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The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte,North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The team is headquartered in Bank of America Stadium in Uptown Charlotte,which also serves as the team's home field. The Panthers are supported throughout the Carolinas;although the team has played its home games in Charlotte since 1996,it played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson,South Carolina,during its first season in 1995.
North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north,the Atlantic Ocean to the east,South Carolina to the south,Georgia to the southwest,and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. Along with South Carolina,it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. At the 2020 census,the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its most populous city. The Charlotte metropolitan area,with an estimated population of 2,805,115 in 2023,is the most populous metropolitan area in North Carolina,the 22nd-most populous in the United States,and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Research Triangle,with an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023,is the second-most populous combined metropolitan area in the state,31st-most populous in the United States,and is home to the largest research park in the United States,Research Triangle Park.
South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast,the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast,and Georgia to the southwest and south across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina,it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. South Carolina is the 40th-largest and 23rd-most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,118,425 according to the 2020 census. In 2019,its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 136,632 in 2020;while its most populous city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,227. The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson,SC Combined Statistical Area is the most populous combined metropolitan area in the state,with an estimated 2023 population of 1,590,636.
Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census,making Charlotte the 15th-most populous city in the United States,the seventh-most populous city in the South,and the second-most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville,Florida. Charlotte is the cultural,economic,and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area,whose estimated 2023 population of 2,805,115 ranked 22nd in the United States. The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of an 18-county market region and combined statistical area with an estimated population of 3,387,115 as of 2023.
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte,North Carolina,the ACC's eighteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I. ACC football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The ACC sponsors competition in twenty-eight sports with many of its member institutions held in high regard nationally. Current members of the conference are:Boston College,California,Clemson,Duke,Florida State,Georgia Tech,Louisville,Miami,North Carolina,NC State,Notre Dame,Pittsburgh,SMU,Stanford,Syracuse,Virginia,Virginia Tech,and Wake Forest.
Conway is a city and the county seat of Horry County,South Carolina,United States. The population was 24,849 at the 2020 census,up from 17,103 in the 2010 census,making it the 18th-most populous city in the state. The city is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University.
James Enos Clyburn is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district. First elected in 1992,Clyburn represents a congressional district that includes most of the majority-black precincts in and around Columbia and Charleston,as well as most of the majority-black areas outside Beaufort and nearly all of South Carolina's share of the Black Belt. Since Joe Cunningham's departure in 2021,Clyburn has been the only Democrat in South Carolina's congressional delegation and as well as the dean of this delegation since 2011 after fellow Democrat John Spratt lost re-election.
The University of South Carolina is a public research university in Columbia,South Carolina,United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College,It is the flagship of the University of South Carolina System and the largest university in the state by enrollment. Its main campus is on over 359 acres (145 ha) in downtown Columbia,close to the South Carolina State House. The university is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities with Highest Research Activity". It houses the largest collection of Robert Burns and Scottish literature materials outside Scotland and the world's largest Ernest Hemingway collection.
Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Henry Dargan McMaster is an American politician and attorney serving as the 117th governor of South Carolina since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 50th attorney general of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011 and the 91st lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 2015 to 2017 under Governor Nikki Haley.
Ralph Warren Norman Jr. is an American real estate developer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2017. His district includes most of the South Carolina side of the Charlotte metropolitan area,along with outer portions of the Upstate and Midlands. A member of the Republican Party,Norman served as the South Carolina state representative for the 48th district from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2017.
The Clemson–South Carolina rivalry is an American collegiate athletic rivalry between the Clemson University Tigers and the University of South Carolina Gamecocks,the two largest universities in the state of South Carolina. Since 2015,the two compete in the Palmetto Series,which consists of more than a dozen athletic,head-to-head matchups each school year. South Carolina leads the all-sport series 5–1,after Clemson won the 2023–24 series. Both institutions are public universities supported by the state,and their campuses are separated by only 132 miles. South Carolina and Clemson have been bitter rivals since 1896,and a heated rivalry continues to this day for a variety of reasons,including the historic tensions regarding their respective charters and the passions surrounding their athletic programs. It has often been listed as one of the best rivalries in college sports.
Conference Carolinas,formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) or the Carolinas Conference,is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) primarily at the Division II level. It is also considered as one of the seven Division I conferences for men's volleyball. Originally formed in 1930,the league reached its modern incarnation in 1994. Member institutions are located in the southeastern United States in the states of Georgia,North Carolina,South Carolina,and Tennessee. The Conference Carolinas membership currently consists of 15 small colleges or universities,13 private and two public.
James Todd Rutherford is an American politician and Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 74th District since 1999. He is the Minority Leader of the House.
John L. Scott Jr. was an American politician who served as a member of the South Carolina Legislature from 1991 until his death.
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 member of the Charleston County Council,a state representative,and a U.S. Representative. He also worked in financial services before entering politics.
Jadeveon Davarus Clowney is an American professional football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks,where he won the Ted Hendricks Award,and was selected first overall by the Houston Texans in the 2014 NFL draft. Clowney was a member of the Texans for five seasons,earning three consecutive Pro Bowl selections during his final years with the team. Following his departure from Houston,he played with the Seattle Seahawks,Tennessee Titans,Cleveland Browns,and Baltimore Ravens.
William M. Chumley is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 35th District,serving since 2011. He is a member of the Republican party.
Kambrell Houston Garvin is an American injury attorney and politician from South Carolina. He serves as a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing House District 77,Richland County,Columbia,SC. He was first elected in 2018.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections,to elect the 441 members of the House of Representatives - representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states,as well as 6 non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories to the United States House of Representatives. Special elections have also been held on various dates in 2024. Numerous other federal,state,and local elections,including the U.S. presidential election and elections to the Senate,were also held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the 119th United States Congress,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2020 United States census.
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- ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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