Marvin R. Pendarvis | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 113th district | |
In office November 7, 2017 –September 16, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Seth Whipper |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleston,South Carolina,U.S. | October 13,1989
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 1 (Marvin R. Pendarvis Jr.) |
Parent(s) | Geneice Pendarvis,Marvin Mitchell |
Residence | North Charleston,South Carolina |
Alma mater | University of South Carolina (B.A.,2011;J.D.,2014) |
Marvin Rashad Pendarvis (born October 13,1989) is an American politician who represented the 113th District (parts of Charleston County) in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2017 to 2024. He is a member of the Democratic Party. [1] [2] [3]
Pendarvis attended Garrett Academy for Technology,a high school in North Charleston,where he was a wide receiver on the football team. He graduated in 2011 from the University of South Carolina with an undergraduate degree in political science,and in 2014 with a J.D. from the University's School of Law. He was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Pendarvis served on the North Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals from 2016-2017. [4]
Pendarvis worked as an attorney in North Charleston for Pendarvis Law,LLC, [1] as the attorney for the Dorchester County town of Ridgeville,South Carolina, [5] and as a member of the legal team for the Charleston-based Racial Justice Network. [6] He also had a backlog contract with the Ninth Circuit Public Defender's Office,which ended in 2022. [7] [8]
2017
When long-time Democratic state legislator Jackson Seth Whipper resigned in August 2017 to become a magistrate judge in Charleston County,Pendarvis became a candidate for his seat in District 113. He ran against Angela M. Hanyak and Chris Collins in the Democratic primary. Pendarvis won with 79.9% of the vote. In the general election,he defeated Republican Theron Sandy II of Pinehurst to win by 1,118 votes.
2018
Pendarvis was unopposed in the Democratic primary and general election.
2020
Pendarvis won his primary on June 9,2020,and was unopposed in the general election on November 3. In June 2020,he hired his only major staffer,communications director,Jackson Hamilton. Pendarvis introduced legislation to reduce the high rate of evictions in South Carolina,working with advocacy groups on the issue. [9] [10] [11]
2023
After the announcement that North Charleston Mayor Keith Sumney would not run for re-election,Pendarvis declined to run for the seat,expressing his decision to remain in the House of Representatives. [12]
In March 2023,Pendarvis introduced a bill to create an independent redistricting commission to combat gerrymandering. [13]
2024
Pendarvis filed unopposed [14] for re-election for the seat he occupied at the time. [15]
Pendarvis resigned his seat on September 16,2024. [16] Because information did not come in time to remove Pendarvis' name from the ballot,a special election has been scheduled for March 25,2025. [17] [18] [19]
Charleston County School Board member Courtney Waters announced her intention to run for the seat on November 7. [20] Environmental scientist,South Carolina Democratic Party vice chair [21] and 2022 SC House District 114 candidate [22] Michelle Brandt announced a run for the seat on November 22. [23] Kim Clark filed to run on November 25th. [24] [25] The three filed to run in the Democratic Primary,which will take place on January 21,2025. [26] [27]
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||
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2017 Special Election Primary [28] | Marvin R. Pendarvis | 804 | 79.9% | Angela M. Hanyak | 120 | 11.9% | Chris Collins | 82 | 8.2% | ||||
2017 Special Election [29] | Marvin R. Pendarvis | 1,463 | 80.9% | Theron Sandy II | 343 | 19% | |||||||
2018 Primary [30] | Marvin R. Pendarvis | ||||||||||||
2018 General | Marvin R. Pendarvis | 8,256 | 98.5% | ||||||||||
On May 17,2024,Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty of the South Carolina Supreme Court released a decision to temporarily suspend Pendarvis' license to practice law,in connection with a lawsuit filed against him alleging legal malpractice and forgery. [31] [32] [33] After the lawsuit was filed April 11,2024, [34] First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe requested an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). SLED confirmed the following day that it had begun an investigation into the matter. [35]
On September 16,2024,in a letter to House Speaker Murrell Smith,Pendarvis resigned his seat,effective immediately. [36] [37]
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