Alex Sanders (politician)
Alex Sanders | |
|---|---|
| President of the College of Charleston | |
| In office 1992–2001 | |
| Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1983–1992 | |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 7th district[1] | |
| In office 1977–1983 | |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Richland County[2] | |
| In office 1967–1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Mullings Sanders Jr. September 29, 1939 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse | Zoe Dutrow Sanders[3] |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina (BA, LLB) University of Virginia (LLM) |
| Occupation | judge, lawyer, politician, academic administrator |
Alexander Mullings Sanders Jr. (born September 29, 1939) is an American politician and professor from the state of South Carolina.
Early life
[edit]Sanders was born in and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina[4] and attended AC Moore Elementary School, Hand Middle School, and Dreher High School. He received degrees from the University of South Carolina and the University of Virginia.
Political career
[edit]Sanders served as a State Senator from 1977 to 1983.[5][6] He was the chief judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals from 1983 until 1992.[7]
2002 United States Senate race
[edit]In 2002, Sanders was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant after the retirement of Strom Thurmond. He was defeated by the Republican candidate, U.S. Representative Lindsey Graham.[8][9]
Academic career
[edit]Sanders was the 19th President of the College of Charleston (1992–2001).
Sanders was a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics during the fall 2003 semester.[10][11]
As one of five founders, Sanders was the President of the Charleston School of Law from its founding in 2002 until 2013.[12]
Sanders taugh courses in the Political Science Department at the College of Charleston through 2020.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography".
- ^ Klein, Joe (5 May 2002). "After Strom". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Alex Sanders". iop.harvard.edu. Harvard Kennedy Institute of Politics. 27 August 2024.
- ^ Assembly, South Carolina General (28 August 1990). "South Carolina Legislative Manual". General Assembly of South Carolina. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Members of the Senate". South Carolina State Legislature. 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Sanders - the Sanders Law Firm LLC".
- ^ "Coming of Age: The South Carolina Court of Appeals". South Carolina Court of Appeals. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.)". WhoRunsGov. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Election '02 Campaign Spotlight No. 9". U.S. Department of State's Office of International Information Programs. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Alex Sanders". Harvard University Institute of Politics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Alex Sanders | the Institute of Politics at Harvard University".
- ^ "J. Edward Bell III, President".
- ^ "Department of Political Science - College of Charleston". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Former CofC President Alex Sanders Concludes Career in the Classroom". 8 January 2021.
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