Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics,a sports organization for persons with intellectual disabilities. For her efforts on behalf of disabled people,Shriver was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984.
Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings was an American politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A conservative Democrat,he was also the 106th governor of South Carolina,the 77th lieutenant governor of South Carolina,and a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. He served alongside Democrat-turned-Republican Senator Strom Thurmond for 36 years,making them the longest-serving duo in U.S. Senate history. At the time of his death,he was the oldest living former U.S. senator.
The following is a timeline of major events leading up to and immediately following the United States presidential election of 2008. The election was the 56th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 4,2008,but its significant events and background date back to about 2002. The Democratic Party nominee,Senator Barack Obama of Illinois,defeated the Republican Party's nominee,Senator John McCain of Arizona.
Clementa Carlos Pinckney was an American politician and pastor who served as a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 45th District from 2000 until his murder in 2015. He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1997 through 2000.
Senator John McCain,the Republican Party nominee,was endorsed or supported by some members of the Democratic Party and by some political figures holding liberal views in the 2008 United States presidential election. McCain Democrat and McCainocrat are terms applied to Democrats who supported McCain.
Hillary Clinton won many primaries,but lost the Democratic Party nomination to Barack Obama during the 2008 United States presidential election.
The 2008 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 4,2008,and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
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,he previously served as a Charleston city councilor,a state representative,and a U.S. Representative. He also worked in financial services before entering politics.
Katrina Frye Shealy is an American politician,and a member of the South Carolina State Senate. She is a Republican but was elected as a petition candidate from District 23 in Lexington County. At the time of her election in 2012,she was the only woman in the South Carolina Senate but as of May 2023,she is now one of six women currently serving in the South Carolina State Senate.
Mia S. McLeod is an independent American politician serving as a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 22nd district. On June 3,2021,McLeod announced her candidacy for the 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election,becoming the first Black woman to run for Governor of South Carolina,generating national and international headlines.
Since 1983,the Democratic Party of the United States holds a few debates between candidates for the Democratic nomination in presidential elections during the primary election season. Unlike debates between party-nominated candidates,which have been organized by the bi-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates since 1988,debates between candidates for party nomination are organized by mass media outlets.
This article lists potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,the 2016 Democratic nominee for President of the United States,chose Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate. The formal nomination took place at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. The Clinton–Kaine ticket lost the 2016 presidential election to the Republican Trump–Pence ticket,and Kaine returned to the Senate following the campaign.
The 2016 United States presidential election was held on November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. South Carolina voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate,Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
The 2016 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on February 27 in the U.S. state of South Carolina,marking the Democratic Party's fourth nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Abortion in South Carolina is legal up to when an embryonic heartbeat can be detected,usually around 6 weeks gestation. On May 25,2023,Governor Henry McMaster signed a 6-week ban,and it took effect immediately. The ban was indefinitely blocked in court on May 26,and reinstated by the South Carolina Supreme Court on August 23.
Sandy Senn is an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 41st District,serving since 2016. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Penry Gustafson is a member of the South Carolina Senate. She represents District 27.
Matt Leber is an American politician and Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing District 116. In the 2022 general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 116,he defeated Democratic incumbent Chardale Murray who had been a member of the South Carolina House since 2020. Representative Leber serves as Chairman of the Freshman Caucus,on the House Judiciary Committee,and on the newly formed standing House Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI),a committee whose formation he was a strong advocate for.
