Margie Bright Matthews | |
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.jpg) Bright Matthews (second from left) with Henry McMaster, Hugh Weathers and others at a 2020 event with US Secretary Sonny Perdue | |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 45th district | |
| Assumed office October 27, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Clementa Pinckney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1963 Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Patrick Matthews (m. 1992) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of South Carolina (BS, JD) |
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][2] She is an attorney who founded a law firm.[3]
- ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography".
- ^ "SC's newest senator Margie Bright Matthews sworn in". Associated Press. January 13, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Senator Margie Bright Matthews, an African-American Trailblazer for All Women in Law and Politics, Walterborolive, Anna S. Bright, February 17, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.