Karl B. Allen | |
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Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 7th district | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ralph Anderson |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
In office 2001–2012 | |
Preceded by | Willie B. McMahand |
Succeeded by | Leola C. Robinson-Simpson |
Personal details | |
Born | Karl B. Allen October 13, 1960 Greenville, South Carolina |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of South Carolina (BA, 1982) University of South Carolina (JD, 1986) |
Profession | Attorney, politician |
Karl B. Allen (born October 13, 1960) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the state's 7th Senate District (Greenville County, South Carolina) since 2012. Previously, he served the 25th House District in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012. He is an attorney.
S.C. House of Representatives (2001-2012)
[edit]Allen served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012 representing the 25th district (a portion of Greenville County).[1]
S.C. Senate
[edit]Allen has been the Senator for South Carolina's 7th Senate district since 2012, when previous Senator Ralph Anderson announced his retirement from the Senate.[1]
Following redistricting after the 2020 US Census, S.C. Senate District 7 covers a cross-section of Greenville County, South Carolina.
Personal Life
[edit]Allen resides in Greenville, South Carolina. He has one daughter. He is a graduate from the University of South Carolina, both as an undergraduate and as a law school graduate. Previously, he was the president of The National Association Of Blacks In Criminal Justice (NABCJ).[1]
Electoral history
[edit]Year | Office | Type | Party | Main opponent | Party | Votes for Allen | Result | Swing | Ref. | |||||||
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Total | % | P. | ±% | |||||||||||||
2000 | S.C. Representative | Dem. primary | Democratic | L. R. Byrd | Democratic | 920 | 48.07% | 1st | N/A | Runoff | N/A | [2] | ||||
Dem. primary runoff | Democratic | L. R. Byrd | Democratic | 725 | 63.48% | 1st | N/A | Won | N/A | [2] | ||||||
General | Democratic | Write-in | N/A | 7,241 | 98.34% | 1st | N/A | Won | Hold | [2] | ||||||
2002 | Dem. primary | Democratic | L. R. Byrd | Democratic | 1,057 | 86.36% | 1st | +22.88% | Won | N/A | [3] | |||||
General | Democratic | Write-in | N/A | 6,338 | 98.55% | 1st | +0.21% | Won | Hold | [3] | ||||||
2004 | General | Democratic | Write-in | N/A | 8,976 | 99.42% | 1st | +0.87% | Won | Hold | [4] | |||||
2006 | General | Democratic | Write-in | N/A | 5,207 | 99.31% | 1st | -0.11% | Won | Hold | [5] | |||||
2008 | General | Democratic | Rick Freeman | Republican | 9,877 | 76.73% | 1st | -22.58% | Won | Hold | [6][7] | |||||
2010 | General | Democratic | Write-in | N/A | 6,893 | 98.64% | 1st | +21.91% | Won | Hold | [8] | |||||
2012 | S.C. Senator | Dem. primary | Democratic | Lillian Brock Flemming | Democratic | 2,331 | 54.83% | 1st | N/A | Won | N/A | [9] | ||||
General | Democratic | Jane Kizer | Republican | 20,559 | 61.09% | 1st | N/A | Won | Hold | [10] | ||||||
Working Families | 1,405 | 4.18% | 3rd | N/A | ||||||||||||
2016 | Dem. primary | Democratic | Lillian Brock Flemming | Democratic | 2,749 | 71.07% | 1st | +16.24% | Won | N/A | [11] | |||||
General | Democratic | Glen L. Robinson | Republican | 21,518 | 61.86% | 1st | +0.75% | Won | Hold | [12] | ||||||
2020 | Dem. primary | Democratic | Fletcher Smith | Democratic | 6,210 | 70.11% | 1st | -0.96% | Won | N/A | [13] | |||||
General | Democratic | Jack Logan | Republican | 26,672 | 62.51% | 1st | +0.65% | Won | Hold | [14] | ||||||
2024 | Dem. primary | Democratic | Michelle Goodwin-Calwile | Democratic | 2,576 | 68.02% | 1st | -2.09% | Won | N/A | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ a b c "South Carolina Election Report 2000" (PDF). SCVotes.gov. Columbia, SC: S.C. State Election Commission. 2001. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "South Carolina Election Report (2002)" (PDF). South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "South Carolina 2004 Election Report" (PDF). SCVotes.gov. State of South Carolina Election Commission. January 11, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina Election Report (2006)" (PDF). South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "South Carolina Election Commission Election Report 2008" (PDF). SCVotes.org. S.C. State Election Commission. May 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina 2008 General Election: State House of Representatives District 25". South Carolina Election Commission. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "South Carolina 2010 General Election: State House of Representatives District 25". South Carolina Election Commission. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "South Carolina 2012 Republican and Democratic Primary: State Senate District 7 - DEM". South Carolina Election Commission. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "South Carolina 2012 General Election: State Senate District 7". South Carolina Election Commission. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "South Carolina 2016 Republican and Democratic Primary: State Senate, District 7 - DEM". South Carolina Election Commission. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "South Carolina 2016 Statewide General Election: State Senate, District 7". South Carolina Election Commission. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "South Carolina 2020 Statewide Primaries: State Senate, District 7 - DEM". South Carolina Election Commission. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "South Carolina 2020 Statewide General Election: State Senate, District 7". South Carolina Election Commission. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "South Carolina 2024 Statewide Primaries: State Senate, District 7 - DEM". South Carolina Election Commission. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-07-06.