Paul G. Campbell Jr. | |
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Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 44th district | |
In office 2007 - 2020 | |
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Born | West Jefferson,North Carolina | July 10,1946
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Vicki Garner Campbell |
Profession | Businessman |
Paul G. Campbell Jr. (born July 10,1946) was a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 44th District from 2007 to 2020. He is an alumnus of Clemson University.
In November 2017 he was arrested for a driving under the influence of alcohol and giving false evidence to police (in saying he wasn't in charge of the vehicle in question). [1] Magistrate Elbert Duffie dismissed his case agreeing that he was not driver of the vehicle. [2]
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