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The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte,North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL),as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The team is headquartered in Bank of America Stadium in Uptown Charlotte;the stadium also serves as the team's home field. The Panthers are supported throughout the Carolinas;although the team has played its home games in Charlotte since 1996,they played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson,South Carolina during its first season. The team hosts its annual training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg,South Carolina. Along with the New England Patriots,it is one of only two teams representing multiple states.
North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north,the Atlantic Ocean to the east,Georgia and South Carolina to the south,and Tennessee to the west. In the 2020 census,the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. The Charlotte metropolitan area,with a population of 2,595,027 in 2020,is the most-populous metropolitan area in North Carolina,the 21st-most populous in the United States,and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state and 32nd-most populous in the United States,with a population of 2,043,867 in 2020,and is home to the largest research park in the United States,Research Triangle Park.
South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina,to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean,and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River. South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,124,712 according to the 2020 census. In 2019,its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 137,300 in 2020;while its largest city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,277. The Greenville–Spartanburg-Anderson metropolitan area is the most populous in the state,with a 2020 population estimate of 1,455,892.
James Strom Thurmond Sr. was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator,he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951. Thurmond was a member of the Democratic Party until 1964,when he joined the Republican Party for the remainder of his legislative career. He also ran for president in 1948 as the Dixiecrat candidate,receiving over a million votes and winning four states.
The governor of South Carolina is the head of government of South Carolina. The governor is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the National Guard when not called into federal service. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the South Carolina General Assembly,submitting an executive budget,and ensuring that state laws are enforced.
James Francis Byrnes was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court,as well as in the executive branch,most prominently as the 49th U.S. Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman. Byrnes was also the 104th governor of South Carolina,making him one of the very few politicians to have served in the highest levels of all three branches of the American federal government while also being active in state government.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was an American Founding Father,statesman of South Carolina,Revolutionary War veteran,and delegate to the Constitutional Convention where he signed the United States Constitution. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as its presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808,losing both elections.
James Lawrence Orr was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 22nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1859. He also served as the 73rd governor of South Carolina from 1865 to 1868 after a term in the Confederate States Senate.
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 served as House Majority Whip since 2019. He is a two-time majority whip,previously serving in the post from 2007 to 2011,and served as House assistant minority leader from 2011 to 2019.
The South Carolina General Assembly,also called the South Carolina Legislature,is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate. All together,the General Assembly consists of 170 members. The legislature convenes at the State House in Columbia.
The University of South Carolina is a public research university in Columbia,South Carolina. It has seven satellite campuses throughout the state and its main campus covers over 359 acres (145 ha) in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House. The university is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities with Highest Research Activity". It also houses the largest collection of Robert Burns and Scottish literature materials outside Scotland,and the world's largest Ernest Hemingway collection.
Sterling Sharpe is a former American football wide receiver and analyst for the NFL Network. He attended the University of South Carolina,and played from 1988 to 1994 with the Green Bay Packers in a career shortened by a neck injury. He is the older brother of Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe.
Christopher Gustavus Memminger was a German-born American politician and a secessionist who participated in the formation of the Confederate States government. He was the principal author of the Provisional Constitution (1861) as well as the founder of the Confederate financial system. As the first Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury,Memminger was the main author of the economic policies of Jefferson Davis's administration.
Coleman Livingston Blease was an American politician of the Democratic Party and perennial candidate who served as the 89th governor of South Carolina from 1911 to 1915,and as a United States senator from 1925 to 1931. Blease was the political heir of Benjamin Tillman. He led a political revolution in South Carolina by building a political base of white textile mill workers from the state's upcountry region. He was notorious for playing on the prejudices of poor whites to gain their votes and was an unrepentant white supremacist. Ultimately,despite his political strength,Blease failed to pass any significant legislation while governor.
The South Carolina Republican Party (SCGOP) is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in South Carolina. It is one of two major political parties in the state,along with the South Carolina Democratic Party,and is the dominant party. Incumbent governor Henry McMaster,as well as senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham,are Republicans. Graham has served since January 3,2003,having been elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2008,2014,and 2020;Tim Scott was appointed in 2013 by then-governor Nikki Haley,who is also a Republican.
Ralph Warren Norman Jr. is an American real estate developer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2017. His district includes most of the South Carolina side of the Charlotte metropolitan area,along with outer portions of the Upstate and Midlands. A member of the Republican Party,Norman served as the South Carolina state representative for the 48th district from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2017.
The South Carolina Gamecocks football program represents the University of South Carolina. The Gamecocks compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach is Shane Beamer. They play their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium.
Timothy Eugene Scott is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Nikki Haley in 2013. He retained his seat after winning a special election in 2014,and was elected to full terms in 2016 and 2022.
Tyshun Raequan "Deebo" Samuel is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. In 2021,he was selected to the Pro Bowl and received first-team All-Pro honors.
The 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster took office on January 24,2017,upon the resignation of Nikki Haley and was elected to a full term in his own right in 2018. He ran for re-election for a second full term in office and secured the Republican nomination in the June 14 primary. Joe Cunningham,former United States Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district,was the Democratic nominee.
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- ↑ General Assembly, South Carolina (1976). "South Carolina Legislative Manual".
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