Stephen Goldfinch | |
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Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 34th district | |
Assumed office November 14, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Raymond Cleary |
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 108th district | |
In office 2012–2016 | |
Preceded by | Kevin R. Ryan |
Succeeded by | Lee Hewitt |
Personal details | |
Born | Conway,South Carolina,United States | November 19,1982
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | The Citadel (B.S.,M.B.A.) Charleston School of Law (J.D.) |
Profession | Attorney |
Stephen L. Goldfinch (born November 19,1982) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 34th District,serving in the legislature since 2012. [1] He is a member of the Republican party. [2]
Goldfinch,is a businessman and serial entrepreneur. Over the years he has owned or been a partner in a number of businesses from the bio technology space to the legal services space. He is currently invested in a law firm,a timber company,a podcast,a radio show,a magazine,a charter boat company and is a member of the SC National Guard. As a captain in the National Guard,Goldfinch was reported injured on August 1,2023,during a deployment to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti Africa. He was transported to Landstuhl Germany for surgery and a Soldier Recovery Unit at Ft Stewart for rehabilitation. [3]
South Carolina Congressman Russell Frye posted about the incident on social media. [4] Later,reporters uncovered that the injury occurred after Goldfinch fell in a bunker. The next day during a physical training session at the base he reportedly tore his pectoral muscle and rotator cuff. [5]
In June 2023,Goldfinch endorsed Tim Scott in the 2024 United States presidential election. [6]
Goldfinch's committees are Finance,Fish Game and Forestry,Rules and Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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