Luke A. Rankin | |
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Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 33rd district | |
Assumed office 1993 | |
Preceded by | Jefferson M. Long Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Horry County,South Carolina | April 9,1962
Political party | Republican (since 2004) Democrat (until 2004) |
Spouse | Lindsey (Bonds) Rankin |
Alma mater | University of South Carolina (BA,JD) |
Profession | Attorney |
Luke A. Rankin (born April 9,1962,in Horry County,South Carolina) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the South Carolina State Senate. A Republican,he represents District 33 (Horry County). He assumed office in November 1992 and continues to serve in the Senate as of 2025. [1]
Rankin chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee,and serves on the Senate Banking and Insurance,Education,Ethics,and Transportation Committees. In 2021,he served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Redistricting Committee. [2]
Rankin was born to O. A. Rankin and Dorothy S. Rankin in Horry County,South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1987,both from the University of South Carolina. [1]
Luke Rankin practices law and is associated with the firm Rankin &Rankin. [3]
Rankin has represented District 33 in the South Carolina State Senate since his first election in 1992. [1]
As of the 2023–2024 legislative session,Rankin holds the following committee roles:
Rankin married Lindsey Bonds on May 28,2011,at DeBordieu Colony in Georgetown,South Carolina. He and Lindsey have two children,Luke Jr. and Hollings. [1]