Glenn G. Reese
Glenn G. Reese | |
|---|---|
| Member of theSouth Carolina Senate from the 11th district | |
| In office January 8, 1991 – January 12, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | William Richard Lee |
| Succeeded by | Josh Kimbrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1942 Greenville, South Carolina,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Educator,sports official, businessman |
Glenn G. Reese(born January 6, 1942, inGreenville, South Carolina) is a formerDemocraticmember of theSouth Carolina Senate,representing the 11th District based out ofSpartanburg County, South Carolina.
Early life and education
[edit]Reese is the son of Wilford William and Geneva Rose Reese. He was born inGreenville, South Carolina,and attendedChapman High School.He received his associate degree fromMars Hill College,his bachelor's fromAuburn Universityand his master's fromConverse College.
South Carolina Senate
[edit]Reese was elected to theSouth Carolina Senatein 1990. He serves on the Banking and Insurance, Ethics, Finance, General, Invitations, Labor, Commerce and Industry and Rules committees.[1]
1998 race for Congress
[edit]Reese was the Democratic candidate inSouth Carolina's 4th congressional districtin 1998, losing toRepublicanJim DeMint.Reese took 40 percent of the vote to DeMint's 57 percent.[2]To date, he is the last reasonably well-funded Democrat to run in the district sinceLiz J. Pattersonwas unseated byBob Inglisin 1992, and the only Democrat since then to clear the 40 percent mark. He did not have to give up his state senate seat to run for Congress; South Carolina state senate terms run concurrently with that of thePresident of the United States,and Reese was not up for reelection again until 2000.
Sports official
[edit]Reese has also worked as a sports official. He has worked as a High School Sports Official in football, basketball & baseball. He officiated Division I NCAA basketball for 15 years in theSouthern Conference.He's also officiated five national college championships in basketball, in four foreign countries: Soviet Union, Poland, Austria & Germany and at the Good-Will Game Trials in 1986.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"South Carolina Senate".Archivedfrom the original on 2013-10-29.Retrieved2013-10-27.
- ^"Our Campaigns - SC District 4 Race - Nov 03, 1998".Archivedfrom the original on January 7, 2016.RetrievedDecember 24,2012.
External links
[edit]- South Carolina Legislature - Senator Glenn G. Reeseofficial SC Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Glenn G. Reese (SC)profile
- Follow the Money- Glenn G. Reese