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James Strom Thurmond Sr. was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 47 years as a senator,he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951. Thurmond was a member of the Democratic Party until 1964,when he joined the Republican Party. He had earlier run for president in 1948 as the Dixiecrat candidate in opposition to Democrat Harry Truman,receiving over a million votes and winning four states,and endorsed Republican Dwight Eisenhower for president in the 1950s.
Roger Clinton Jr. is an American actor and musician. He is the younger half-brother of former United States President Bill Clinton.
Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr.,was an American Republican politician who served as the 112th governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995. Prior to this,he served as a member of the South Carolina Senate representing the 2nd district from 1977 to 1978 and as a congressman representing South Carolina's 4th district from 1979 to 1987.
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.
Nikki G. Setzler is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 26th District since 1976. In November 2020,Setzler announced that he would step down as Minority Leader.
C. Bradley Hutto is an American politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing Senate District 40 since 1996. He is the Democratic Minority Leader in the Senate,succeeding Nikki Setzler on November 17,2020.
John E. Courson is a former American politician. He served as a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 20th District from 1985 to 2018. He resigned after pleading guilty to a common law misconduct charge in office.
Hugh Kenneth Leatherman Sr. was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate from 1981 until his death in 2021. The 31st District,which he represented,is anchored in Florence,South Carolina. From 2001 until his death,Leatherman effectively controlled South Carolina's budget as the Senate Finance Chairman and was considered one of the most powerful people in South Carolina politics. He negotiated the deal to bring Boeing to South Carolina in 2009 and secured funding for the deepening of the Charleston Harbor in 2011. At the time of his death,Leatherman served as Vice Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. He served as President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate for all but one day from June 18,2014,to January 8,2019. The position was abolished and replaced with the President of the Senate. Prior to this change,Leatherman was capable of being both President of the Senate and Senate Finance Chairman. He was also a member of the State Budget and Control Board until it was abolished in 2014.
Dominick J. Ruggerio is a Democratic member and president of the Rhode Island Senate,representing the 4th District since 1985. A member of the Senate since 1985,he was previously elected Majority Leader on November 10,2010,having won election to his 14th term in the Senate on November 2,2010. Ruggerio succeeded M. Teresa Paiva-Weed as Senate president after she resigned to take a private sector job. Dominick is from Rhode Island.
The 2008 South Carolina Senate election were held on Tuesday,November 4,2008. The primary elections were held on June 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24. The current composition of the state delegation is 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats. Senators are elected for four-year terms,all in the same year.
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.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,and elected the seven U.S. representatives from the state of South Carolina,an increase of one seat as a result of reapportionment thanks to the continued strong growth found in South Carolina as reported in the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. The people of South Carolina elected six Republicans and one Democrat to represent the state in the 113th United States Congress.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 4,2014. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election as well as both United States Senate seats,and all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.
Brandon D. Smith is an American businessman from Hazard,Kentucky who serves in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate. He is a Republican.
Augustus Sol Invictus is an American far-right political activist,attorney,blogger and white nationalist.
Victor W. Miller is an American politician who currently serves in the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 58th district and a former Kansas state senator.
Richard J. Cash is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 3rd district since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,Cash is known for his conservative stances on LGBT rights and reproductive rights.
The 2020 South Carolina State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state senators in all 46 senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the South Carolina Senate,with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on June 9,2020,determined which candidates appeared on the November 3,2020,general election ballot.
Joshua Brett Kimbrell is an American aviation leasing operator and politician. He is also a former Christian talk radio host.
Cody Mitchell is an American politician and lawyer who is currently serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 65th district. Mitchell is a Republican.
