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Margie Matthews

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Won the General, 2016 South Carolina State Senate District 45

South Carolina State Senate, District 45 (2015 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Margie Bright Matthews
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Birth Place:
    Walterboro, SC
  • Home City:
    Walterboro, SC
  • Family:
    Husband: Patrick; 4 Children: Jessica, Patrice, Meredith, Mattison
Personal Details

Education

  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1989
  • BS, University of South Carolina, 1985

Professional Experience

  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1989
  • BS, University of South Carolina, 1985
  • Owner, Bright Matthews Law Firm, Limited Liability Corporation, 1992-present
  • Associate Attorney, McLeod, Fraser & Cone, 1989-1992

Political Experience

  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1989
  • BS, University of South Carolina, 1985
  • Owner, Bright Matthews Law Firm, Limited Liability Corporation, 1992-present
  • Associate Attorney, McLeod, Fraser & Cone, 1989-1992
  • Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 45, 2015-present
  • Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 45, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, General Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Corrections and Penology Committee

Member, Family and Veterans' Services Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Medical Affairs Committee

Member, Transportation Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1989
  • BS, University of South Carolina, 1985
  • Owner, Bright Matthews Law Firm, Limited Liability Corporation, 1992-present
  • Associate Attorney, McLeod, Fraser & Cone, 1989-1992
  • Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 45, 2015-present
  • Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 45, 2020
  • Member, South Carolina Bar Association, 1989-present
  • State Delegate, American Association for Justice
  • President, Colleton County Bar Association
  • Member, Colleton County Resource and Development Board
  • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Former Member, Head Start Advisory Council, Leadership Columbia Alumni Association
  • Member, New Life United Methodist Church
  • Former Member, Rice Festival Committee
  • Member, Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care Board
  • Member, South Carolina Association for Justice Board of Governors
  • Member, South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense Advisory Panel, 14th Judicial Circuit
  • Member, South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
  • Former Member, Walterboro Rotary Club

Other Info

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

October 24, 1992

  • Herbert Garfield

  • Jessie Rine Davis Bright

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