural. The district borders were contracted from some of the easternmost counties in the 2012 redistricting.
The Supreme Court of South Carolina is the highest court in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The court is composed of a chief justice and four associate justices.
Michael L. Fair is an American politician who represented the 6th District in the South Carolina Senate. Fair,a Republican,was a state senator from 1995 to 2017.
John Mark Hammond is an American Republican politician from South Carolina. He has served as South Carolina Secretary of State since January 15,2003.
Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is an American television news presenter,former politician and former federal prosecutor who served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. His district included much of the Upstate region of South Carolina,including Greenville and Spartanburg.
Jeffrey Darren Duncan is a United States representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district since 2011. On January 17,2024,Duncan announced that he would not run for re-election.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 and elected the seven U.S. representatives from the state of South Carolina,an increase of one seat as a result of reapportionment thanks to the continued strong growth found in South Carolina as reported in the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. The people of South Carolina elected six Republicans and one Democrat to represent the state in the 113th United States Congress.
Lee Bright is an American politician who served as the South Carolina State Senator from the 12th district from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party,his district included Spartanburg County and Greenville County. Bright unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2014 and U.S. House of Representatives in 2018.
Donald Wayne Beatty is the chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court and formerly a South Carolina Court of Appeals judge and state representative. He was elected to a seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court on May 23,2007,to replace Justice E. C. Burnett,III. He became Chief Justice on February 1,2017.
J. Roland Smith is an American politician who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. A native of Aiken,South Carolina,Smith is a former Pentecostal minister and postman.
Thomas Walter Edwards Jr. was an American politician in the state of South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from 1967 to 1988,representing Spartanburg County,South Carolina. He attended the University of Denver,and was a businessman,owning a real estate/investment firm,as well as a farmer. He died in 2015.
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.
James Mikell "Mike" Burns is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 17th District,serving since 2013. He is a member of the Republican party.
William Richardson Timmons IV is an American attorney,entrepreneur and politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district since 2019. His district is in the heart of the Upstate and includes Greenville,Spartanburg,and most of their suburbs. A member of the Republican Party,Timmons served as the South Carolina state senator from the 6th district from 2016 to 2018.
Stewart O. Jones is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 14th District,serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican party.
Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers is an attorney and an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 31st District,serving since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic party.
Steven Wayne Long is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 37th District,serving since 2016. He is a member of the Republican party.
Thomas D. Corbin is an American businessman and politician. He is a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 5th District,serving since 2012,and served for two years prior as a member in the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 17th District. He is a member of the Republican party.
Thomas Beach is an American real estate agent and politician who is currently serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 10th district.
