Margie Bright Matthews
Margie Bright Matthews | |
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Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 45th district | |
Assumed office 2015 | |
Preceded by | Clementa Pinckney |
Personal details | |
Born | Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S. | February 10, 1963
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Patrick F. Matthews |
Children | four |
Residence | Walterboro, South Carolina |
Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
Profession | attorney |
Margie Bright Matthews (born February 10, 1963) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District since 2015, when she won a special election to succeed Clementa Pinckney, who was killed in the Charleston church shooting in 2015.[1] She is an attorney.[2]
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