Archie Parnell

Archie Parnell
Born
Archie William Parnell Jr.

1950 or 1951 (age 73–74)[1]
EducationUniversity of South Carolina (BA, JD)
Georgetown University (LLM)
OccupationTax attorney
Employer(s)Justice Department (1974–1976)
House Ways and Means Committee staff (1976–1980)
Exxon Mobil (1980–1990)
Coudert Brothers (1990–1996)
Goldman Sachs (1996–2016)
Political partyDemocratic
Websitearchieparnell4congress.com

Archie William Parnell Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for the June 20, 2017, special election for South Carolina's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives. He narrowly lost the election to Republican Ralph Norman, receiving 47.9 percent of the vote in the general election,[2] an unexpectedly close margin.[3] Parnell challenged Norman again in the 2018 election to lose again having earned 41.5 percent of the vote.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference marans was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Election Results: Republican Wins U.S. House Seat in South Carolina". The New York Times. June 21, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Golshan, Tara (June 21, 2017). "Last night's South Carolina special election is a danger sign for House Republicans". Vox. Retrieved September 25, 2019.