Kay Patterson | |
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Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 19th district | |
In office 1985–2008 | |
Preceded by | Isaiah DeQuincey Newman |
Succeeded by | John L. Scott Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Darlington,South Carolina | January 11,1931
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Jean James |
Residence(s) | Columbia,South Carolina |
Alma mater | Allen University, South Carolina State College |
Profession | Educator |
Kay Patterson (born January 11,1931) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 19th District from 1985 to his retirement in 2008. [1] He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1975 through 1985.
Patterson was born in Darlington County on January 11,1931,the son of James and Leila Patterson,and was raised in Darlington and Sumter Counties by his grandmothers,Mrs. Meta B. Patterson and Mrs. Emma Joseph. He graduated from Lincoln High in Sumter,South Carolina,in 1949. Senator Patterson attended Claflin College,now Claflin University,in 1949-1951. After he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953 as sergeant,he completed requirements for the baccalaureate degree in Social Sciences at Allen University in 1956. He pursued additional education at Temple University and attended an NDEA Institute in Black History at Atlanta University in 1963. He received the Masters of Education Degree from South Carolina State College in 1971.
Senator Patterson taught for fourteen years at W. A. Perry Middle School,C. A. Johnson Preparatory Academy,and Benedict College,and served for 16 years as a UniServ Representative for the South Carolina Education Association,from which he retired in June 1986. He is a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where he has served as Senior Warden of the Vestry,Secretary and Treasurer of the Vestry.
Senator Patterson is active in many civic and community organizations which include the North Columbia Civic Club and life membership in the NAACP. While a student at Claflin College (1949–1951),he joined the Omega Psi Phi fraternity and Edisto Lodge No. 39 Prince-Hall Masons. Currently,he serves as a Commissioner on the Education Commission of the States,is a member of the State Reorganization Commission,and a former member of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). In January 1983,he was elected by the S. C. House Education Committee to serve on the University of South Carolina Trustee Board,the first Black to serve on the Board since Reconstruction. Senator Patterson has been an outspoken legislator championing the cause of the poor and downtrodden. He was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1974,and to the Senate in 1985. In 1990,he served as Chairman of the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus.
As an outspoken and fiery speaker in his practice of politics,he has been a moving force in promoting and effectuating change in the state of South Carolina. He had long been a proponent for removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House dome. [2]
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He is married to Jean James of Pinewood,South Carolina,has two children —Eric and Pamela,and a grandson Eric Jr.,and granddaughters,Ashley and Courtland. In 2008 Senator Patterson retired and was replaced by former State Representative John L. Scott Jr.,who won a close fought victory (77 Votes to be exact) against Richland One School Board Chairmen,Vince Ford. Patterson was inducted into the Richland One Hall of Fame in 2007. [3] In 2016,a historical marker honoring his birthplace,Round O in Darlington County,was unveiled. [4] Also in 2016,Patterson received the inaugural Clementa C. Pinckney award from the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus. [5]
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