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South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north,the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast,and Georgia to the southwest 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 5,124,712 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 137,300 in 2020;while its largest city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,277. The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson,SC Combined Statistical Area is the most populous in the state,with a 2020 population of 1,487,610.
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama,Georgia,North Carolina,South Carolina,Tennessee,and Virginia.
Sumter is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County,South Carolina,United States. The city makes up the Sumter,SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sumter County,along with Clarendon and Lee counties,form the core of Sumter–Lee–Clarendon tri-county area of South Carolina that includes three counties straddling the border of the Sandhills,Pee Dee,and Lowcountry regions. The population was 43,463 at the 2020 census,making it the 9th-most populous city in the state.
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is a public medical school in Charleston,South Carolina. It opened in 1824 as a small private college aimed at training physicians and has since established hospitals and medical facilities across the state. It is one of the oldest continually operating schools of medicine in the United States and the oldest in the Deep South.
The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections.
The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly,the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives. It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four-year terms at the same time as United States presidential elections.
Claflin University is a private historically black university in Orangeburg,South Carolina. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children,it offers bachelor's and master's degrees.
Joseph Patrick Riley Jr. is an American politician who was the Mayor of Charleston,South Carolina. He was one of the longest serving mayors in the United States that is still living,having served 10 terms starting on December 15,1975,and ending on January 11,2016.
The 1834–35 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 7,1834,and November 5,1835. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 24th United States Congress convened on December 7,1835. They were held during President Andrew Jackson's second term. Elections were held for 240 seats that represented 24 states,as well as the at-large-district seat for the pending new state of Michigan.
The South Carolina Republican Party (SCGOP) is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in South Carolina. It is one of two major political parties in the state,along with the South Carolina Democratic Party,and is the dominant party. Incumbent governor Henry McMaster,as well as senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham,are members of the Republican party. Graham has served since January 3,2003,having been elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2008,2014,and 2020;Tim Scott was appointed in 2013 by then-governor Nikki Haley,who is also a Republican.
The South Carolina Gamecocks represent the University of South Carolina in the NCAA Division I.
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 14 small colleges or universities,12 private and two public.
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.
The Greenville Drive are a Minor League Baseball team based in Greenville,South Carolina. They are the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and are a member of the South Atlantic League. They play their home games at Fluor Field at the West End,and their mascot is a frog named Reedy Rip'it.
William Richardson Timmons IV is an American attorney,entrepreneur and politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district since 2019. His district is in the heart of the Upstate and includes Greenville,Spartanburg,and most of their suburbs. A member of the Republican Party,Timmons served as the South Carolina state senator from the 6th district from 2016 to 2018.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of North Carolina on March 3,2020.
Stewart O. Jones is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 14th District,serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican party.
The South Carolina State Library (SCSL) is the official State Library of South Carolina located in Columbia,South Carolina. It is both a library and a state agency. The SCSL manages public library development,federal and state funding for libraries,service for print-disabled and physically handicapped patrons,library service for state institutions,and library service to state government agencies.
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- ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
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