Jim Miles | |
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40th Secretary of State of South Carolina | |
In office January 9, 1991 –January 1, 2003 | |
Governor | Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (1991–1995) David Beasley (1995–1999) Jim Hodges (1999–2003) |
Preceded by | John Tucker Campbell |
Succeeded by | Mark Hammond |
Greenville,South Carolina City Council | |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Personal details | |
Born | James Melvin Miles October 10,1941 Norfolk,Virginia |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Duke University (B.A.) University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D.) |
Occupation | Attorney |
James Melvin Miles (born October 10,1941) [1] is an American politician and attorney,who served as Secretary of State of South Carolina from 1991 to 2003,and subsequently as chief of staff to Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Andre Bauer.
Born in Norfolk,Virginia,Miles received his B.A. from Duke University in 1964 and J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1969. Miles was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1969 and South Carolina Bar in 1971. He was an attorney in private practice in Greenville,South Carolina and was elected to the Greenville City Council in 1989. In 1990,Miles was elected as the first Republican Secretary of State in South Carolina since Reconstruction. [1]
Miles attempted to abolish the Secretary of State office and vowed to investigate charity fraud in South Carolina. [2] In 1994,South Carolina passed a law cracking down on charity fraud. [3]
In July 2020,Miles was appointed as Acting CEO of Open Technology Fund in the U.S. Agency for Global Media, [4] [5] despite having no technological expertise [6] or experience in internet freedom issues.
Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 327,997,making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanburg.
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Elizabeth Johnston Patterson was an American politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,she was a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993.
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The 2008 South Carolina Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 4,2008. The primary elections were held on June 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24. The current composition of the state delegation is 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats. Senators are elected for four-year terms,all in the same year.
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.
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.
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The Attorney General of South Carolina is the state's chief legal officer and prosecutor.